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Quinn-Direct and Open GI go commercial
Insurer Quinn-Direct is expanding its presence in the commercial vehicle broker market with the laun...
Sink or swim
Business Continuity Planning
Chubb adds 'forced evacuation' to Masterpiece
Chubb Insurance has added UK 'forced evacuation' contents cover to its suite of Masterpiece high net...
Appointment at Lloyd's Market Association
David Powell has been appointed motor manager at the Lloyd's Market Association. Powell joins from t...
Broker investigates Axa treatment
An independent broker is pursuing a complaint against insurance giant Axa, after it failed to quote ...
Towergate bringing 800 to Sirius 21
The Towergate Partnership is aiming to have 800 users on software house's Sirius's hosted solution S...
Wanted pronto: prospect contacts
An online service www.wantedpronto.co.uk has been launched to deliver previews of new business enqui...
Letter of the month - A few questions raised over 'Claims and the broker'
Having recently heard the Broker Management Forum debate 'Claims and the broker', it would have been...
Broker Assistance adds second office
Broker Assistance, the motor claims management company, has expanded into a second office building. ...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Matthew Gouldstone joins Brit Insurance as IT director after 10 years at Prudential where he was dir...
Highway organises network for repairs
Motor insurer Highway has launched its own repairer network for private vehicles. The network will w...
Royal and SunAlliance partners Westinsure
Royal and SunAlliance has entered into a partnership with the Westinsure Group, an alliance of indep...
Soundbytes
How does the electronic cover notes (ECN) service from imarket work? ECN is an imarket service,...
Primary Group, the Bermudan-based ..
Primary Group, the Bermudan-based insurance distribution company, has launched a new brokerage busin...
MIB: brokers must speed up supply of MID data
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB), in conjunction with the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Bi...
Measuring the times
With the UK facing an increasingly do-it-yourself culture, many home renovators are facing more than just a choice of what colour of paint to use. As Liz Booth reports, DIY improvements are rarely reflected in home insurance policies, leaving consumers…
DDA test highlights serious FTSE Mid-250 website issues
A test of the FTSE Mid-250 websites has revealed that the majority of the general insurance sector h...
Royal & Sun Alliance has announced ..
Royal & Sun Alliance has announced it has joined the Towergate Partnership motor panel to provide it...
Is the rising reputation of Manchester justified?
This month's regional Power Hour took place in Manchester and talked about the benefits of working in the city
Online provider to cater for older cars
A new online insurance provider specialising in cover for motor vehicles that are at least five year...
Lloyds TSB acquires Pearl Group brand
Lloyds TSB Insurance has acquired the new and existing general insurance business of Pearl Group for...
The travel bug
Mansukh Ganatra offers some tips for getting travel insurance through the seven-year economic cycle and making the best of the current itch for travel to all corners of the world
Royal & Sun Alliance ..
Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) has entered into a partnership with the Westinsure Group, an alliance of ...
imarket and the IT Achilles heel
The thorny issue of technology was brought to the fore recently through comments made by brokers in ...