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Progressing up the ladder of success.
Alex Dawson, group managing director of Ward Evans, talks to Shona Cronin about the company's success, its progressive culture and the high value it places on its staff.
Gladwell goes to Axa.
Axa has poached Lee Gladwell from NPI to head up its personal lines division. As director of persona...
Freestart protection for mortgage holders.
A new mortgage payment protection policy has been launched by Goodfellows that offers the policyhold...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Smart & Cook has appointed two new branch directors. Keith Holmes has been put in charge of the brok...
IRFSNTO to do BIBA training.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has moved its Modern Apprenticeship Scheme to the Insuran...
Call Assist in Admiral deal.
Colchester-based roadside assistance company Call Assist has forged a deal with direct motor insurer...
EL upheaval in wake of Woolf.
There were major changes in the employers liability market last year as a result of the Woolf reforms and the Ogden ruling. Shona Cronin says these were addressed at Iron Trades' EL conference.
IIP award for TIFCO.
TIFCO has become the first premium finance company to be awarded Investors in People status. TIFCO m...
BDML Connect on the up.
Intermediary BDML Connect increased its premium income by over 50% during 1999, and expanded its sta...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
Property & Casualty Services has appointed several new loss adjusters. On the liability side, they a...
AIG: extra support in a crisis.
AIG Europe is offering its directors' and officers' policyholders a free crisis support package. The...
Tony Baker reunited with Mark Boleat in consultancy venture.
Tony Baker, the former deputy director general of the Association of British Insurers, has launched ...
Appointment at DAS.
Legal expenses insurer DAS has appointed Helen Gwynne to the newly-created position of human resourc...
Appointment at Ward Evans.
Ward Evans has appointed Gez Wilmot as financial services group director and Raja Patel as corporate...
Aon tackles employee risks.
Aon Consulting and Aon Risk Services have formed a new company called Aon Employee Risk Solutions (A...
Bishopsgate to trade under parent's name.
From the beginning of this month, Bishopsgate will trade under the name of Fortis Insurance, bringin...
Appointment at RE Brown.
RE Brown Underwriting has appointed Steve Valentine as manager of its new home counties branch based...
Appointment at Road Runner.
Road Runner has promoted Jill Muncey from underwriting manager to operations manager. She will take ...
E-Commerce Watch.
The world's first Internet-only law firm, providing an online facility for buying and selling legal ...
Appointment at Glenrand Marsh.
Richard Titley has joined London-based broker Glenrand Marsh as a director. He retired from Marsh at...
Seizing the moment.
As more insurers merge and acquire, the number of markets available to brokers becomes ever smaller. George Higginson tells Tim Collison the time is right to set up a new personal lines syndicate at Lloyd's.
Unitas recruits dedicated CEO.
In a bid to meet new business targets, national broker alliance Unitas has appointed ex-Northern Sta...
Keeping costs covered.
Insurers and brokers are no strangers to having to chase for payment, but several recent court cases have made money matters even more complicated.
More business in the pipeline?
Adrian Leonard looks at the introduction of new health and safety legislation, and the opportunities that the regulations create for brokers and engineering insurers.