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Giles reveals turnover and earnings drop
The Giles Group’s full year results for the year ended 31 August 2010 has revealed a 3% drop in turnover to £70m (2009: £72.1m).
Cullum's Towergate shareholding to drop below 50%
Peter Cullum will lose his majority shareholding in Towergate Partnership as part of a new equity deal, Insurance Age understands.
Car claim volumes double as snow and ice turn UK roads into ‘fairground dodgems’, says AA
Snow and ice have contributed to a 100 per cent increase in car insurance claims compared to an ordinary Monday in December, AA Insurance has reported.
Oval scoops IRM ‘Insurance Broker of the Year’ award
Oval Insurance Broking has received the ‘Insurance Broker of the Year’ award from The Institute of Risk Management.
Broker leaves RBSI in management buyout
RBS Insurance (RBSI) has agreed to sell Devitt Insurance Services to its existing senior management team, lead by managing director William Hughes.
Giles makes second acquisition in as many weeks
Giles has strengthened its presence in the Belfast market with the acquisition of CJ Higgins & Co.
Insurance Age blog: A year of progress at the CII
Once again the UK dissolves into chaos and anarchy, writes Alasdair Stewart, head of business development, general insurance, at the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). No, not the student protests, but the snow.
MUM expands product range with D&O move
Manchester Underwriting Management (MUM) has enhanced its product range with the launch of a D&O product.
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.