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Appointment at RP Hodson.
Broking group RP Hodson, based in Wakefield, has made Michael Frank (above) a non-executive director...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Alan Sumner has been appointed area sales manager at Independent Insurance's Leeds office. Mr Sumner...
Sorry, no charge.
Last month Professional Broking inadvertently said that Broker Brands charges its members for advert...
NIG Skandia develops new facility.
NIG Skandia has a developed a new facility with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in an effort to contain credit...
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Dr William Stockdale has been made a non-executive director of Iron Trades. He is currently managing...
Les McIntosh.
Electronic insurance trading is still needlessly bogged down in a morass of different systems. Why can't insurers sort it out?
AA closes high street shops in strategic review.
Following a strategic review, the Automobile Association is closing its 142 high street shops and en...
Apex offices still trading.
An article in your July issue (p1) reads as though all offices trading under style of Apex Insurance...
Mandatory accident cover?
The amateur football insurance market looks set expand amid growing speculation that personal accide...
Wellington boots policies to Chubb.
Wellington has completed the sale of its high net worth business to Chubb and will start to transfer...
The emergency services.
Following a serious house fire or theft, a prompt claims settlement is essential. However, Shona Cronin says that loss adjusting now means more than this - customers have learnt to expect more from insurance, making service the key.
Appointment at Hiscox.
Bill Katesmark has been appointed senior hull underwriter at Hiscox. He joins the company from the H...
Cheaper cover via 'Net.
Eagle Star Direct has reduced its standard premiums for home and contents insurance by 10% for polic...
Easy riding for motorbikers.
KC Excalibur, underwritten by Zenith Insurance, and Eagle Star's KC Katana are the first of a series...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Harrogate-based Smart & Cook Group has appointed David Hamilton as a director - he will based at its...
Appointment at Aon Private Clients.
Aon Private Clients - a specialist division of Aon Risk Services - has appointed Neil Webster to run...
Countering the direct threat.
Having just received the letter from the Insurance Brokers Registration Council, and, coincidentally...
Lloyd's approves Hanratty.
The Council of Lloyd's has approved Judith Hanratty, company secretary of BP, as a nominated member ...
Ian Ritchie.
Sadly, the IBRC is to be abolished. So, let's now look to the future and get the most out of self-regulation.
Non-compliant ABI intermediaries days away from sanctions.
A total of 145 independent intermediaries have just days to comply with the Association of British I...
Hibernian deal adds £48m to NIG's GWP.
NIG Skandia's acquisition of Hibernian Insurance UK will increase the Swedish-owned insurer's gross ...
AIG gives brokers the D&O edge.
PrivateEdge is an enhanced directors and officers policy which has been launched by AIG Europe. T...
Schools learn their lesson.
The Arson Prevention Bureau has launched a national campaign to advise schools on reducing their ris...
Ken Wallace.
With the importance of consumer relations becoming apparent to every industry, insurers must cast off the idea of "preferred status".