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Markerstudy unveils controversial website
Broker-only motor insurer Markerstudy's new website has caused controversy after Direct Line asked t...
Appointment at Rainbow International
David Marshall has joined disaster restoration specialist Rainbow International as commercial accoun...
Groupama/Countrywide deal
More than 150 new brokers have requested access to Groupama's commercial extranet following the laun...
Novae boosts Towergate web-based trading
Towergate has appointed Novae Underwriting to supply a web-based delivery system to aid consolidatio...
Protectagroup begins customised training
Welsh independent insurance broker Protectagroup is joining forces with the Cardiff Independent Trai...
JLT backs London Market initiative
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has backed Kinnect, the electronic platform that exchanges risk data and word...
QBE acquisition bolsters fleet footing
QBE European Operations has acquired MBP Holdings, the holding company of UK underwriting agency, Mi...
Appointment at CNA
Susan Taylor has joined CNA's London team as development manager, property and casualty. ...
Appointment at Axa
Anthony Lewis has joined Axa's personal lines underwriting team as private motor product manager. ...
Appointment at Fyfe Group
Alan Inskip has been appointed development manager for the Fyfe Group. ...
Appointment at Heath Lambert National
Heath Lambert National has appointed Donald Morgan as managing director of its Leeds branch. Lee Wil...
S&P places troubled Alea on credit watch
Alea has been placed on creditwatch by Standard & Poor's. The insurer and reinsurer announced it was...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has appointed Paul Salter as motor underwriting manager and Jim Meikle as business dev...
Appointment at Miller Insurnace Services
Nicola Kohn and Malcolm Cullum, previously board directors at CJ Coleman & Co., have joined the prof...
Calls for BPS to face administrator legal action
Creditors of BPS Insure, which went into administration in May after the Financial Services Authorit...
August
ABI disputes reports The Association of British Insurers (ABI) disputed media reports which suggest...
Northern Irish brokers feeling left out in cold
NI brokers say they are being snubbed by many insurers who are reluctant to deal with the province
Government speed attempts
Government attempts to impose speed restricting technology on motorists could face strong opposition...
FSA: no need to worry about customer risk transfer interest
Brokers do not need to worry about paying interest to retail customers when risk transfer is involve...
Bennetts campaign
Motorcycle insurer Bennetts has launched a 'racey' email computer game campaign featuring the Bennet...
ACLP prosecution alert
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection (ACLP) is asking brokers to alert their customers that they could ...
Oval Group division
Insurance brokers the Oval Group has launched a new personal accident and travel division based in i...
Conflict of interest training needed for sake of customers
Brokers must ensure they train staff to recognise potential conflicts of interest and have stringent...
ABI responds to concerns
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has responded to concerns about insurance cover for emerge...