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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...
Appointment at Monument UK
Insurance and reinsurance broker Monument UK has promoted Tim Smyth to managing director. Within his...
Source Brokers plans to double member base
Source Brokers, an alliance of Irish insurance brokers focusing on the SME business insurance sector...
Peninsula research says bad behaviour prompts Christmas party cancellations
Bad behaviour from employees has prompted more and more brokers to cancel Christmas parties, accordi...
UK private motor insurance market finally returns to profit
After several years of losses, the UK private motor insurance market has finally returned to profit,...
Folgate announces 27th acquisition
Folgate has announced its 27th acquisition, Warren Hill Insurance Brokers based in Haywards Heath, W...
Fortis Insurance supports Risksmart
Fortis Insurance is supporting Risksmart, a provider of online risk assessment solutions, by promoti...
New Axa director seeks to expand its chosen partners
Axa's new personal lines intermediary director plans to enhance the company's proposition in order t...
Highway pledges to stand firm next to brokers
Highway outlined its strategy to cope with a soft market in 2004 at this year's annual broker club i...
J&M Insurance Services begins operations at new head office
J&M Insurance Services (UK), the niche underwriting agency and wholesale broker, will begin operatio...
FSA to look favourably on Gisc and IBRC members
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said that it will look favourably on members of the Gener...
FSA addresses broker fears over client money
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) high-street firms division has responded to broker fears over...
Capita Insurance Services recruits SAP
Capita Insurance Services has recruited SAP to provide a 'ground-breaking' new IT platform across th...
Soundbytes
What does the imarket proposition offer the broker? Imarket is a portal facilitating greater electr...
HSBC launches on-line credit for SMEs
HSBC Insurance Brokers has touted itself as the first broker in the UK to launch a fully interactive...
Rubicon Inspections introduces web-based system
Rubicon Inspections, which provides physical and desk-based engineering services to a number of insu...
Layton Blackham and Axa finalise deal
Layton Blackham and Axa have finalised a deal that will allow Axa to convert its previous preference...
Organisers of CII roadshows increase venue space
Organisers of the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) 13-date Stepping Ahead roadshows have increa...