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FSA online application service now available
Alexander Forbes Risk Services UK division, AFP Consulting and IFA Mentor have launched a Finan-cial...
Atrium announces succession plans as profits leap
Atrium Underwriting has announced a rise in pre-tax profits in 2003, up 83% to £18.8m. Net combined ...
Lloyd's start-up to target 250 brokers
A Lloyd's-backed commercial underwriting agency is currently being piloted with around 75 brokers an...
CSC broadens access to VisualOffice support system
The Computer Sciences Corporation has launched an online version of its London market broking suppor...
Three banks to fund Towergate war chest
Towergate is due to announce an £85m financing facility including a £45m war chest for its acquisiti...
Fusion moves north
Fusion Insurance has opened a regional office in Manchester. The team will be headed by Neil Clayton...
David Moore acquires Wolverhampton firms
David Moore & Co Insurance Brokers of Newport has become the first Willis Commercial Network member ...
Lloyd's announces profit
Lloyd's has reported a pro forma annually accounted profit of £1892m in 2003, up 127% on 2002. It sa...
Appointment at Misys
Misys Financial Systems has made several new sales appointments. New to the team are account manager...
Abrey Beatty acquired by Alan and Thomas
Alan and Thomas Insurance Brokers has acquired the goodwill of insurance broker Abrey Beatty in Dors...
CII accreditation for Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill's Underwriting Academy is the first in-house insurer training programme to be award...
Oval acquisition boosts group-wide programme
The Oval Group is hoping to complete up to eight acquisitions within two to three years after announ...
230 brokers sign to SSP compliance offering
Software Solutions Partners has signed up more than 230 broker firms for its new compliance modules,...
FSA denounces EU directive
The Financial Services Authority has joined a chorus of industry voices condemning the proposed Euro...
CDE Solutions launches IT support for regulated reporting
CDE Solutions has launched Resolution XBRL to enable regulated businesses to meet the Financial Serv...
RICS secondary exemption plea is denied by Treasury
The Treasury has poured cold water on a last minute attempt by the Royal Institution of Chartered Su...
BIBA conference
The Professional Broking team is looking forward to meeting brokers at this year's British Insurance...
Heath Lambert denies poaching
Heath Lambert has refuted claims that Alexander Forbes has acquired a team of ten professional indem...
Giles lays foundations for its northern consolidation
Scotland-based Giles Insurance is planning aggressive growth in England and has put in place an exte...
Appointment at Axa
Axa Insurance has announced the appointment of Laurent Matras as finance business partner and will j...
Marsh CEO slams EU legislation bias
Marsh chief executive officer, Bruce Carnegie-Brown, has lambasted the 'socialist bias in European l...
GISC warns brokers and sets application deadline
The General Insurance Standards Council has warned brokers not to leave applications for GISC member...
Norwich Union's HHH redirect strategy hindered by NIG
Norwich Union's strategy to redirect all Hill House Hammond personal lines customers to NU Direct ha...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert Group has appointed Peter Mitchell as regional director, responsible for business deve...