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Fortress to launch household products
Fortress Underwriting is to launch two household products on the insurE-com portal following a succe...
IoD survey warns of IT virus dangers
A survey by the Institute of Directors has revealed that 57% of businesses recently suffered a virus...
RAC to buy out Axa interest and renew Axa Direct
RAC has agreed to buy out Axa Insurance's interest in RAC Financial Services and to acquire the rene...
Seventh acquisition for Citybond Suretravel
Citybond Suretravel has made its seventh acquisition with the purchase of the travel insurance busin...
Aon integrates with Ri3k
Ri3k has completed an ACORD-certified business integration with the ConCert production system of Aon...
Appointmant at Zurich London
Zurich London has appointed Glenn Ellis as customer relationship manager, reporting to Nicholas Stre...
Chubb upgrade offers eight additional commercial covers
Chubb Insurance has upgraded its packaged commercial product, which includes eight additional covers...
NU Asian offshoring angers staff and unions
Norwich Union has announced plans to move 950 more jobs to Asia in 2005, but claims the move will no...
Appointmant at Byrne & Stacey
Jody Brooks, who joined Byrne & Stacey Underwriting in 2001, has been appointed to the board of BSU....
Appointmant at Budget Group
Sharon Allen has been appointed to the position of associate director for ACM ULR, the Budget Group ...
Appointmant at Allianz Cornhill
John Warburton has been appointed sales and distribution manager for Allianz Cornhill Commercial whe...
Industry urged to work more closely
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Challenge of regulation is worrying brokers
Regulation by the Financial Services Authority is the primary worry among brokers, according to rese...
BIBA warns against FSA complacency
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has warned brokers not to become complacent about authori...
Microsoft applications now accessible via CDL
Systems provider CDL has developed a module that enables brokers to access Microsoft applications fr...
Appointmant at Helphire Group
Helphire Group has appointed Jim Muir as area sales manager for Scotland. He previously worked as re...
NU fills gap in the business travel market
Fewer than 8% of brokers are offering group business travel as an option with commercial insurance c...
Collaborative effort needed in lobbying on insurance issues
The details of a joint parliamentary group collaboration are currently being finalised, in order to ...
Appointmant at Markel International
Markel International has announced the promotion of Penny Whitwell to head of legal. She has worked ...
Broker Network announces deal with Axa
The Broker Network has announced a three-year deal with Axa to reflect the growing needs of its memb...
ABI: businesses face EL rise
The Association of British Insurers has announced that businesses will face a 5% rise in employers' ...
Appointmant at Smart & Cook
Smart & Cook has strengthened its general insurance compliance department with the appointment of Ja...
Appointmant at Groupama Healthcare
Groupama Healthcare has made three appointments to its management team. Malcolm Simpson has been app...
Riding correction
With reference to the suspension of insurance broker Riding by the General Insurance Standards Counc...