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Giles u-turn as it pulls plug on Manchester
Giles Insurance has closed its Manchester office, saying it plans to focus on the Leeds market, just...
Out with the old guard, in with the young turks
I noticed at the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) conference that there was a shift in ...
Insurer moves to qualm fears over Cobra deal
Allianz Cornhill and Cobra unite to reject market rumours of a split in their partnership
Brokers pledge support to Insurance Leadership Group
The Davis Group, Primary Group, Close Premium Finance and the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
Appointment at The Jelf Group
The Jelf Group has selected Mike Gough to lead the private clients' division as managing director. H...
Appointment at Towergate Underwriting Group
Nigel Morris has been appointed to a new role within the Towergate Underwriting Group as group corpo...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance
Mark Holweger has joined Royal & SunAlliance as personal intermediated business director; Rob Hayes,...
Jelf targets Welsh market, opening offices in Cardiff
Bristol-based broker Jelf is poised to attack the 'very traditional and under-broked' Welsh market a...
Sirius profits up
Sirius' preliminary results for the year-ended 31 December 2004 show group turnover was up 5.7% to £...
Industry gets behind charity initiative
The Davis Group, Primary Group, Close Premium Finance and the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
Appointments
Brokers - Oxygen has appointed two new teams specialising in contingency and accident and health, s...
April
• Tesco makes commercial push Retail giant Tesco said it plans to make a major push into t...
Customer relationship management Q&A
Customer relationship management (CRM) is something that many in the industry talk about but few see...
Jelf makes bid to shake up Welsh marketplace
The Jelf Group believes it will shake up the Welsh market with the opening of a new office in Cardif...
RSA throws its hat into the personal lines ring again
Royal & Sun Alliance confirms its plans to re-engage in the personal lines market this year
Oval acquires Barfield broking business
Oval Limited (Oval), the UK insurance broking group backed by Caledonia Investments, has acquired the insurance broking business of Barfield Associates, as part of its continuing growth strategy.
Appointment at FMW Risk Services
Emma Cairns has been appointed account handler within the property and corporate risks team of FMW R...
Appointment at Goodhealth Worldwide
Bob Cookson has joined Goodhealth Worldwide in the new role of operations and IT director and Stuart...
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Fortis results signal reach beyond motor
Fortis UK recorded a profit increase for 2004 of 16%, reflecting strong growth in the UK. The insur...
Letter of the Month
To air your views and comments, please write to the editor, Richard Adams, at: Professional Broking,...
Towergate/Folgate consolidation expected to generate £2bn GWP
Towergate and Folgate began acting as one company from 31 March, although the legalities of the merg...
Expecting a raise
Q. Could you provide an update on the forthcoming minimum wage increases and also explain how proposed changes in maternity pay entitlement could affect my my small business