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Norwich Union deal
Norwich Union (NU) has secured a fourth broker wholesaling deal this year for the non-fleet minibus ...
Stride redesigns website
Hampshire-based commercial insurance brokers, Stride, has redesigned its company website at www.stri...
Arista outlines regional office network strategy
Arista has revealed its regional strategy after announcing the opening of three offices in Redhill, ...
CBSPC purchase is given the all clear
The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the acquisition by Hampden Agencies of the...
Regulation Zone
The recent announcement that the Financial Services Authority fined Paul Harrison, former chief exec...
BIBA asks brokers to join together to take control
Peter Staddon, technical director at the British Insurance Brokers' Association, identified several ...
Fusion reviewing panel
Kevin Pallett, managing director of underwriting agency Fusion, has said the firm is set to talk to ...
Overheard
Overheard would like to extend its warmest thanks to all those who contributed to making the recent ...
Appointment at Business Continuity Network
The Business Continuity Network has appointed a new managing director, Simon Berry. Berry has more t...
An insurer's perspective - Time to pack a punch
Top 100 Brokers 2006
Consolidation is key to future of broking
Consolidation is the watchword for the independent broking market for the foreseeable future, accord...
State of the Market - Accumulators were the best bet
Top 100 Independent Brokers 2006
Brokers express anger at consolidator pressure
Brokers allege they are being 'aggressively pursued' into selling their businesses as the number of ...
Allianz Cornhill Schemes launches Identity Protector
Allianz Cornhill Schemes has launched Identity Protector, which the company says provides practical ...
It's not a game: you've got to spin to win
In September, Norwich Union (NU) gained widespread coverage for its decision to increase private car...
Lark Group acquires Ascot Lark Group
Lark Group has acquired the Berkshire-based general broker, Ascot Insurance Brokers in a further ste...
Groupama growing strongly
Groupama Insurances increased pre-tax profits in the first half of 2006 by 38% over the same period ...
King of the high street
Patrick Smith
Former Carole Nash director motors into Peart Associates
Former Carole Nash director Damian Keeling has bought high net worth car specialist Peart Associates...
Indecision time at Monte Carlo
The recent reinsurance rendezvous at Monte Carlo provided little hope for UK provincial brokers that...
Alexander Forbes health risk solutions
A range of insurance risk solutions, aimed at helping corporate and larger non-profit healthcare ope...