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Intermediaries Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers has appointed Carol Temple as claims handler. Carol h...
Axa winds down direct arm in strategic return to brokers
Axa's major refocusing of its personal insurance business strategy will place emphasis on intermedia...
TBN acquires stake in Sharples & Co
The Broker Network (TBN) has announced that it has acquired a 51% stake in Sharples & Co Insurance B...
Groupama appoints senior figures to boost SME push
Groupama Insurances has announced two senior appointments in moves to further strengthen its non-motor underwriting team and to drive forward its agency and distribution strategy. Phil Bird will be joining the company from Axa as director of non-motor…
Axa to focus on intermediaries and reduce headcount in major refocus
Axa Insurance is set to stop promoting its direct brand and emphasise intermediary sales as part of a major refocus of its personal insurance business. The insurer is also planning to reduce its head count by 700 by 2006, including another tranche of…
Lloyd's outlines 2004 capacity
Lloyd's will have the capacity to underwrite £14.9bn of business in 2004. Chief executive officer Nick Prettejohn said the 2004 figure, which maintains the level of capacity in 2003, underlined Lloyd's strong capital base and demonstrated discipline in…
NU: service will be maintained
Norwich Union's service levels will not drop when its UK call centres are moved to India, according ...
Provincial offers EL help
New broker Provincial Underwriting has launched to provide tailor-made liability and property insura...
NU set to tackle floods with new mapping device
Norwich Union will roll out highly accurate flood mapping technology this year, beginning with high-...
Blanc plans shake-up
Amanda Blanc, newly appointed distribution and customer services director of Groupama Insurances, pl...
Appointment at Henderson Insurance
Brokers Henderson Insurance Brokers has made a string of appointments. David Saxby has been appointe...
Appointment at Stuart Alexander
Stuart Alexander has appointed Jeremy Edwards and Paul Dyer. Edwards has joined to boost its expandi...
December
L&G aim to be principals Insurer Legal & General (L&G) was one of the first insurers to confirm tha...
Premium First branches into commercial market
Premium First has launched itself into the commercial lines market following a successful year in it...
NU consolidates: nine broker centres closed
Norwich Union (NU) is to close nine regional broker-facing centres dealing with personal lines, clai...
Norwich Union (NU) has...
Norwich Union (NU) has signed a 10-year extension to its global licensing agreement for CSC's Exceed...
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Berry Birch & Noble Employee Benefits launches new team
Berry Birch & Noble Employee Benefits, a subsidiary of Berkeley Berry Birch (BBB), has launched a ne...
Budget to roll WAN solution
Budget is to roll out a full wide-area network (WAN) solution for its retail business to consolidate...
Norwich Union set to close nine broker-facing centres
Norwich Union (NU) is set to close nine regional broker-facing centres dealing with personal lines, claims and small businesses in the New Year.
Appointment at AFP Consulting
AFP Consulting, the management consultancy division of Alexander Forbes Professions, has appointed A...
Zurich aims for top spot
Zurich aims to become the top intermediated personal lines insurer in the UK. It has earmarked 500 b...
Keelan Westall focuses on core commercial
Keelan Westall has sold its personal lines book in order to concentrate on its core commercial prope...