Management
Finding the pick of the bunch.
Jennifer Jarrett gives some tips for successful recruitment, ensuring the right person is chosen for the job and helping your company stand out from the crowd.
Countrywide helps brokers get Equip-ed.
Brokers can now get regulation help with Equip, a support package produced by Countrywide. The br...
New insurance training series launched.
Professional Broking's sister title, Post Magazine, has teamed up with one of the country's leading t...
Noble warning of the dangers of slow action on regulation.
Offering initial advice on the uncertainty of future regulation, Alastair Noble, senior manager in P...
Appointment at Bray Wintour Patis.
Bray Wintour Patis has recruited John Meredith as the new group deputy managing director at the Lond...
DPR acquires Bishopscourt.
DPR Commercial Insurance Brokers has acquired high net worth specialist Bishopscourt Group Insurance...
Appointment at HML Marketing.
Alan Warner has joined HML Marketing as head of the telemarketing department. Neil Hayden has joined...
More stress to come, warns Iron Trades.
Speakers at the Iron Trades Annual Conference this month welcomed the Court of Appeal's recent rulin...
Pride of investing in people.
Training should be an ongoing process in the industry and the significance of any qualifications that are achieved should not be underestimated.
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance.
Ian Jerrum has been confirmed as the chief executive of Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance. He s...
Appointment at Americas Insurance Company.
Jon Francis has become senior vice president of Americas Insurance Company and its subsidiary Americ...
Online learning service offered by the CII.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched an online learning service called ed. The system h...
The FSA should now become accountable to the CII.
For all working in insurance, two essential features of credibility are an understanding that insura...
Win FA cup tickets.
Enter a free-prize draw to win a VIP all-expenses-paid trip to this year's Axa sponsored FA cup fina...
Feeling under pressure.
New regulations designed to keep pressure equipment up to scratch have led to safety concerns in some quarters, though the effect on the insurance industry is not yet clear. Diane Smyth explains.
Club Direct backpacking.
Club Direct has updated its Discovery Gold policy for backpackers. The policy now includes three add...
Management buyout for Endesleigh.
Endesleigh Insurance Services is to be bought out by its management team. The current owner, Dutc...
Scott emphasises the importance of training.
Sandy Scott, director general of the Chartered Insurance Institute, has warned of the consequences o...
Willis spots new gap in the market
Willis Group has recruited a team of brokers to handle risks arising from mergers, acquisitions and o...
Sports - Global Sports offers product for amateur sports.
Global sports underwriter Sportscover has formed a partnership with Great Lakes Re-Insurance UK to wr...
Appointment at Budget.
Andrew Perry has been made regional manager for the London and south area of Budget's retail network...
Overheard - Christmas parties.
Overheard hopes you all had a good Christmas break and, in particular, a good office party. Mike ...
Congratulations for Mr Paddick and a call to support the IBRC.
Following his defeat of the General Insurance Standards Council monopoly, may I congratulate Andrew ...
ACII new examination.
A new qualification for life and disability claims specialists will be launched by the Chartered Ins...