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Derek McLaughlan.
Employers' liability is currently proving to be a difficult class to write profitably. Insurers must stand firm and resist the temptation to cut rates in order to gain business.
Exclusive - Broker Alliance ousts Evans.
Sheffield broker Evans Charles Stevens has been forced out of the Broker Alliance following the resi...
A wider perspective.
The D&O market is growing, and with it the number of extensions to cover company, as well as directors', liability. David Fanning assesses whether the sector is about to trip itself up.
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has appointed Scott Bailey as underwriting manager accident & health. He will ...
Iron Trades in property push.
A new wide-ranging and flexible property owner's policy has been devised by Iron Trades Insurance. I...
ABI agency cancellations.
The Association of British Insurers has cancelled the agencies of 30 independent, general insurance ...
Appointment at RE Brown & Others.
Syndicate 702 RE Brown & Others has recruited Paul Bermon to its professional and financial risks un...
Appointment at Bradstock Group.
Bradstock Group has made Alan Williams executive chairman. In addition, Eddie McGrath retires as non...
Better NU cash plans for a wider market.
Norwich Union has produced new cash plans offering three different price levels and an enhanced pack...
Williams to head Ansvar.
Following the Ecclesiastical Group's £11.5m takeover of rival church insurer Ansvar Insurance, the g...
More demand for D&O.
Demand for directors and officers cover significantly increased, according to a report by The Insura...
Appointment at Cigna.
Cigna has made Clive Hassett operating officer for the UK P&C Cluster. He will work across all bu...
Lloyd's - No guarantee?
Tim Collison looks at the future for Lloyd's motor once the mandatory guarantee goes.
Towergate hooks up with Bakers.
Towergate Underwriting Group has made its second acquisition this year, with its purchase of park ho...
Keep on truckin'.
There is a convoy of insurers looking to pick up goods-in-transit business, with some very cheap rates being offered. Steve Banner surveys the main players in the market.
Y2K survey - 63% of brokers risk-free.
Well over half of the brokers and intermediaries taking part in the Association of British Insurer's...
Appointment at Budget Insurance Services.
Jon Walker has been appointed senior sales manager at Budget Insurance Services in Peterborough. He ...
Appointment at Stephenson Harwood.
Stephenson Harwood has created two new partners. Stephen Roberts specialises in commercial litigatio...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Royal & SunAlliance has recruited a senior management team for its refocused commercial business. Ia...
Peckham joins Mondial.
Mondial Assistance is investing further in insur-ance and financial services with the appointment of...
Letter of the Month - Self-regulate or self-destruct.
Your April article, GISC proposals attacked by IIB membership (p3), further highlights the IIB's lac...
Merger forms Trinity.
Halifax-based insurance brokers Bush Hodgson and Sutcliffe Mitchell and its subsidiaries have merged...
Editor was highly commended.
Tim Collison, editor of Professional Broking, (above right) was highly commended in the technical ne...
Chartwell enters Brum.
Chartwell Underwriting has opened a new office in Birmingham. Mark Woodcock, who joins from Generali...