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Network Extra ready to go
Network Extra, Camberford Law's broker network, is ready to trade, six months after its initial conc...
Poached by Towry Law
Towry Law Insurance Division has poached two ex-Marsh and Alexander Forbes employees to launch a pro...
RSA records £165m losses
Royal & SunAlliance has reported a loss for the first nine months of 2003, fuelling concerns about i...
HLA turns Japanese
HLA Global, a joint venture between UK and US brokers Heath Lambert and Acordia, has gained its firs...
Somerville acquires Oak
Oak Underwriting hopes to expand into niche commercial lines, following its acquisition by The Somer...
Keelan Westall focuses on core commercial
Keelan Westall has sold its personal lines book in order to concentrate on its core commercial prope...
Projected average wage for 2004
The annual wage survey by recruitment specialist Insurance Personnel Selection shows the difference ...
Coface to grow agency base
Credit insurance has the potential to become an important part of a broker's offering, said credit i...
Appointment at ATL Software
Provider of claims handling systems ATL Software has made Paul Taylor London corporate account manag...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
Miller Insurance Services has made several promotions. Paul Connelly has become director in the ener...
Appointment at Crawford & Company
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has made John Buckle UK liability operations manager. ...
Marsh exposes low limits
UK companies bought 19% lower limits of cover for general and product liability in early 2003, accor...
Axa extranet steams ahead
AXA Insurance will launch the second phase of its extranet in July 2004, according to underwriting a...
Appointment at Markel International
Neal Thomas and Ed Pomeroy have joined the underwriting team of the non-marine property division of ...
Appointment at Finsure
Finsure has expanded its sales team. Graham Tooke has become assistant development manager, Craig Ho...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama has made Liz Brennan SME Manager for the UK. She will be responsible for a team of 16. ...
PIC restructuring
Markerstudy Insurance Group has increased its shareholding in subsidiary underwriting vehicle Planet...
Rising costs force exit
Low investment returns and rising costs will force more insurers to exit the market in 2004, accordi...
Appointment at FM Global
FM Global has made Lawrence Lea account manager to oversee the needs of European clients in the powe...
Beckett takes team to TBS
Bob Beckett, chairman of the Beckett Group, plans to transfer part of the Beckett Group management t...
FSA to approve Illium
The Financial Services Authority has confirmed it is minded to approve Illium Managing Agency to man...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has made Helen Green assistant motor manager. She has seven years of experience in gen...
Lack of sector planning
The insurance sector is suffering from lack of management planning and low staff morale, and is reco...
IFA warning over compliance forms
Brokers may have to do more than they think to comply with regulation by the Financial Services Auth...