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NU looks to collect personal lines books
Brokers that want to exit personal lines can now sell up to Norwich Union. NU has launched a ne...
Blue Mountain expansion unlikely to include regionals
Lloyd's commercial portal Blue Mountain plans to expand beyond the London market but provincial bro...
Broker short cuts
More than 50% of brokers surveyed admitted to taking short cuts when dealing with employment law re...
First outing this month
Overheard's first outing this month was less an overheard than an underheard. PB's reporters went t...
Cox puts NMT to bed
Insurance outfit Cox is scrapping the New Millennium Technology broker systems. Cox has written to ...
Football competition winner
Insurance broker Chris Lennon, of Swindon-based Sullivan Garrett is the winner of the Professional ...
All hands on tech
Loss adjusters are taking advantage of the latest developments in technology, arming themselves with Palm Pilots, digital cameras and Tablet PCs to facilitate a quicker, more efficient service. Steve Banner explains.
Sirius signs Country Mutual
Country Mutual Insurance Brokers has signed up for the Sirius for Broking system. The deal is curre...
Appointment at JTW Reinsurance Consultants.
Stephen Hartigan has become director of JTW Reinsurance Consultants. He brings over 30 years of rein...
Appointment at Cox Insurance.
Cox Insurance has made Mark Woods operations director of its branch network insure-shop. He joins fr...
Appointment at Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers.
Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers has made Derek Barnes managing director. Ken Westland becomes assist...
Torrance outlines claims focus as chief executive
Andrew Torrance will focus on improving Allianz Cornhill's claims record during his first two years...
Appointment at Grant Thornton.
Grant Thornton has appointed Alastair Whiteside within its insurance claims solutions division at it...
Appointment at FarmWeb.
FarmWeb, the network of intermediaries providing insurance for farmers, has made Ken Isherwood opera...
Jeff Partridge, Director, Antur Insurance Services
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Leaving the company market to go into broking. It was a b...
Appointment at Misys Insurance Management.
Misys Insurance Management has made David MacFarlane motor fleet sales technician. Ruth Shirley has ...
Brokers need to tread with care
All is not lost for brokers finding themselves at risk. They may be able to get a contribution if a third party causes the loss.
Appointment at St Paul.
St Paul has appointed Geoff Sayers as general manager - claims, Dennis Huggins as senior manager - i...
Appointment at SVB Syndicates.
SVB Syndicates, the managing agency subsidiary of SVB Holdings, has employed John Thirlwell as non-e...
A group mentality
Broker networks have burst onto the scene over the past decade with more and more seeing the advantage of being part of a collective. Francesca Breeze assesses the differences between the young rivals and the more established players.
BIBA launches new award
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has launched a young broker award, sponsored by The Shei...
Is there still a place in the office for the now old-fashioned fax
Q: My fax machine is on its last legs. Is it worth getting a new one in the 'e-enabled' world?
Appointment at BDML (Holdings).
Portsmouth-based group BDML (Holdings) has made Paul Cosh managing director of its subsidiary, BDML ...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Sarah Higgins has been appointed as the new group HR director at Bland Bankart. She brings over seve...