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Towergate acquires AIUA
Towergate has acquired the Agricultural Insurance Underwriting Agency. AIUA will continue to operate...
Cooper Gay opens west-coast US office
Cooper Gay has opened an office in San Francisco to complement its wholesale insurance network in No...
Brokers top in customer satisfaction survey
Brokers have come out top for customer satisfaction among professional advisors in the latest Norwic...
Aon finds 'hard evidence' of compensation culture
A recent survey by Aon into the compensation culture phenomenon has found a debilitating impact to b...
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Willis appoints ML insurance manager
Willis Group Holdings has announced that Willis Management (Isle of Man) has been appointed as insur...
NU launches website for buy-to-let landlords
Norwich Union has launched a website to help landlords in the buy-to-let market. The website, at www...
Appointment at THB Group
THB Group has announced three appointments to their board of directors: Paul Dudley, chief executive...
Appointment at NIG
NIG has appointed William Simpson as regional sales executive for personal lines and Gwenda Watt as ...
Appointment at Genesis Initiative
John Mullin, managing director of Composite Legal Expenses, has been appointed a director of the Gen...
CBI report reveals increased business volume and income
The Confederation of British Industry's quarterly Financial Services report, carried out in conjunct...
Markel inaugurates graduate trainee scheme
Markel International has announced the launch of its graduate trainee scheme, Markel University, whi...
Appointment at Fortis
Steve Broughton has joined the senior team of Fortis Insurance as a non-executive director. He bring...
Lancaster launches wholesale offering for brokers
Specialist classic car insurance broker Lancaster Insurance has launched a wholesale offering for br...
Employee shares from Towergate founders
The founders of Towergate Underwriting Group, Peter Cullum, Paul Dyer and Tony Proverbs, are gifting...
Appointment at CDL
CDL has appointed Ian Arnold as solutions consultant to develop a specialist advisory service. Befor...
Professional Broking July online poll results
Q. Is the direct sale of commercial insurance products a threat to brokers? 66.7% - Yes 26.7% - No...
Polaris agrees terms with software houses
Polaris has begun work to integrate imarket with its panel of insurers and four software houses. It...
Appointment at Chubb
Chubb Insurance has appointed Jason Harris as UK and Ireland marketing manager. Previously property ...
FSA refuses to re-examine broker liability under FSCS
The Financial Services Authority has ruled out reconsulting on its decision to place unlimited liabi...
Brokers heading for more tribunals warns law firm
Employment law firm Peninsula has predicted that there will be an increasing number of brokers being...
Zurich in outsourcing deal with CSC
Zurich Financial Services has signed a seven-year outsourcing deal potentially worth $1.3bn (£0.7bn)...
Misys reports record profit
Misys General Insurance achieved a record operating profit of £14m, up from £13m in 2003. In its sta...