Management
SVB and Capita team up.
SVB Underwriting Services, the service company of SVB Syndicates at Lloyd's, and Capita Assistance h...
Mardon secures Michael Stimpson.
Yacht and leisure craft insurance underwriting agents Mardon Insurance Brokers (UK) has acquired Mic...
Ryan plans to grow with umbrella model.
East Anglia-based broker Ryan Insurance Group plans to grow rapidly through acquisition and by creat...
Playing it cool.
Mark Boon talks to Diane Smyth about his fresh approach towards insurance broking and explains how he feels the image of the industry could be brightened up.
GISC forced to delay F42
The General Insurance Standards Council has been forced to put back its deadline for the start of tra...
GISC warns members to play by the rules
The General Insurance Standards Council has written to its members, reminding them that they cannot r...
Michael Stimpson joins Mardon
Yacht and leisure craft insurance underwriting agents Mardon Insurance Brokers (UK) has acquired Mich...
Towergate branches out with Hogg Robinson portfolios
Towergate Underwriting has acquired two portfolios from specialist corporate and employee services co...
Beckett continues expansion plan with another acquisition.
The Beckett Group has made its fifth acquisition in four years, and plans to make another big acquis...
Appointment at Clyde & Co
Clyde & Co has appointed nine new partners. Mark Fennessy has corporate recovery experience, Nicholas...
Appointment at Das
Das has expanded its team of broker account handlers with Louise Workman (left) joining the Southern ...
IIB launches its Insureright website.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers will go live at the end of June with Insureright. It is developin...
Draining resources.
Working on claims is both time-consuming and expensive, though Malcolm Harvey suggests outsourcing allows brokers to take control of the claims drain.
Independence day.
Andrew Paddick has long been a supporter of broker independence and he explains to Diane Smyth exactly why he is fighting the GISC and how he feels its implementation will affect the smaller broker.
Munters organises seminar.
MP John Greenway, chairman of the all party Insurance and Finance Group and Philip Young from AON ri...
Zurich: small centres.
Zurich Commercial is setting up a number of small business centres, through which it will deal with ...
Appointment at Hammonds Suddards Edge
Hammond Suddards Edge has promoted three of its commercial insurance solicitors to the partnership. I...
Coversure smooths GISC compliance path
Coversure Insurance Services is providing all 60 brokers in its franchise network with the facilities...
Axa transfers its jewels
Axa insurance has transferred the day-to-day running of its jewellers portfolio to specialist insuran...
Fusion opens first office in planned regional network.
Lloyd's insurer SVB's subsidiary Fusion Insurance Services has set up the first of a regional network...
Marcus Hearn offers underwriting facility.
Marcus Hearn and Co is making its travel insurance underwriting facility available to brokers. Th...
One large step for insurance?
With the success of the GISC surely in the bag, brokers must embrace it for the sake of the profession's status.
Appointment at PYV.
Ian Valentine is the new head of development at Lloyd's broker PYV. Mr Valentine joins the company f...
IIB announces Oak is to replace Cox.
Cox has lost its position as the Institute of Insurance Brokers' high net worth scheme provider. Oak...