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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...
UKI cuts nearly 100 staff
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance's subsidiary UKI Partnerships has made around 100 employees redunda...
FSA rethinks poison ARROW
Commercial law firm Beachcroft LLP (previously Beachcroft Wansbroughs) has completed work on behalf ...
"Value destruction" dogs Heath/JLT deal
Market analysts are watching the rumoured take over of Heath Lambert by Jardine Lloyd Thompson with ...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Alexander Forbes has made Simon Scholfield regional managing director in its North American property...
Professional Broking online poll and results
Is recruiting quality staff becoming harder? Yes 69.2% No 15.4% Unsure 15.4% July online poll qu...
Highway launches website
Motor insurer Highway has launched a broker-only website Highway Extra for its 2500 broker partners....
Appointment at PBS Holdings
PBS Holdings has appointed Simon Taylor to the newly-created role of marketing director. Taylor join...
Aon is set to go electronic
Aon UK has announced that it will move to an electronic trading capability during 2006 for its speci...