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Survey shows jump in profits.
Profitability has risen sharply in the general insurance market as a whole, but fallen in the broker...
Smart & Cook's Derek Parry has raised over £5000 for charity.
Smart & Cook's Derek Parry has raised over £5000 for charity Scope by trekking across South America ...
Employment lagging behind.
The insurance sector is actively recruiting staff, but its growth is still below the UK average, acc...
Bob Newton quits NU four months into job.
Bob Newton is leaving his role as Norwich Union's director of corporate partnerships, four months af...
Churchill motors into Alliance
Insurer Churchill has been appointed sole underwriter and administrator for the car insurance account...
New team offers solicitors' PI.
Premium finance house Singer & Friedlander has teamed up with Heath Lambert to provide a funding fac...
Elf's in your garden.
Elf at home, the independent gas supplier to the new homes market, has launched a household insuranc...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
MMA Insurance has appointed two new field sales staff - Paul Cavanagh and Gary Tyler - to join its b...
Appointment at Reliance National.
Reliance National has recruited Stuart McAlister as assistant manager in the casualty division of it...
Bupa cash plans mean more broker commission.
BUPA is offering increased commission rates to brokers who sell corporate, small company and persona...
Fully booked?
Although rates in the pub, restaurant and hotel market are starting to show signs of hardening, brokers should not be too quick to rush into this competitive sector. It is important not to underestimate the risks, says Steve Banner.
Bright attacks Lloyd's.
Lloyd's said it intended to toughen up over slack underwriting practices in the wake of severe criti...
E-commerce Watch.
People's Choice, the motor insurance telebroker, has launched a website. The site guarantees it w...
NU: car import concern.
Norwich Union is warning motorists about the long-term cost implications of buying an imported car. ...
Appointment at St Paul.
St Paul has set up a department to service the transportation industry and appointed Colin Hamling a...
Appointment at RapidInsure.co.uk.
Online Insurance intermediary RapidInsure.co.uk has appointed Chris Moss as a non-executive board di...
InsurE-com and Cover.net team up in net venture.
InsurE-com has gone into partnership with Cover.Net in its bid to provide brokers with an online alt...
Appointment at HML Marketing.
Joe Gallagher has joined HML Marketing as area manager covering Scotland and the north-east of Engla...
Churchill to launch net marketing campaign.
Churchill Insurance has begun a programme to overhaul its presence on the internet, which will see t...
Appointment at Provident Insurance.
Simon Kneller has been appointed director of actuarial services at Provident Insurance. He joined Pr...
Lacklustre summer.
Despite the fact that we are having a typically lacklustre summer, it would appear that some in the ...
Bennetts expansion.
Bennetts GB is expanding its direct division with a flagship call centre in Worcester, due to open m...
Appointment at First City.
Two key staff from Bradstock Blunt and Thompson are to join Lloyd's broker First City. Victor Knope ...
Taking on the lawyers.
The phasing out of SIF means that, from 1 September, lawyers must buy their professional indemnity cover on the open market. This huge shake-up means there is plenty of business out there for brokers who are quick off the mark, says Simon Threadgold.