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Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Paul Brooker has been made group credit risk manager at Ecclesiastical. Brooker joins from HSBC Insu...
Alex Forbes may seek cash injection after profits slump
London-based international broker Alexander Forbes Risk Services saw operating profit fall dramatica...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Keelan Westall has appointed Clare Roberts as telesales manager. Roberts will be primarily responsib...
Axa buys Winterthur for £5.4bn
Insurer Axa has strengthened its reach across Asia, Europe and the US by buying Winterthur, the insu...
Appointment at Brit Insurance Holdings
Brit Insurance Holdings has made two appointments to its operations division. Mike Thomas has joined...
IUA launches e-claims pilot
Members of the International Underwriting Association have begun a pilot project to test an electron...
Appointment at Arc Legal Assistance
Arc Legal Assistance has appointed two new team members. Kirsty Gardiner joins as claims adviser and...
Appointment at Sciemus
Simon Clapham has joined Sciemus as the director of insurance. He will be responsible for all of the...
CCV in line for six of the best
Peter Cullum's latest venture, Cullum Capital Ventures, has made its first acquisition and is in dis...
Stuart Alexander chooses Open GI
Broker Stuart Alexander has chosen to trade all its business via insurance technology company Open G...
Brokerbility sets £150m GWP August target
Midlands-based broking consolidator Brokerbility is continuing its speedy rise towards the top of th...
Hiscox: 'TV adverts helped broker sales'
Specialist insurer Hiscox's gross written premium increased 30% to over £500m to the end of May over...
Cunningham Lindsey combines two offices
Cunningham Lindsey's loss adjusting services operations in Birmingham and Leicester have moved to Bi...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Jonathan Groves as leader of its UK captive consulting practice. Groves has more...
Fortis fortifies quote facility
Fortis has re-launched its commercial online quote facility. The facility, developed by software hou...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Mike McTomney is joining Heath Lambert as director of the marine liability team. McTomney has spent ...
Appointment at Oxygen
Oxygen has appointed two senior brokers. Anne Plumb joins from Swiss Re, where she was head of energ...
Appointment at St Paul Travelers
St Paul Travelers has made a double promotion Mike Bridge and Mick Husband have both been made assis...
The Insurance Partnership seeks national coverage
Kingston-upon-Hull-based broker The Insurance Partnership has unveiled plans to double staff numbers...
Allianz buys its first broker
Insurer Allianz Cornhill has bought London-based personal lines broker Home and Legacy Insurance Ser...
AMG eyes broker opportunities post acquisition
Loss adjuster Ashworth Mairs is looking to expand its appeal in the broker market, following its acq...
Online 'wake-up' warning
A report that foresees trouble ahead for insurance brokers that fail to embrace online business shou...
Eurobase launches Scheme Manager for binders
Eurobase has launched Scheme Manager for managing delegated authorities, which automates the process...
Kerry London opens new offices
Broker Kerry London has opened new London offices in Birchin Lane. It will house all three of its ci...