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Regional alliance to compete with bigger brokers.
Eight East Anglian brokers have followed in the footsteps of The Broker Alliance and Unitas and join...
Will CGU behave like the old GA?
I read the letter about General Accident headed 'Call to arms' (PB, Nov, p15) with great interest an...
Countrywide brokers take the lead with proactive marketing.
A group of Countrywide brokers are beating off the competition in the household market and achieving...
Another tough year.
Last year was yet another year of great change for nearly all concerned in the insurance industry. Tim Collison takes a look back at some of the major events of the last 12 months.
Greater unity.
AXA Insurance has relaunched Unity Working from Home policy. The cover has been enhanced to include ...
Andrew Torrance tipped to become general manager of Cornhill.
Andrew Torrance (right) is being tipped to succeed Dennis Loretto as general manager of Cornhill whe...
Level of gratuitous nudity.
Overheard was very surprised at the level of gratuitous nudity in the insurance world last month. Fi...
Appointment at Pound Gates and Co.
Ipswich-based insurance broker Pound Gates and Company has made four new appointments as part of a r...
Scottish Equitable in restructure to boost position in market.
Scottish Equitable has restructured into three separate companies and has changed its name to Aegon ...
Award honours Harrison.
The Yorkshire and Northern region of BIIBA has created 'The Gordon Harrison Memorial Award' in honou...
Axe falls on 2000 Eagle Star agencies at Zurich Financial.
The UK commercial division of Zurich Financial Services - the company formed from the merger of the ...
Bug-tester.
Brokers and intermediaries are being offered a free disk that will enable them to test whether their...
The Max factor.
Outsourcing in insurance is booming at the moment and at the forefront of the growth is Eastgate. Shona Cronin spoke to Eastgate director Max Carruthers about the purchase of Hambro and his role in driving the company forward.
Edgar Hamilton helps brokers to take slice of travel cover sector.
Edgar Hamilton & Wellard has enhanced the cover on its Voyager policy in a bid to give intermediarie...
Scheme offers facilities.
Peter Lusted has launched Economic Scheme Underwriting, to provide scheme underwriting facilities an...
The incredible shrinking market.
The departure of Cloverleaf is the latest loss to the non-standard motor field, but those that remain foresee brighter times ahead. Andrew Newman reports.
ACE acts on health and safety regulations.
ACE Engineering Insurance has devised a risk management package to help clients comply with two new ...
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Edward Close-Smith has been appointed managing director of the North American division of Thompson H...
Not concerned by MMC ruling.
The recent ruling by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission that discounted holidays must be made ava...
Pastures new.
The mood may be downbeat on the farm, but there are signs that rates in the farm and agriculture markets are starting to increase. David Fanning talks to the main insurers.
Appointment at AXA Insurance.
AXA Insurance has appointed Kirsty Chandler as its new corporate account manager. Ms Chandler spent ...
Appointment at Crowe.
Crowe Insurance Group Syndicate 963 has appointed Hamilton Harper as claims controller and Nikolai K...
Chartwell's Charity Plus policy a 'must for all UK charities'.
David Marshall & Others Syndicate 839, managed by Chartwell Managing Agents, has devised a new profe...
Towergate in L&E deal.
London & Edinburgh, recently acquired by Norwich Union, has been appointed underwriter for Towergate...