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Leslie Smith, chairman and MD of Medibroker, talks to Tim Collison about the run-away success that his company has experienced as the first of a new generation of cyberbrokers.
White van man covered.
Smaller brokers are one of the targets for HML Marketing's new Hyper Vanline policy for high-risk dr...
Appointment at Rarrigini & Rosso.
David Abbott has joined the insurance marketing and risk management group Rarrigini & Rosso as head ...
Appointment at Midland Risk Management.
Philip Jones has been promoted to associate partner at Midland Risk Management of Birmingham. He joi...
Groupama acquires health book from Iron Trades
Groupama Insurances has acquired insurer Trades healthcare business for an undisclosed sum. The deal,...
Zurich to cover doctors.
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced that it is to underwrite professional indemnity insura...
Crowe swoops on bus and coach operators with Fleet Legal.
Crowe Insurance is targeting fleet operators with the launch of a litigation policy called Fleet Leg...
Revamp for MiniBusPlus.
MiniBusPlus has been relaunch-ed as MBP Insurance and has reassessed its underwriting approach. The ...
Appointment at Kyle Insurance.
Kyle Insurance has recruited Pat Porter as accounts supervisor at its new head office in Ballymena. ...
Shetcliffe launches consultancy.
Former general manager at Iron Trades John Shetcliffe has gone live with a new Watford-based consult...
E-Commerce Watch.
Weathernet has gone online with its insurance validation services that provide the industry with ins...
Appointment at Ocaso SA.
Ocaso SA, the Spanish insurance company, has recruited Ray Nichols as business producer. Mr Nichols ...
Appointment at RJ Kiln & Co.
The board of RJ Kiln & Co has appointed Edward Creasy as director of underwriting. He joined the com...
New underwriters set for strong growth.
Former Cox Insurance Services chairman Anthony Lumsden-Cook has gone live with a new Lloyd's high ne...
RSA: simpler legal expenses cover a boon for brokers.
Royal & SunAlliance has produced two simplified legal expenses policies to help brokers and intermed...
Holman becomes HML.
Holman Marketing has been officially rebranded as HML Marketing following its acquisition by Cox Ins...
Boorman: support from new IOB team.
The Insurance Ombuds-man Bureau has made five appointments to support principal ombudsman Tony Boorm...
Appointment at Permanent Insurance.
Phil Calvert has taken on the newly-created role of head of national accounts at Permanent Insurance...
Online Competition.
In PB's latest online competition, sponsored by Independent Insurance, we are giving away two VIP ti...
Towergate acquisitions go on.
Towergate Underwriting Group has denied speculation that it is in discussions to acquire Cheltenham-...
IIP for Hencilla Canworth.
Croydon-based independent intermediary Hencilla Canworth has achieved the Investors in People accred...
Independent Insurance to launch Absolute 2.
Independent Insurance is to relaunch its Absolute Tour concept with Absolute 2. The tour will use tw...
Wessex bought by City firm.
Stuart Alexander has bought Bournemouth-based Wessex Insurance Brokers, taking its gross written pre...
Making house calls.
The government's move to bring mortgages into the FSA's regulatory field has come as a shock to existing lenders. But, it will open up the market to smaller intermediaries offering MPPI cover at competitive prices, says Keith Sankey.