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Eastgate seeks £100m turnover increase after Hambro acquisition.
The Eastgate Group is set to double in size following its acquisition of Hambro Assistance from Lind...
Going global.
A small band of brokers have realised they must go global if they are to prevent the likes of Aon snapping up their corporate clients. Their solution has been to form networks with like-minded foreign brokers says Simon Threadgold.
Appointment at AUL.
Jane Southgate has joined the claims department at Agency Underwriting Ltd. Previously with Hambro A...
Smart moves.
The Harrogate-based broker Smart and Cook has experienced regular growth since it began, 30 years ago. Shona Cronin spoke to Paul Meehan about the strategies the broker has used to keep ahead of the pack.
Not just for the able-bodied.
Comprehensive insurance for the disabled traveller is hard to find. Aaron Payne explains how brokers can play a crucial role here.
Appointment at Inter Partner Assistance.
Inter Partner Assistance has appointed Lorraine Dodds, the former product manager for household and ...
NMT reviews board after £2m injection.
Restructuring of the two management boards at New Millennium Technologies is expected in the coming ...
Towergate takes its pick of Swire Blanch's schemes.
Towergate Underwriting Group has bought a majority stake in Swire Blanch's personal lines schemes. ...
Jones forced out in RSA reshuffle.
Former director general of the Association of British Insurers Mike Jones has been made redundant fr...
PI underwriters battle with PIA.
Brokers and IFAs with exposure to Phase Two of the Pensions Review are facing a testing time as prof...
Appointment at Granville Insurance Brokers.
Cheryl Bishop, a registered insurance broker with more than 20 years' experience, has been appointed...
Government urged to see sense over review costs burden on IFAs.
The government is being urged to force shareholders in life companies to bear some of the costs of t...
Travel agents give free cover.
Two of the largest travel agents have reacted to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ruling on lin...
FMW Group has been bought out.
FMW Group has been bought out by two of its directors. Ortho Barnes and Paul Gravatt have bought 86%...
Acquisition hat-trick.
Hull-based Oughtred & Harrison has bought Mills and Wood; its third acquisition in as many months. M...
Appointment at Camberford Law.
Wholesale broker Camberford Law has promoted Martin Bell (above) to the Board, and appointed David O...
Regulation dominates.
In unprecidented fashion, the CII made a last minute change to its conference agenda this year to include a topical session on broker regulation. David Worsfold listened to the arguments.
Unfocused ads are doomed to failure.
With reference to your comment article entitled "What is Paddick doing?" (October, p15), I was conce...
Self-regulation will depend on unity.
As a consortium of brokers in the Croydon area, we want to draw your attention to our concern that, ...
Boleat to stand down.
Mark Boleat, director general of the Association of British Insurers since 1993, has announced that ...
ABI: no guaranteed annuity crisis.
The Association of British Insurers has sought to play down the growing concern about guaranteed ann...
Unitas alliance numbers eight as Tyser adds its fizz.
The Unitas alliance of seven regional brokers has signed up its eighth and final member, Tyser (UK)....
Ex-Willis MD goes solo.
Nigel Horsey, former managing director of Willis Corroon Credit, has launched his own credit insuran...
Towergate acquires Strovers to create 4000-strong broking army.
Towergate Underwriting Services is to be re-named Towergate Underwriting Group following its latest ...