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Higos announces bold growth plan with senior appointment
Higos Insurance Services has appointed a retail branch director as part of ambitious plans to add 20 high street branches in the next three years.
SRA consults on bringing sole practitioners in line with sector
The Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it is consulting on a proposal to bring the process for authorising sole practitioner law firms (firms with only one principal, who can be a solicitor or a registered European lawyer) in line with…
HSB appoints London and South East regional manager
Sian Williams, regional broking director at Willis, has moved to HSB Engineering as regional manager for London and the South East.
Mid-corporates bullish about 2011, according to Chartis
Research by Chartis has found almost two thirds of mid-corporates are positive about the outlook for their business for the next 12 months.
Insurance Age blog: Bankers, music and brokers
Bankers just don’t get it, but do you? You might think that bankers in Ireland and the history of HMV have little to teach insurance brokers. But I beg to differ.
Survey finds increasing loyalty to aggregator sites
A survey by consultants EMB has found that around a third of people buying car insurance now choose an aggregator site to visit based on one they have used before, up from 26% in February.
Towergate teams up with the meerkat
Towergate will be provided with business insurance leads via comparethemarket.com
Video: Surviving the construction PI market in a recession
As the UK’s construction sector struggles to come to grips with the current recession, attention within the insurance industry has focused upon the professional indemnity (PI) exposures associated with construction and particular emphasis has been placed…
Ace targets brokers with regional expansion
Ace has opened larger premises in Watford in a bid to build relationships with more regional brokers.
Marsh lures Tunnicliffe back from Aon
Andrew Tunnicliffe is to rejoin Marsh as UK head of Marsh Risk Consulting.
Commercial property contracts under threat from flood defence cuts, says JLT
The Government’s £200m cuts on flood defences could have a catastrophic effect on the commercial property market by making flood insurance unavailable, Bill Gloyn, partner, european real estate at JLT has warned.
Product review: Biosurance R&D for life sciences R&D firms
This product has been reviewed by bbrokers and rated from one to five based on the policy's key benefits.
Scullion takes on MD role at PHP
The Private Health Partnership (PHP), part of the Skipton Building Society group, has appointed Stuart Scullion as managing director effective from 1 January 2011.
Bluefin hires ex-JLT man to senior role
Bluefin Insurance Services has appointed Mike Crisp to the newly created role of business development director in its corporate risks division.
Broking success – Wilby: To Halifax and beyond
Emmanuel Kenning meets a passionately independent broker twinning strong local service with national niche products to grow the business.
SRA consultation could scrap single renewal date for solicitors' PII
The Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) has proposed the removal of the single renewal date for professional indemnity insurance (PII) for firms from October 2011, so that they can renew cover at any time of the year.
Video: What professionalism means to you - the market speaks out
At this year's Broker Expo, Insurance Age teamed up with the Chartered Insurance Institute to ask brokers what professionalism means to them
Insurance Age blog: Snow effect on the economy
This morning, ahead of writing my first blog for Insurance Age, I was standing on a frozen railway platform and somewhat surprised that the trains were being cancelled faster than orders for “England 2018” t-shirts.
Former Venture Preference MD joins Broker Network with start-up
Nick Inge, previously board director of Stuart Alexander and regional managing director of Venture Preference, has chosen Broker Network for Opus Risk Solutions.
Survey shows half of brokers unaware of CIE regulations
Allianz Commercial has found that almost 50% of brokers have no knowledge of the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement regulations, which are due to come into force early in 2011.
Amanda Blanc leaves Towergate for Axa
Axa UK has appointed Amanda Blanc as CEO of its commercial lines business which includes its distribution arm, Bluefin.
The Third Force 2011
The latest edition of the Third Force finds that as this sector goes from strength to strength its influence on the market is greater than ever.