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PBS and ATD merge
Primary Broker Services and ATD General have merged to form Primary General, which began trading on ...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Keelan Westall has appointed Paul Stevens as underwriting agency team leader. Prior to this, Stevens...
Ex-broker start-up tackles under and over insurance
Ex-broker Matthew Newsome has launched a start up technology company to enable brokers to provide ho...
Appointment at Medisure
Medisure has appointed Katie Wilkie as corporate relationship executive. Wilkie joins from Mercer Hu...
Broadband Britain
Broadband in the UK has exploded, with the country leading the way in both take up and time spent online. Vivek Banga explains why brokers should view online distribution as a 'must have'
Appointment at John Holman and Sons
John Holman and Sons has made a number of appointments. Paul Ducat now heads up the professional ris...
Broker Network shares and profit leap
Grant Ellis, chief executive of the Broker Network, has overseen record profits in the first half of...
Appointment at Focus Solutions
Focus Solutions has appointed David Brooks as its new business development director to take responsi...
Appointment at The Chartered Insurance Institute
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Neil Beattie as faculty operations manager for the g...
BIBA looks to achieve conference excellence
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is gearing up for its annual conference due to take place...
Appointment at Brit Insurance Holdings
Brit Insurance Holdings has appointed Ray Cox to the newly-created role of underwriting director, UK...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has employed a reinsurance manager in its Moscow office to better serve the local Russian market...
Appointment at NIG
NIG has strengthened its underwriting and pricing team with the appointment of John Inwood as head o...
Acquirer Jelf is in good health
The Jelf Group has fulfilled its ambitions for the fiscal period ending 30 September. Pre-tax profit...
Equity buys Northern Ireland's Open and Direct
Acquisitive Equity Insurance Brokers, the broking arm of Equity Insurance Group has acquired Norther...
Fortis re-launches its website
Fortis has re-launched its website (www.fortisinsurance.co.uk). The insurer claims the revamped webs...
SBJ acquires E Nugent Linaker and Co
Insurance broking and consulting group SBJ has acquired the entire issued share capital of E Nugent ...
PBS and ATD merger sees new firm emerge
Primary General Insurance, newly created from a merger of PBS and ATD, has now commenced trading. P...
Fusion teams up to provide weather warnings to brokers
Virtual insurer Fusion has teamed up with meteorology risk firm Sixth Sense to provide a weather for...
New UK legislation tackles fraud
New government legislation that aims to expose organised insurance frauds, such as staged motor acci...
Axa makes double buy in bid for SME share
Axa UK has acquired the businesses of insurance brokers Stuart Alexander and Layton Blackham in an a...
Regulation Zone
With the current furore surrounding payment protection insurance, and the ongoing debate centred aro...
Acturis now live via imarket
Acturis is now live via imarket with Allianz Cornhill for its auto-rated offices and surgeries packa...
Regulator questioned over high staff salaries
Allegations that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is employing 140 people earning more than £1...