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Appointment at Mazars
Accountancy Mazars has hired Serena Joseph as a partner. Joseph joins from Ernst and Young. She bega...
Dunn looks to protect data with Axa
BDML founder Sandy Dunn is backing the launch of DataCover Insurance, a data recovery offering devel...
Macquarie Bank offers acquisition loans
Australia-based Macquarie Bank is offering brokers the opportunity to seek finance for mergers, acqu...
Appointment at Sigma Claims Solutions
Sigma Claims Solutions has recently promoted Greig Birrell to the newly created position of regional...
WNS buys its tech supplier
Ipswich-based motor insurance claims management specialist WNS Assistance has acquired its informati...
Groupama buys into Bollington
Marcus Alcock Macclesfield-based commercial broker Bollington has sold a majority stake to Groupama...
Online conversion rates are still poor
Research from the AA has found that 70% of people now research insurance prices online, and 40% are ...
Appointment at Cobra London Markets
Cobra London Markets has appointed three specialist brokers to its UK commercial (property and liabi...
Appointment at Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial has appointed Alex Stuart as regional manager, North West and Scotland. In additi...
IP product launched
Axis-owned Media/Professional Insurance has launched what it claims is the first specialist IP produ...
Appointment at AEGIS London
AEGIS London has appointed Phil Lawson as non-marine property underwriter. Lawson joins from ACE, wh...
Appointment at Broker Network
Broker Network has made a number of appointments within their sales department. Paul Hughes has been...
CCV in Norwich move
Cullum Capital Ventures has announced a minority investment stake into the general insurance busines...
Allianz takes stake in CBG as AIM shares raise £3m
Manchester-based insurance broker the CBG Group has raised £3m, after two placings of shares on the ...
ECIC starts SME property underwriting arm
The Electrical Contractors' Insurance Company has started an underwriting arm, Facilitas, specialisi...
J&M buys taxi specialist
Epping-based J&M Insurance Services, which has a large taxi book, has acquired the business assets o...
Lockton launches SME affinity arm
Lockton International has launched Lockton Affinity to spearhead its drive into the SME volume and s...
Appointment at Cassidy Davis Insurance Group
Cassidy Davis Insurance Group has appointed Tony Darwall as business development manager. ...
VC giant buys broker
The Blackstone Group has agreed to buy Alliant Insurance Services, the second largest privately owne...
Kwik-Fit expands with niche broker acquisition
Kwik-Fit Insurance has completed its first acquisition, gaining 100% of the share capital of Express...
Indie trial hears evidence on contracts
Marcus Alcock The first month of the long-awaited trial against three former directors of Independe...
Appointment at Newman Martin and Buchan
Newman Martin and Buchan has appointed David Warne as a director of its marine division. Warne, who ...
London Market warning for contract certainty regime
The London Market remains in a precarious state of readiness for the new contract certainty regime. ...
Open GI grows products
Software house Open GI now has a total of 1150 products, of which more than 60% are EDI. The largest...