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Heath Lambert continues its expansion in Sheffield
Heath Lambert Group has moved to new premises in Sheffield to make room for further expansion. The Group has been trading in Sheffield for around twenty years and has a client base including over 300 local companies. Following double digit growth last…
PB Week: Stirling Castle, Scottish dancing and Sir Bob Geldof
Last week's blog came from the thick of the action at the BIBA conference. On the Thursday night of the conference, I was whisked off to Stirling Castle for some Scottish dancing and haggis with brokers, journalists and the top team at Groupama, writes…
Sore heads, but BIBA is a hit
Welcome to the latest edition of PB Week live from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association in Glasgow where all the industry movers and shakers are recovering from their late night antics out in Glasgow’s finest restaurants and bars, writes Andrew…
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama has hired Laurent Matras as its managing director. He joined the firm from Axa, where he wa...
And they're off
Insurance Raceday
The weight of disclosure
Remuneration
Appointment at Giles
Giles has made Gordon Crosbie its Scottish regional managing director. Crosbie was the former managi...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances
Groupama Insurances has recruited Sarah Stephen to the newly created role of schemes underwriting ma...
Chief executive departs - Hubbard leaves Axa stronger
Peter Hubbard, after some tough decisions, has left the insurer in better shape than when he started, writes Marcus Alcock
Fortis welcomes ex-Axa boss to the fold
Axa has seen two of its senior team leave the firm in quick succession, in apparently unrelated depa...
Sit back and relax
The premium finance market has followed the consolidation trend of the insurance sector but, with buying and selling activity slowing down, Sarah Hills explains that premium financiers can now start to turn their attention elsewhere
Insurer unites divisions
AIG UK will be consolidating its property, liabilities and AIG-combined businesses into one division...
Insurers alter consolidation climate in Northern Ireland
The growing consolidation of the Northern Irish market is being bankrolled by insurers, according to...
Campaign calls on industry to review stance on discounts for risk planning.
A campaign has been launched to force brokers and insurers to offer policy discounts to individuals ...
Lark Group purchases Grosvenor Court Insurance Services
The Lark Group has purchased Grosvenor Court Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum. Based in cen...
Appointment at Motor Insurers' Bureau
Norwich Union's (NU) David McMillan has joined the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB). He became part of t...
Insurance race day
More than 500 insurers, brokers, suppliers and their guests descended on Kempton Park race course la...
NU product puts RAC toolkit to good use
Norwich Union (NU) has started to leverage its ownership of RAC with the introduction of a new broke...
Risk perspectives - Fighting fires before they spread
Martin Hartley is property class specialist at Norwich Union Risk Services. Norwich Union Risk Serv...
ServiceTick secures clients
Independent research service ServiceTick has secured Norwich Union (NU), RAC and Standard Life's int...
Personal lines broker set for come-back, says Defaqto
Personal lines Brokers are set for a come back thanks to aggregators, despite much being written about their demise over the past 10 years, says Defaqto.
Norwich Union issues trading statement
Aviva has reported its general insurance business is on track to “meet or beat” its target group combined operating ratio of 98%.
Keychoice extends Fortis relationship
Fortis Insurance and the Keychoice Network have extended their existing trading relationship to provide Keychoice Network members with access to a range of SME commercial lines products with enhanced commissions.
All change at Axa
Blimey. Senior management changes are like buses at Axa. There are none for ages and then two come along at once. First, Peter Hubbard suddenly announces he is leaving Axa to “pursue other interests”, then Mark Cliff, markets managing director, declares…