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Miscellaneous - Appointment at Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance
Neil Jenkinson has been promoted to director of sales at Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance. In ...
Advisers studying for IFS ..
Advisers studying for IFS professional qualifications are now able to book their exams online at a l...
Have you got the X-Factor you need to succeed?
Every year, I carry out strategic reviews and prepare a Top 250 list of brokers. Many show no real c...
A new Faculty of Underwriting has been formally launched ..
A new Faculty of Underwriting has been formally launched by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)....
FSA rolls out e-learning package for small firms
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched an e-learning package aimed at helping small fir...
London brokers still stuck in IT stone age
At least 75% of London Market brokers - in the main medium and smaller sized firms - are using IT sy...
The Faculty of Insurance Broking ..
The Faculty of Insurance Broking, in conjunction with the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Bi...
ODRS acquired by Creation UK in £250m deal
Belfast-based Open and Direct Retail Services (ODRS), the owner of premium finance provider Premium ...
It's the end of an era
Impact of smoking
Get T&C in train
Q. We received a thematic review e-mail from the Financial Services Authority regarding our training and competence scheme. We have put a lot of effort into compliance, but all our staff are experienced and have been with us for ages. Consequently we…
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Axa wins CII accreditation
Axa has been awarded an accreditation by the Chartered Insurance Institute for its in-house talent t...
Hughes & Co. plans 2006 branch expansion drive
Northern Irish broker Hughes & Co. has announced plans to expand its branch network by 50% in 2006. ...
DAS restructure boost for broker service
Legal protection insurer DAS has confirmed plans for what it claims is a 'new, seamless approach to ...
CII introduces Job Role and Competency Framework
A Job Role and Competency Framework has been introduced by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) t...
Aon report predicts stormy year ahead for UK business
Storm damage losses are set to continue in 2006 following a record year of storm damage losses in th...
Ex-footballer makes record illness claim
Ex-Tottenham Hotspur footballer, Dean Richards, has claimed a record £2m in compensation for an illn...
Yorkshire-based companies merge
Two Yorkshire-based companies providing claims services to the broking sector have merged. Uninsured...
Split widening in broker sector
A widening split in the broker sector between 'traditionalists' and 'innovators' will see competitiv...
The hottest insurance gossip
Broker MCE Insurance are not very happy after being banned from the 2006 Northern Ireland Motorcycle...
A new driving force
Ian Ormerod offers his thoughts on his first year as Axa's head of distribution development and tells Michelle Worvell how he hopes to best utilise his banking experience in the insurance sector
Insurers must realise brokers lead the way in innovation and service
For many years, insurers had a patronising and combative attitude towards brokers. The latter were m...
Primary Group acquires TPS
Primary Group has acquired Travellers Protection Services (TPS), a Norwich-based broker specialising...