Broker
Faber & Dumas hires business development director
Gerry Tollan has joined Faber & Dumas, the wholesale brokerage division of Willis Group Holdings, as business development director.
Towergate to consolidate BNIB business in the North West
Move will see the closure of four offices and the establishment of one central office on the outskirts of Manchester
SSP adds to insurer division
Technology firm SSP has appointed Martin Houston to the role of business development director for its insurer division.
Clear makes 11th acquisition to secure access to specialist markets
Howard Lickens describes the purchase as a "great opportunity to expand into a new area"
Biba to host economic outlook forum
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) is to host a pre-election forum at the City of Manchester Stadium on 25 March 2010.
Bennetts hires regional director from Jelf Group
Insurance broker Bennetts Commercial has appointed Carole Lowe as a director to its senior management team.
UK business insolvencies have fallen to lowest rate since June 2007
The latest Insolvency Index from Experian has revealed a positive picture in January, with the rate of business failures falling to its lowest point since June 2007.
CBG offloads "certain elements" of personal lines business
Swinton snaps up £370K chunk of personal lines business which chief executive Peter Haplin described as "just the type of business we are looking to acquire"
Willis Risk Solutions appoints head of sales and client development
Fiona Gilvey has been named head of sales and client development for the risk solutions group of Willis UK & Ireland and takes up the position immediately.
Towergate raids HSBC for new managing director
Caravan and park homes broker Towergate Bakers has announced the appointment of Simon Townsend as its managing director.
Bluefin reports fall in revenue
Axa-owned Bluefin Insurance Group (BIG) has reported a 9% fall in revenues to £116m in 2009.
Healix boosts health care trust business
Healthcare and medical assistance specialist, Healix Group, has appointed Simon Curtis and Mark Cassidy to its health services business.
Unemployment fell in last three months of 2009 but 2.8 million are 'underemployed'
Total unemployment was down 3,000 between October and December last year.
PB Week: Our most important asset?
It's at this time of year that the invitations arrive asking me, as a representative of the Chartered Insurance Institute, to be a speaker at trade conferences and exhibitions.
Hiscox raids Zurich Insurance to build technology PI team
Hiscox has appointed Graeme King as underwriter in its technology, media and telecoms (TMT) team, targeting the international technology professional indemnity market.
Broker UIB expands energy division
Insurance broker UIB has appointed Charles Walker to help expand its offshore energy division.
Marsh launches construction consulting practice
Marsh has launched a specialist construction consulting practice to provide dispute resolution, risk advisory, and audit services to the construction and engineering industries across EMEA.
First Assist Insurance Services secures ASU deal
First Assist Insurance Services has been appointed by mortgage and general insurance network Tenet Lime to provide accident, sickness and unemployment (ASU) products and services to its 1,100 members.
MMA relaunches broker website
MMA revamps Broker Online website including a customer facing broker search.
UK inflation jumped to 3.5% in January
Following the return to 17.5% VAT in January, inflation rose to 3.5% meaning the governor of the Bank of England needs to write a letter to the Chancellor.
Biba speaks out against FSA's proposal to more than double minimum fee
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has criticised the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) consultation paper CP10/05 which suggests raising the minimum fee from £450 to £1,000
Blackham returns to the industry after two year absence
Chris Blackham has returned to the insurance industry, joining the board of Howden Insurance Brokers as a non-executive director.
CBG Group appoints Manchester broker to handle investor affairs
Daniel Stewart & Company has been appointed to act as joint broker working alongside CBG’s existing nominated adviser and broker, Zeus Capital.
TIP expands into Leeds
Independent insurance broker The Insurance Partnership (TIP) is establishing a presence in Leeds and surrounding areas.