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Marsh chief urges business model revision in light of Spitzer allegations
Marsh UK chief executive Bruce Carnegie-Brown has urged brokers to follow its lead and revise their ...
Appointment at Kynixa
Heather Smith has joined Kynixa as insurance relations manager. She joins from Royal & SunAlliance, ...
FSA ruling may trigger reissue of TOBAs
Insurers may have to reissue terms-of-business agreements following the Financial Service Authority'...
Appointment at CBG Carpenter Rees Jackson
CBG Carpenter Rees Jackson, the independent financial advisory division of Community Broking Group, ...
Appointment at Oak Underwriting
Oak Underwriting has appointed Robert Trott as managing director. He succeeds Tony Lumsden-Cook, who...
Willis agrees Opus buyout
Willis has agreed to acquire UK regional insurance broking and group benefits consultancy business O...
Appointment at Stuart Alexander
Household insurance specialist Nicky Geddes has joined Stuart Alexander's Southampton office as a pr...
Zurich and AC Q3 results
Zurich Financial Services reported solid general insurance underwriting results in the first nine mo...
Campaign seeks to thwart draconian EU regulation
A campaign to prevent the UK insurance industry being swamped by rigid legislation from Brussels got...
Sectornet to boost Churchill processing
Hendon-based Churchill Insurance Consultants has appointed Sectornet to strengthen its commercial pr...
BIBA launches manual
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has launched the BIBA Compliance Manual. The 230-page man...
CLE named top financial services company
Cardiff-based Composite Legal Expenses was rated the top UK financial services company at the annual...
Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed Peter Gallagher as claims director. He will join the board of Highway Company ...
BIBA staggered by Airmic survey
Almost a quarter of the membership of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers may consider ch...
ABI hails government compensation culture 'breakthrough'
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed comments by Constitutional Affairs Secretary Lord F...
PI costs and regulation to oust lucrative secondary players
Financial Services Authority director of high street firms Sarah Wilson has said the fate of seconda...
Professional Broking online poll and results
December online poll question: Are you prepared for regulation by the Financial Services Authority? ...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed David Nash as a development executive to its Maid-stone business development tea...
Appointment at Capita Insurance Services
Capita Insurance Services has appointed two senior loss adjusters, Alastair Whiteside and Peter Shaw...
Training increases profits: pilot study reveals
Results from a pilot accreditation scheme by the Financial Services Skills Council show the training...
FSA releases semi-final application figures
The Financial Services Authority has sent out around 9,000 scope-of-permission notices to general in...
IIB to launch wholesalers status report facility
The Institute of Insurance Brokers wholesalers status report facility will be launched in the first ...
Benfield deal boosts S&F position
Singer & Friedlander has acquired Benfield Premium Finance. The deal sees the 100% holding in Benfie...
Industry foots bill for poor car design
Revelations that two-thirds of new cars fail to meet acceptable safety standards are set to shame ca...