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Greenbee enters the insurance sector
Greenbee, a direct services brand from John Lewis, offering home and contents and wedding and travel...
Oval completes its 13th acquisition
Oval has completed its 13th acquisition in three years with the purchase of Glasgow broker Service M...
FirstAssist restructures
FirstAssist has restructured its business and formed three fully independent entities which will be ...
Brokers express anger at consolidator pressure
Brokers allege they are being 'aggressively pursued' into selling their businesses as the number of ...
Jelf Group acquires Hern Waters and Co
Shropshire-based insurance brokers Hern Waters and Co has been acquired by Jelf Group, taking its nu...
Research findings from customer value management consortium, Connection ..
Research findings from customer value management consortium, Connection have shown that customers va...
Ex-Oval trio enters construction market
A new company, specialising in providing construction and land guarantees to the insurance market, h...
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
BROKERS - Marsh has announced two appointments to its risk trading practice. Colin Howells has been...
Research commissioned by the Department for Transport ..
Research commissioned by the Department for Transport to review the safety and legislation involving...
PBS on verge of underwriter merger
PBS Holdings has announced the proposed merger of two of its commercial underwriting agencies, subje...
Equity Insurance acquires Charles E Peake and Ben Robinson Insurance Consultants
Equity Insurance has acquired Charles E Peake and Ben Robinson Insurance Consultants. The 1,000 poli...
Howden tests global wholesale broking waters
Howden, the broking arm of the Hyper-ion Insurance Group, has launched Howden Special Risks, a globa...
Lark Group acquires Ascot Lark Group
Lark Group has acquired the Berkshire-based general broker, Ascot Insurance Brokers in a further ste...
Business failure levels still a cause for concern
Business failures are down for the first time in two years, according to new figures. Experian, the...
FSA: PPI firms still failing to treat their customers fairly
A report by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has found that some firms selling payment protect...
Freight-forwarding firms receive FSA exemption
Freight-forwarding firms have been given an exemption from Financial Services Authority (FSA) insura...
SEIB provides new focus for ex-racehorses
Specialist equestrian insurer, South Essex Insurance Brokers, who already sponsor a successful championship for amateur riders at the Horse Of The Year Show, instigated the Racehorse to Riding Horse Championship to illustrate that ex-racehorses can be…
Appointment at Academy Insurance
Doug Walker has been appointed as general manager at Academy Insurance. Walker will have responsibil...
Appointment at Employee Matters
Brian Taylor has taken up the role of sales manager for Employee Matters, sister company to Health M...
Appointment at Cardif Pinnacle
Paul Glen has joined Cardif Pinnacle as chief executive officer. Glen has previously held senior rol...
Appointment at M4 Underwriting
M4 Underwriting has announced the appointment of Graeme Sutton as sales and marketing director. Sutt...
FSA issues alert over motor policy con
The Financial Services Authority has issued a consumer alert after Double Easy Brokers of Camden sol...
Lycetts in £25m broker tie-up
Showing its determination to remain independent, Newcastle-based Lycetts has joined forces with Newm...
Appointment at Clear Insurance Management
Clear Insurance Management has promoted two of its account executives. Daniel Innes has become finan...