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Get redundancy right or pay later warns Allianz
Allianz Legal Protection has reporting a record number of calls concerning redundancies to its legal protection helpline, Lawphone. In July 2007, just 2.4% of employment-related calls concerned redundancy, rising to 36% in July 2008.
PB Week: Strategy, results and an opportunity
For those who are not on holiday at the moment, doesn't it seem like the rest of the world is, writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking in the latest PB Week . Poor weather, out of office e-mails and smug people returning from sunny…
Lloyd's broker dies age 64
David Simpson, managing director of Sheraton Services, the TPA arm of John Holman & Sons, Lloyd’s Brokers, died suddenly at home on Thursday 14th August, at the age of 64.
Allianz underlying profitability 'unsatisfactory'
Chief executive officer of Allianz, Andrew Torrance, said the underlying profitability of the business the insurer is writing is “unsatisfactory”.
Confused adds new partner to home insurance panel
Confused.com has welcomed Alliance & Leicester to its home insurance panel.
PB Week: Cricket, Danger Mouse and Gordon Ramsay
The week begins on a Thursday evening according to this blog, so here is a brief summary of my last week, writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor, Professional Broking .
Amlin acquires stake in second UK broker
Amlin, the leading specialist non-life insurer, has acquired a minority shareholding in independent UK broker, T L Dallas Group.
Towergate appoint new senior operations role
Towergate has announced the appointment of Jim Donaldson in a new senior operations role in the Towergate Broking Division.
PB Week: Where is our summer?
What do we have to do to get some sunshine these days? We spend all autumn, winter and spring waiting for a couple of weeks of unadulterated sunshine and so far in August we have been given humid, rainy, dark, damp days – perhaps one day an insurer will…
Founders quit Fusion
Founders Kevin Pallett and Geoff Crisp have left Towergate-owned Fusion. Towergate chairman Peter Cu...
Shaun Godfrey - Road runner
Directors Q&A
Appointment at Oval
Oval has hired Matthew Collins as its national broking director. Collins became the firm's eastern r...
BIG - The big picture
Brownhill Insurance Group
Love and Knox - Nothing ventured, nothing gained
The PB Interview
Economy opens door on legal policies
Commercial legal insurance sales opportunities are stronger than ever, writes Katherine Brandon
Appointment at NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual has taken on Beverley Hodson as a non-executive director. Hodson has had a varied career ...
A hole lot of fun at Mannings Heath
The Insurance Masters 2008, sponsored by software house Open GI, took place in glorious sunshine on ...
Appointment at CBG Group
CBG Group has appointed Martyn Hughes as its group finance director. The company has also announced ...
SSP sale - US link to SSP private equity deal
Andrew Tjaardstra reports on the increase in the value of software houses that saw Towergate spend £275m on Open GI last year. Now, a private equity firm has splashed out almost £200m on SSP
A monthly look at who is moving where ...
Martyn Hughes has been made group finance director at Manchester-based broker CBG Group. Martyn has ...
Towergate raise £100m to fund proposed acquisition
Consolidator Towergate raised £100m to fund Towergate Financial's proposed acquisition of regional i...
Fusion founders depart
Company founders Kevin Pallett and Geoff Crisp have left Fusion Insurance Services, nearly three yea...
Hastings Direct and Equity Direct reveal closure of two of their five contact centres
Hastings Direct and Equity Direct have revealed that, subject to consultation, they will be closing ...
Equity Insurance completes two book acquisitions
Equity Insurance has completed two book acquisitions, transferring both personal lines and commercia...