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15% miss discount deadline
A recent survey of 1000 brokers found that 85% had registered for authorisation, 4% were considering...
Ken Potter, Holmans
Andrew Holman, chief executive of Lloyd's broker Holmans, issued the following statement on 1 June: ...
Highway acquisition to target broker trio
Highway is hoping to acquire three brokers under its recently launched retail division, which aims t...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Gareth McChesney has been appointed business services manager for Allianz Cornhill Personal, while A...
Willis furthers HL buyout
Willis has finalised the buyout of a 20% stake in Herzfeld & Levy, the group's retail operation in A...
Oval/Bland Blankart appointment correction
Following the acquisition of Bland Bankart by the Oval Group, BB managing director Jeff Herdman will...
Soundbytes
Why has Cobra created a website template for its members? Cobra's members' website template is just...
Compliance will 'strangle profit' claims broker survey
Over 85% of brokers think compliance will have a negative impact on their profit for the coming fina...
Appointments - A monthly look at who's moving where
Brokers - Marsh has strengthened its private clients sales team with the appointment of David Blake...
The computers are taking over
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HCCD 'very pleased' with the result of wholesale changes
Recently created HCC Diversified Financial Products (HCCD), ex-Dickson Manchester, says it is going ...
CII announces nominations for its line-up of office-holders.
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has announced the nominations for its line-up of office-hold...
Perkins Slade ends its Misys partnership
Twenty year partnership ends between Perkins Slade and Misys as Sirius steps in to take over
Two common errors dog FSA applications
Client money and controller questions tripping up majority of intermediaries' completed forms
Cadogan and Deacon set to join forces
Cadogan Insurance Services (Cadogan) and Deacon Insurance Services (Deacon) plan to merge on 1 July ...
May
Swinton re-enters market High street broking giant Swinton has re-entered the small and medium-size...
InsurE-com set to roll out Claudia
InsurE-com has launched a commercial lines data capture and management application called Claudia (C...
Howden enters into new market
Lloyd's broker Howden has announced the launch of Howden UK, a new division dedicated to providing U...
Zurich's UK commercial business publishes a new guide.
Zurich's UK commercial business has published a new guide called How to Stabilise Your Premiums. Zur...