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Crawford creates £5m high-end claims management service
Crawford and Company has launched a top tier claims service to allow brokers to take active involvem...
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Oval acquires cooksheppardpinhey
Oval has acquired Ipswich-based broker cooksheppardpinhey. The broker provides insurance and financi...
Insurance Race Day
The inaugural Insurance Race Day will take place on 22 April 2008 at Kempton Park - an initiative by...
Groupama Insurances appoints managing director
Groupama Insurances has appointed Laurent Matras as managing director. Mr Matras was previously fina...
Study shows UK is worst at customer retention
The UK general insurance sector has experienced a massive increase in customer defection levels, soa...
Tool sees culture as key to service
Groupama has implemented a culture measurement tool designed to improve broker service standards. T...
Tokio Marine Europe joins the Biba
Tokio Marine Europe has joined the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) as an associate mem...
SAP software potential
Insurance companies are failing to exploit the full potential of the SAP software they are paying fo...
RSA reveals new trading strategy
Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) is planning to create four new trading units focused on the retail, leisur...
Risk perspectives - Duty of care wake up call is needed
According to NURS research, 65% of company vehicles are involved in road accidents. However, busines...
APC Underwriting unveils product
APC Underwriting has unveiled the first of its new products for 2008, with the launch of a commercia...
Moorhouse unveils ambitious growth plans
Moorhouse has unveiled ambitious growth plans, targeting £100m in gross written premiums (GWP) by 20...
Software provider implements MI-friendly functionality to suite
EG Solutions has developed software to help brokers put management information (MI) measures in plac...
RIG chooses Acturis
Ryan Insurance Group (RIG) has chosen Acturis to assist in driving forward its expansion in the comm...
Risk Analysis Services software
Risk Analysis Services has launched business continuity software designed to enable insurance broker...
The Career Innovation Zone
Royal & SunAlliance has launched The Career Innovation Zone, an interactive career intranet site to ...
Bridge Insurance Brokers acquires Chartwell
Manchester-based Bridge Insurance Brokers has acquired fellow independent North-west broker Chartwel...
RK Harrison sets up new construction division
R K Harrison has set up a new construction division to offer comprehensive service to project owners...
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission to extend the time limit on personal injury claims from thr...
Equity acquires entire book of Bike Team
Equity Insurance Brokers has acquired the entire book of specialist motorcycle broker Bike Team, inc...
Markerstudy Retail acquires four firms
Markerstudy Retail has acquired four firms - Insurance Connections, Mobilers Insurance Services, The...
Start-up broker scoops award
Commercial broker and Layton Blackham Business Solutions partner, Prizm Solutions has been named Midlands Small Business of the Year 2008 after only 12 months of trading. The prestigious award was presented to Prizm Solutions at Birmingham’s…
Alec Finch appoints managing director
Alec Finch and Company has appointed Paula Williams as managing director with effect from tomorrow.