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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...
Appointment at Budget Retail
Budget Retail has appointed Paul Shipley to the newly created role of senior manager, niche markets,...
Primary invests in the arts
The Primary Group has acquired theatre and arts specialist Walton and Parkinson. WP will form an ind...
Vega Insurance acquires Thompson Rudd
Vega Insurance Services has announced its second acquisition - Birmingham-based commercial broker Th...
Munters and Simplicity in IT joint venture
Property damage restoration firm Munters and software specialist Simplicity UK have developed a new ...
Motor and home premiums down again
Insurance premiums for both motor and home insurance remain flat for the fourth quarter in successio...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced the appointment of Geoff Riddell to chief executive of...
CIS signs to Acturis
Capita Insurance Services has signed a three-year partnership agreement to offer commercial legal ex...
Appointment at FSA
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Rob McIvor as its new head of media and web communica...
Hiscox introduces office and liability package
Hiscox Insurance Company has launched a combined office and liability package for office-based profe...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama has appointed Louise Austin as key account manager for the north-east of England. Serving a...
Appointment at BiB Group
The BiB Group has announced the appointment of Denis Pinnegar as director of group development. A fo...
BIBA mini websites
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is planning to launch 'mini websites' for its 13 regions ...
MMA delivers best result to date
Intermediary-only insurer MMA claims to have had the most successful trading year in its history aft...
Appointment at Norwich Union
Norwich Union has appointed Paul Murphy as underwriting manager for casualty specialist classes. He ...
Willis gets OK to complete Chinese purchase
Willis has received approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to complete the purchase...