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Appointment at iprism Insurance Underwriting Agency
iprism Insurance Underwriting Agency has appointed two new broker relationship development managers....
RSA: still hoping to be broker first choice without McManus
Brendan McManus, broker division managing director at Royal and SunAlliance, is to leave the insurer...
EL market recovered but rate rises needed
The UK employers' liability insurance market has recovered from an earlier crisis when gross written...
Broker wins help Sirius profit gain
Andrew Tjaardstra Solihull-based software house Sirius Financial Solutions saw profits climb 22% in...
Appointment at Davies Chartered Loss Adjusters
Iain MacLean, former UK chief engineer with Crawford and Company Adjusters, has joined Davies Charte...
Appointment at DAS
DAS has appointed Brendan Mooney as broker account manager, Northern Ireland. Based in Belfast, Moon...
FJ assures staff cull is over
Andrew Tjaardstra Midlands-based classic car specialist Footman James has defended sacking employee...
Appointment at AMG
AMG has appointed Toby Knight as regional manager/associate director (London, south and east). Knigh...
Giles hires and acquires
Consolidator Giles is due to announce the completion of another acquisition and the appointment of a...
Appointment at RK Harrison
RK Harrison has made an expansion through the addition of a marine energy team specialising in offsh...
Budget urges online motor certificates
An online survey carried out by the Budget aggregator Compare the Market, shows that 86% of responde...
Pioneer Simms remains in the garden despite offers
Pioneering former European Chubb personal lines chief executive John Sims recently said he has been ...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has promoted Matthew Bray to regional managing director for its central region. Bray was m...
Appointment at Amlin
Amlin has appointed Robert Robinson as general counsel. Robinson joins from Liberty Syndicate Manage...
Indie bosses trial news
Professional Broking has joined forces with its sister titles to establish a website dedicated to th...
Kent earthquake could cost insurers up to £20m
Andrew Tjaardstra An earthquake struck near Folkestone, Kent at 8:19am on 28 April, causing million...
MMA joins with Acturis
Broker-only insurer MMA has launched its small contractor's liability product - Master Tradesman Plu...
Higos buys Mike Deverell
Wells-based Higos Insurance has added two more branches to its high street network, with the acquisi...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Jeremy Baker has been appointed as property claims supply manager at Allianz Cornhill. Also, Ian Pug...
Towergate prize scalp will not lead RSA takeover
Towergate has batted back rumours that, following its appointment of Patrick Snowball from Norwich U...
LV= has selected the Thunderhead
LV= has selected the Thunderhead platform to generate all its customer documentation in the UK. Thun...
Corporate failures fall by 8.8%
Corporate failures have fallen by 8.8% during the first three months of 2007, with 430 fewer failure...
Brokers warned to strengthen contract certainty capabilities
The culture of commercial underwriting in the London market needs to change if insurers and brokers ...
Giles Insurance completes fourth acquisition
Giles Insurance has completed its fourth acquisition since its management buyout in July 2006, by ac...