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Appointment at Camberford Law.
Wholesale broker Camberford Law has promoted Martin Bell (above) to the Board, and appointed David O...
Art collection to be sold.
The 20th-century art collection of Hiscox chairman Robert Hiscox is to be sold at Sotheby's in Londo...
Acquisition hat-trick.
Hull-based Oughtred & Harrison has bought Mills and Wood; its third acquisition in as many months. M...
Crowning glory.
The rising cost of NHS dental treatment has given brokers the opportunity to really get their teeth into the dental insurance market. Ian Lindisfarne explains.
Surprise rise in stature.
Overheard has been amused to hear about the surprise rise in stature of Royal & SunAlliance's group ...
Survey finds brokers believe they are Y2k-ready.
Just over half all brokers, intermediaries and independent financial advisers that have responded to...
Hambro in no-win no-fee policy coup.
Hambro Assistance is offering brokers a contingency fees policy on a no-win, no-fee basis. The cover...
Letter of the month - A call to arms against bully boy insurers.
I read with interest the letter from David Bearman in your August edition (p13) regarding his recent...
Appointment at ACE Engineering Insurance.
ACE Engineering Insurance has appointed Phil Wright to chief engineer, where he will be central in d...
A classic niche.
Back in the '80s, an E-type Jaguar could cost you as much as £100,000. These days, classic cars are surprisingly affordable and there are many players offering specialist insurance. Tim Collison reports.
GAN travel product: brokers get a break.
GAN has launched a travel insurance product aimed at increasing broker involvement in the market. ...
Royal SunAlliance launches new product.
Royal SunAlliance has launched the first of its new broker-led household products. Choices One, whic...
Appointment at BCWA.
Bristol Contributory Welfare Association has made a series of new appointments. Rod Shaw joins BC...
Appointment at Personal Finance Education Group.
Tony Baker, deputy director general of the Association of British Insurers, has been appointed chair...
IGI rental policy prevents need for big deposit.
IGI Insurance's has gone live with a rental guarantee policy aimed at the commercial and retail prop...
Eagle Star tunes its engine.
Eagle Star has produced a new combined engineering policy called Esichoice, which according to David...
Diamond is the best friend of 150 brokers.
A total of 150 brokers have signed up for Diamond, Countrywide's commercial lines trading system. Th...
High society.
High net worth policies are not just the preserve of the aristocracy. Shona Cronin says there are rich pickings out there for wise brokers.
Any time, any place.
With holidaymakers becoming ever more adventurous, they can fall ill or be injured in the remotest of places. Tim Collison looks at how the medical assistance process copes with this.
CII annual conference.
The Chartered Insurance Institute is to hold its annual conference in Birmingham on 7-9 October, und...
Appointment at Crowe Syndicate 963.
Mike Rorison (above) has been promoted to regional manager for the South West and Wales, for the Cro...
Appointment at Sedgwick Group.
Sedgwick Group has appointed John Albrecht as director of electronic commerce. He will be based in t...
The home front.
Emergency domestic assistance service is a valuable feature in a ruthlessly competitive market. Steve Banner considers the various options available in the household sector.
Launch of two new products.
MCS brokers are being treated to a lunch at Raymond Blanc's famous restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat'Sai...