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Appointment at Allianz Retail
Allianz Retail has appointed Stuart Walker to the position of senior manager for systems rationalisa...
Year in review: 2008
2008 Review
Financial services - The power of unity
There is a long-standing association between insurance brokers and financial advisers but commercial factors have pushed this relationship into the spotlight and forced many to examine how it can be made to work more effectively, writes Edward Murray
Liability - Where responsibility lies
Richard Evans gives an overview of some key cases to demonstrate the importance of policy wording in assessing liability in court
Philip Gregory - A giant awakes
Andrew Tjaardstra talks to Philip Gregory, chief executive of HSBC Insurance Brokers, as he attempts to reawaken what he considers to be a 'sleeping giant'
Dodd exits Acturis on good note
Acturis has announced that its director, Mike Dodd, has left the company, insisting the reason for h...
Once upon a time in the Midlands
Regional review
Brett Corbin wins M&S vouchers
The winner of £50 worth of M&S vouchers for filling in the Insurance Age online survey on broking an...
Venture Preference acquires Newspace Insurance Services
Venture Preference has acquired Newspace Insurance Services, a Northampton-based brokerage specialis...
Online set to dominate micro SME market by 2010, says aggregator
Brokers could be set the lose the lion's share of the micro small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) m...
Golf winner
Brian Heading of Chubb Insurance was announced the winner of the handicap prize of Phase 2 of the In...
Spot the difference
While all insurers claim their products are unique, it is up to brokers to interpret their value to clients - especially in the small to medium-sized enterprise sector. Liz Booth explains how brokers can maintain their status as a trusted adviser, rather…
Brit appoints manager for central region
Brit Insurance has appointed Rosie O'Gara as regional manager for its central region.
Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines 2008
The leading personal lines brokers in the UK
PB Week: Allianz reassures brokers of strength
Katherine Brandon, reporter, Professional Broking
Venture Preference acquires SME-specialist brokerage
Venture Preference (VP) has acquired Newspace Insurance Services as part of its continued growth effort.
Gossip from the industry - Industry in fine voice
On the night before our third Management Event, in Weston-super-Mare, Steve Nightingale, Provident's...
Telecom networks - Hanging on the wire
Telecom networks come in many guises and, with such choice, there should be little excuse for a potential customer to be left on hold, argues Katherine Brandon
Liiba - New broking body splitting loyalties
Major London market and international brokers in favour of tie-up with new breakaway industry body, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Industry voices speak at Management Event
PB rounds up the highlights from this year's PB Management Event
Insurer jitters - Insurers on the defensive
The sector's traditional counter-cycle is no longer a sure thing, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Bedford and Maxted - Performance to bank on
Andrew Tjaardstra meets Andrew Bedford and Tim Maxted of Berkeley Insurance Group, who give him the lowdown on their recent management buy-out of Leicester-based Berkeley Burke
Clarification
Following an article in June's PB profiling Heath Lambert's chief executive Adrian Colosso, PB would...
Brit Insurance reports rise in GWP
Brit Insurance has reported a 10.5% rise in gross written premiums (GWP) to 1.12bn for the 2008 fina...