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TBN will leave choice of IT up to members
The Broker Network (TBN) has promised not to force its members to adopt the new application service ...
TBS announces appointments
Total Broker Solutions (TBS) has announced three new senior management appointments. Two outgoing di...
Fleet cars benefit from switching
Fleets switching company cars for employee-owned ones through the Provecta employee car-ownership sc...
Williams tight-lipped about TBS's membership take-up
Mike Williams, the chief executive of Total Broker Solutions (TBS), has condemned other broker netwo...
Folgate Partnership announces acquisition
The Folgate Partnership has announced its 30th acquisition: Dorset-based Broadstone Insurance Servic...
Brokers warned to scrutinise partners
In the wake of the collapse of Tribune Risk & Insurance Services, the British Insurance Brokers' Ass...
SMg targets Yorkshire's 'emerging wealthy'
SMg Risk Solutions is looking to exploit Yorkshire's burgeoning 'emerging wealth' sector with a new ...
Soundbytes
What does 'Cache' stand for? It stands for CRIF Application for Claims History Exchange. So what i...
Recent insur-E.office User Group meeting
Over 75 intermediaries attended the recent insur-E.office User Group meeting in Coventry to shape th...
Berry Birch & Noble Employee Benefits launches new team
Berry Birch & Noble Employee Benefits, a subsidiary of Berkeley Berry Birch (BBB), has launched a ne...
Layton Blackham Group on verge of expansion
The Layton Blackham Group is on the verge of further expansion after restructuring its investment fr...
Budget to roll WAN solution
Budget is to roll out a full wide-area network (WAN) solution for its retail business to consolidate...
Hiscox denies HNW 'poaching'
Hiscox has denied accusations that, by directly mailing customers on its Institute of Directors (IoD...
Skills Council call for brokers to join competence project
The Skills Council for Financial Services is embarking on a new project for managers in small firms who are responsible for training and competence. The project will pilot a new national qualification - Managing Training and Competence.
Government ducks the warranty issue
The government's decision to exclude extended warranties from statutory regulation is a missed opportunity to improve consumer protection, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Cox Insurance moves swiftly to assist Tribune Customers
Cox Insurance Holdings Plc (Cox) has moved quickly to minimise the impact of Tribune Risk and Insurance Services Ltd’s (Tribune) provisional liquidation on the reputation of the insurance industry and to provide assistance to Tribune’s customers. Its…
Cox continues on the acquisition trail
Cox Insurance (Cox) has today announced that it has bought a book of rural/commercial motor business from Marsh’s Private Client Services.
Smart and Cook makes new acquisition
National insurance broker Smart and Cook has acquired the business of independent Lincolnshire broker B&D Insurance.
Richmond hits £25m premium with EPW buy
Stevenage-based corporate insurance broker Richmond House Group has acquired E P Ward to become what it claims is "one of the largest regional broking and financial services groups in the UK".
Insurers come out in support of Network Extra
Network Extra announced that the following insurers have all agreed to be partner risk carriers: Axa Allianz Cornhill Evergreen Underwriting Services Groupama Royal & Sun Alliance Sterling Zurich
The Folgate Partnership creates a new underwriting agency
Folgate has announced the formation a new business, Folgate Underwriting Management Specialty (FUMSL), which will provide underwriting services for Folgate and other selected brokers.
Fresh picks Tulip from Budget
Niche insurance intermediary Fresh has acquired the female motor insurance brand, Tulip, from Budget. The move follows Budget's decision to concentrate on its "core brands".
Fresh picks Tulip from Budget
Niche insurance intermediary Fresh has acquired the female motor insurance brand, Tulip, from Budget. The move follows Budget's decision to concentrate on its "core brands".
GISC takes out intervention order againt FirstActive
The Enforcement Committee of the General Insurance Standards Council has taken out an intervention order with regard to First Active Insurance Services.