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Appointment at Lombard.
Lombard has appointed Joanne Douglas and Kelly Golding as regional personal accident underwriters. J...
Coversure expansion.
Doncaster mortgage and financial services company Merescourt has set up a personal lines franchise w...
Appointment at PoundGates.
PoundGates, the Ipswich-based insurance and risk management broker, has recently made three new appo...
Conference and Exhibition at the NEC.
Brokers and intermediaries attending this year's Insurance and Financial Services Technology Confere...
IIB survey results.
According to research conducted on behalf of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, 84% of consumers fa...
Bradstock profits down.
Insurance broker the Bradstock Group has announced a 21.6% drop in profits to £2.9m for the first ha...
Appointment at Heath Insurance Services.
Heath Insurance Services, Wakefield, has appointed Derek Turton (above) as broking manager. He has w...
East West should not be blamed for effects of pricing policy.
I read with interest the article by Andrew Newman on the fallout of the private motor sector, and in...
Norman sets out on acquisition trail as its profts increase.
Norman Insurance has signalled its intention to grow its business by merger and acquisition. In t...
Towergate travel buy doubles group's GWP.
Towergate Underwriting Services has bought travel underwriting outfit Chase Parkinson, taking the to...
Alistair Murray error.
In last month's news story about the integration of Eurosure into Key Choice, we inadvertently state...
AXA offers three-year contracts.
AXA Provincial has introduced three-year contracts across a range of its commercial policies. The mo...
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
ITT London & Edinburgh has appointed Adrian Auer and Andrew Cummins as non-executive directors follo...
A matter of perspective.
The definition of non-standard is a moveable feast, largely determined by the tastes of standard insurers. Andrew Newman says that what was once a true niche is now fiercely competitive mainstream business.
Colonia Baltica move.
Colonia Baltica has moved its non-marine underwriting, claims, accounts and administration functions...
This fragile earth.
Extreme weather conditions and climatic changes over recent years have had worrying implications for insurers. Simon Threadgold considers the strategies they are using to cope with this unpredictable area.
Welsh broker found guilty by IBRC, but not struck off
Charles Hetherington, a North Wales insurance broker, has been found guilty of unprofessional conduc...
David Worsfold.
International consolidation: what's that got to do with me ?' Quite a lot, with plenty of opportunities for the provincial and regional broker.
Guardian Insurance has done its homework.
Guardian has introduced its new Homeworkers policy, designed to cover the needs of self-employed peo...
David Gamble.
Clear thinking is required over the remuneration of brokers and intermediaries. A new code and an independent regulator with real powers must be the way forward.
Critical illness sales are up.
Sales of critical illness sales reached an all-time high last year with 626 584 new policies sold - ...
Smart & Cook name drop.
Harrogate-based insurance broking and financial services company, Smart & Cook Group, has changed it...
Les McIntosh.
The advent of digital TV looks set to boost Internet services. We must be ready for this: let's set up a central insurance site.
Appointment at NIG Skandia.
Sandra Rynn (above) has joined NIG Skandia's as a commercial underwriter. Her appointment is part of...