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Appointment at Primary
Primary has made several appointments. Simon Strong heads up Primary Travel Insurance Services as m...
Smart and Cook: US links
An Anglo-American partnership has been set up between Smart and Cook and a number of independently-...
GISC and Lloyd's reconsider PI
Brokers' professional indemnity insurance is under scrutiny by the General Insurance Standards Coun...
IIB roadshow: biggest ever
The Institute of Insurance Brokers' roadshow draws to a close this month with a sold-out day at Brand...
Wilson on maternity leave during consultation period
Sarah Wilson, director of high-street firms at the Financial Services Authority, will leave the reg...
Is a company car your pride and joy?
Car owners may be proud of their own vehicles but can be less careful with company cars, safe in the knowledge they will not have to foot the bill. Jack Brownhill says employers and fleet companies must throw cold water on this lazy attitude.
Appointment at Sportscover
Sports insurance underwriter Sportscover has made Alan Hootten branch manager for its UK operations...
Allied Wessex joins Westinsure network
West Country insurance broking group Westinsure has added another member to its network. Wiltshire-...
SecureDirect rebrands OBC
SecureDirect Insurance Services is rebranding its OBC Insurance Consultants and Auto & General Insu...
Government liability decision: no surprise
Insurance brokers have given a "not surprised" response to the news that the government will not in...
Appointment at HealthSure.
Last month PB printed the wrong picture with details of Jim Barnard's appointment as non-executive c...
Appointment at Sherwood
Insurance technology solutions specialist Sherwood has made Dan Sobotincic chief technology officer...
In for a bumpy ride?
Amid confusion over where the buck stops and who is legally recognised a director, those at the top could be heading for trouble unless they find adequate directors' and officers' cover. David Smith explains how to minimise nasty surprises lurking round…
Renewed Backpacker.
The Travel Protection Group has renewed its Backpacker scheme with RS Forsikring A/S Travel Insuranc...
Appointment at Zurich.
Zurich North America and Zurich London have employed two senior political risk and credit insurance ...
Appointment at Affiliated FM.
Andrew Macleod has been named UK production underwriter for Affiliated FM. He will be responsible fo...
Client service is key to raising trust
Ken Carter, chairman of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, used the breakout session An issue of trust? to spe...
Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has appointed Nick Drury as a director. He will be based in Beckenham and...
Conference Soundbites
Chris Woodburn, chief executive of the General Insurance Standards Council, said: "The problems we ...
Fitz Samuel fined by GISC
The General Insurance Standards Council has fined insurance services company Fitz Samuel £10,000 af...
Holdfast to office equipment with product from Holman's
Holman's has launched an office equipment policy. It has been released under the Holdfast brand and...
CRM speech highlight of CII show?
After being extolled into Shaking it up ... regulation and reputation at the Chartered Insurance Ins...
Safety in numbers.
Group private medical insurers are increasingly concentrating on the small market, rather than the less stable, price-driven large and mega-groups. Derry Andrews shines a light on the group PMI dynamics.
Appointment at Julian Hodge Bank.
Angela Gildea has joined Julian Hodge Bank as marketing manager. She will be responsible for the mar...