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Ex-Indie manager joins Fusion duo.
Another Independent Insurance manager is rumoured to be defecting to Fusion Insurance Services, the ...
Alexander Forbes continues acquisition spree
Alexander Forbes has made another acquisition, buying the general insurance business of Southampton-b...
Pallet and Crisp join forces.
Former Independent Insurance assistant general managers Kevin Pallet and Geoff Crisp have confirmed ...
ARB plans expansion.
Dublin-based underwriting agency ARB has announced plans to expand into the UK, following the openin...
Appointment at Groupama.
Richard Setterfield has joined Groupama as corporate and affinity partnerships manager. Mr Setterfie...
Salvador Dali exhibition in London.
MCS took its brokers to the Salvador Dali exhibition in London last month, and of course, Overheard ...
Brokers disagree over Bernard Knope.
Two insurance brokers are in dispute over the ownership of the client base of collapsed Bury broker ...
NU backs away from corporate market.
Norwich Union has confirmed rumours that it is withdrawing from the large corporate risk market. ...
New kids on the block.
Property owners is a surprisingly profitable area. Not surprising then that Groupama is vying for more business. But does the insurer really have anything different to offer brokers? Simon Threadgold reports.
Turning criticism on its head.
Independent Insurance may have had a few well-documented departures recently but, says Michael Bright, this is a good reflection on the company.
Alexander Forbes expands further into the Channel
Alexander Forbes has acquired insurance broker Martin-Gray (Channel Islands) for an undisclosed sum....
Cox sells GJW to Munich Re.
Cox Insurance has sold its Liverpool-based underwriting company Groves, John & Westrup, specialists ...
Flooded by claims possibilities.
Now that the flood waters have subsided, insurers will have to consider claim payouts very carefully.
NOP survey drives home safety message.
A survey, commissioned by Zurich Insurance, has found 50% of men have admitted to driving when they ...
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BUPA announces new chairman Bryan Sanderson will take over as BUPA's chairman at the company's ann...
Churchill creates 275 jobs.
Churchill has announced plans to create 275 jobs at a new, dedicated claims unit in Ipswich. The ins...
Berkeley Alexander seeks non-GISC firms
Lewes-based underwriting agency Berkeley Alexander is actively seeking business from brokers and inde...
CGNU quits London market
CGNU has completed its withdrawal from the London market, with the sale of Marlborough Underwriting A...
Zurich drives forward safety message
A survey, commissioned by Zurich Insurance, has found 50% of men have admitted to driving when they a...
Norwich Union has new logo.
Norwich Union went live with its new logo (above) on 2 October, following the merger of NU and CGU e...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe has appointed Chris Townsend as vice president with responsibility for mergers & acquisit...
Concerns over fuel crisis.
Last month, the fuel crisis had many in the industry concerned about how they were going to get to w...
Rename: The Davis Group.
Newmarket commercial broker Robert and David Ltd has been renamed The Davis Group Plc. Becoming a Pl...
Appointment at Groupama.
Lloyd Hanks, (above right) Groupama's Personal Insurance sales & marketing manager, has recruited fo...