News
Moorhouse Group to launch Constructaquote.com service
The Moorhouse Group is to launch a commercial quote and buy facility designed specifically for the c...
Towergate additions
Towergate has announced two more additions to its growing list of acquisitions in the shape of Agenc...
Balls announcement
The Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, has announced that the Treasury will legislate to allow the Financ...
Towergate adds users
The Towergate Partnership has added a further 110 users from four businesses onto the Open GI platfo...
Zurich completes major general insurance management revamp
Zurich has embarked upon a major re-structuring of its UK general insurance division, creating four ...
Open GI and Close system
Open GI and Close have launched a system to deliver an electronic premium finance service, with an a...
CBSPC purchase is given the all clear
The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the acquisition by Hampden Agencies of the...
Potter impressed by Clear vision
New Malden-basedinsurance and financial services intermediary, the Clear Group, has acquired fellow ...
Regulation Zone
The recent announcement that the Financial Services Authority fined Paul Harrison, former chief exec...
Electronic waste burden for brokers
All businesses, including brokers, will soon be responsible for disposing of their old electrical eq...
MP4 Winner
The winner of the MP4 player Acumus competition in last month's Insurance Age was Martin Allan of Ac...
The Insurance Age Legends Cup '07
Following the success of last year's 'World Cup' five-a-side tournament, Insurance Age once again in...
OutRight office
OutRight, the affinity phone and internet brokerage, is to adopt a paperless office to help ensure c...
Appointments
Brokers Marsh has appointed Beverley Hurren as a senior consultant in its Manchester-based risk-con...
Appointment at RK Harrison
RK Harrison has appointed Louise Holland as divisional director within its casualty division. Hollan...
Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed Terri-Ann McKenna as underwriting development manager. Prior to joining Highwa...
Ecclesiastical goes into heritage space
Gloucester-based specialist insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance Group has developed a product for comme...
Westinsure sets £250m GWP target
Broking alliance the Westinsure Group has an ambitious growth target of £250m gross written premium ...
NIG: embrace three-way relationship
Mike Crane, director of operations at NIG, urged brokers to take control of growth by ensuring their...
Appointment at DAS
DAS has appointed Shane Beldham as account manager, corporate partnerships. Beldham has more than 15...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance
Royal & SunAlliance has appointed Mark Holweger to the newly created role of global broker director....
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has appointed Paul Hodgson as head of underwriting. Hodgson will play a role in the co...
Open GI gains in strength as Misys struggles through period of turmoil
Strong profits, steady management and a buyer eager to invest are characteristics of Worcester-based...
First round of bids for Open and Direct
A source close to Open and Direct's parent, private equity house Alchemy, has said the first round o...