News
Vega Insurance Services announces first broker acquisition
Vega Insurance Services has announced its first broker acquisition - Lancashire-based Abacans. It wi...
AIG targets brokers and small firms with comprehensive disaster recovery product
AIG has teamed up with First Recovery to launch a disaster recovery service for small to medium size...
Events organisers warned about safety details
Organisers of events have been warned to pay greater attention to safety details - or face an increa...
Insurance Age competition winner
Ashley Rootes of Mainstay Insurance Brokers, Brighton is the winner of last month's Insurance Age co...
CFC Underwriting doubles Lloyd's capacity
Specialist Lloyd's underwriting agency CFC Underwriting has doubled its Lloyd's capacity for 2004 fr...
Budget Retail bids to streamline legacy systems into single wide area network
Budget Retail is consolidating the disparate legacy systems of its 85 branches in a bid to streamlin...
FSA applications hit by early web glitch
Broker trade bodies have voiced concerns over teething problems with the Financial Services Authorit...
FSA releases statistics
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has released statistics on action it has taken in cases of mi...
Standard Life 'Switchkit' targets PMI floaters
Medical insurer Standard Life Healthcare is looking to expand its business in the private medical in...
Sirius Financial Systems moves headquarters
Sirius Financial Systems has moved its headquarters from the old Sutton Coldfield location to Birmin...
Jargon buster set to ease the rocky path to FSA regulation
A new tool has been launched into the market, promising to help brokers cut through the regulatory j...
Cobra acquires 10 new members
Cobra has announced the acquisition of 10 new members since 1 December 2003, boosting its membership...
Amlin implements platform to improve analysis
Lloyd's insurer Amlin has implemented Microsystems' Business Intelligence platform to improve analys...
February
Biba looks into offshore EL Biba said it was investigating the legality of employers' liability (EL...
Xchanging acquires RebusIS
Xchanging, the process outsourcing and back-office service provider, has acquired RebusIS, the globa...
Delayed Bluesure proposition now back on track
Bluesure has blamed the delay in getting its new broker-focused business proposition off the ground ...
CII appoints Bob Bullivant
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Bob Bullivant as managing director of the Soci...
Appointments
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Erinaceous Group opens new head office in Croydon
Erinaceous Group, the public and private-sector property-services specialist, has officially opened ...
Gisc rapped over additional costs for exiting brokerages
The General Insurance Standards Council (Gisc) has urged brokers to keep it fully informed of any pl...
Budget Retail seals new broker acquisitions
Budget Retail has sealed four new broker acquisitions. Two new branches have been added to the branc...
CII adds range of sector specific questions
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has added a range of sector specific questions to its insura...
Brit Insurance 2004 Corporate Squash Challenge seeks best player
The Brit Insurance 2004 Corporate Squash Challenge is looking for the best squash player in the insu...
Green Flag commissions survey
Almost half of motorists admit to driving while tired, according to a survey commissioned by Green F...