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Appointment at Ansvar.
Following the reorganisation of its field operations, Ansvar has appointed Leigh Ide as regional man...
Seasons change for Folgate.
Following a nine-month review of its household account, Folgate Insurance has enhanced its Seasons p...
Camberford rises to the challenge.
Richard Sheikh's aim is to take his company Camberford Law into the top 50 independent brokers. Shona Cronin finds out how he plans to do it.
Appointment at Smart and Cook.
Harrogate-based brokers Smart and Cook has made Julia Triccas an assistant director. Now responsible...
Appointment at Smithson Mason.
Smithson Mason has promoted Neil Durrant and Garry Grace to its board of directors. Mr Durrant heads...
Appointment at Independent.
Mark Stephenson, who joined Independent in 1995, has been appointed city sales manager with responsi...
Appointment at CSC.
CSC has appointed Phil Ashton (above) intermediary sales manager responsible for sales and account m...
Professional interest.
Professional status was again under the spotlight at last month's BIBA Conference in Edinburgh. However, temperatures rose as Simon Bolam opened proceedings with a diatribe on the contentious issue of pricing. Tim Collison reports.
CSC begins Polaris electRa roll-out.
CSC HAS started its roll-out of Polaris-integrated software to its electRa user base. The software h...
Problems again at annual conference.
It would appear that, once again, problems with hotels provided light relief at BIBA's annual confer...
Appointment at ACE Europe.
ACE Europe has appointed Greg Lunn as legal counsel for ACE Europe and ACE Global Markets. Prior to ...
Appointment at Thomas Winter Insurance Brokers.
Thomas Winter Insurance Brokers has appointed Jane Venning (left) as executive director of its profe...
Housing benefits.
Lloyd's is well known for its motor policies, but less so for the angle it takes on household. Andrew Newman takes a look at two new initiatives.
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Peter Slade has been promoted to the Thompson Heath & Bond board of directors. He joined THB in 1994...
CGU Elite conference out.
CGU has scrapped this year's Elite conference and is replacing the bi-annual event with regional hos...
New insurance firm sets sail as CNA and Maritime merge.
CNA Insurance and Maritime Insurance Company, both part of the CNA group, are to merge to form a sin...
Too hot to handle?
Offering commercial clients risk management advice and solutions is becoming increasingly important. But how can small and medium-sized brokers with limited resources get involved? David Fanning investigates.
Appointment at RP Hodson Holdings.
Jim Duffy has been made operations director at RP Hodson Holdings. Mr Duffy joins RPH from Guardian ...
Lloyd's goes to the Limit.
Lloyd's insurers Limit and Wellington are to merge to form Ensign Underwriting. The deal will cre...
CILA accepts seat on BDMA.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has accepted a seat on the executive of the British Damage...
Send in a specialist.
Brokers in the high net worth sector need to ensure their clients' homes are adequately insured. A specialist appraiser is crucial in the accurate assessment of the sum insured for both buildings and contents, says Bill Baker.
Retail therapy.
Insurers are fighting hard for their market share in the retail sector, and in an area where rates are starting to rise, e-broking is beginning to play a more important role in securing business, says Simon Threadgold.
Motor and Household Premium Changes since July 1994.
Motor insurance premiums have risen steeply in the first three months of 2000, according to the AA's...
Graham Gomm, Managing director, Graham Gomm Insurance Brokers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Deciding 30 years ago to leave a safe job with an insuranc...