News
Blanc sheet of paper: director readies changes at Groupama
Groupama is close to finalising work on a new distribution strategy that has involved the input of o...
David Moore & Co celebrates two firsts
Brokerage David Moore & Co is celebrating achieving two firsts within the Willis Commercial Network....
FirstAssist announces new contract with Barclaycard
Travel assistance provider FirstAssist has announced a new contract with credit-card giant Barclayca...
More acquisitions for Cox
Cox has acquired Eastwood Insurance Services, Southdale Insurance and BR Insurance, following on fro...
Brokers angered as regulator backtracks on renewal rules
The Financial Services Authority (FSA)'s long-awaited Final Conduct of Business Rules, published las...
More Than Business 'no threat to brokers': RSA
Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) has reassured brokers that their businesses will not be damaged by the ex...
Soundbytes
What does insurE-com's online competence and training package offer? The Competence and Training fo...
FirstAssist licenses new software platform
FirstAssist has licensed a new software platform to generate its critical insurance business documen...
Edinburgh Risk Management joins Countrywide
Edinburgh Risk Management (General) has joined Countrywide, bringing membership of the Misys network...
Appointments
Intermediaries Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers has appointed Carol Temple as claims handler. Carol h...
Junction aims for 200,000 new policies
Junction, the affinity arm of the Budget Group of Companies, has set out ambitious plans to triple i...
Alan Boswell Group expands Norwich operations
Broker The Alan Boswell Group is expanding its Norwich operations by over 3,000 sq ft to accommodate...
Folgate Partnership reveals names
The Folgate Partnership has revealed the names of the latest intermediaries to join its 'hub and spo...
Promotion at AA Insurance
Clare Salmon, the recently appointed managing director of AA Financial Services, has promoted Neale ...
Marlborough Stirling annual technology index
Independent financial advisers (IFAs) are set to transact £2.8bn per year electronically by 2008, ac...
Cifas members to save money
Members of the fraud prevention service Cifas are set to save £2.5m per year through lower administr...
Markel bullish about its regional network
Insurer Markel has announced that it will be targeting its UK regional business for further expansio...
Woodstock Insurance Brokers acquires general insurance business
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has acquired the general insurance business of Jack Dent Insurance Assoc...
Crawford moves from RBS to take over at NIG
Charles Crawford is set to become managing director of NIG in March following Phil Bunker's resignat...
Towergate Underwriting restructures group operations
Towergate Underwriting has restructured its group operations to form one holding company and one ope...
Axa winds down direct arm in strategic return to brokers
Axa's major refocusing of its personal insurance business strategy will place emphasis on intermedia...
TBN acquires stake in Sharples & Co
The Broker Network (TBN) has announced that it has acquired a 51% stake in Sharples & Co Insurance B...
RK Harrison to offer e-quotes
RK Harrison is set to roll out a new online quote facility to help launch its standalone policy for ...
Misys FSA compliance module to go on general release in April
Misys has released details of its new Financial Services Authority (FSA) module, designed to enable ...