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Paul Inskip, Managing director, Motor Trade Solutions.
Q What was your best decision or deal? I suppose should say joining the Road Runner Group but in r...
CII looks towards setting an international insurance standard.
The Chartered Insurance Institute is setting up an internationally recognised insurance qualificatio...
Appointment at Alan Boswell Group.
Alan Boswell Group has employed Caroline Cooper as a supervisor at its Attleborough branch. Ms Coope...
Appointment at Special Risks Services Underwriting Agency.
Special Risks Services Underwriting Agency has made Sarah McCooey managing director. She has 17 year...
Employment activity in the South-east.
Job assignments for insurance workers in the South-east were 4% higher in July than over the previous...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering.
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has appointed Martin Ball as underwriting and operations manager. He br...
Appointment at UnumProvident.
Terry Walker has joined UnumProvident as chief financial officer. He was previously head of business...
Alexander Forbes acquires K&H Insurance.
Broker Alexander Forbes has expanded further into the Irish market, with the acquisition of the insu...
Queen's Award applications.
Entries for the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2003 must be received by midnight on 31 October 2002. E...
Fusion: access to Lloyd's.
Fusion has arranged for its 200 regional brokers to access a new London Market property facility cal...
Getting the industry act together.
With regards to the Callery v Gray case, there may have been last minute doubts but now, two years o...
SSP additions enable commercial push.
SSP is aiming at commercial brokers, with two additions to its portfolio. The software house is e...
CDL offers quote and buy.
CDL is launching a quote and buy website for brokers at www.insureforless.co.uk. The site, due to...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance.
Fortis Insurance has appointed Jeff Grosvenor as IT director. He brings 30 years' experience in IT t...
Appointment at Cox Insurance Holdings.
Bernard Watkins has become an executive director of Cox Insurance Holdings. Cox Insurance Retail Div...
News from the industry.
Never mind the Enron scandal, Overheard was shocked to see the low moral standards of the City in a ...
Figuring out compliance.
The cost of compliance is still causing concern for brokers and insurers but many of the expected rules are best business practice. Changes should be seen as an investment rather than an expense, says John Derry-Collins.
One size fits all - is this our mutual friend?
Liability is still the subject of the moment, with some companies unable to get any cover at all and...
Appointment at MedEx Direct.
Derek Riley has joined MedEx Direct as head of sales. He was previously a divisional director of Ins...
Better relationships make better brokers.
Grant Ellis, managing director of The Broker Network, advised brokers to reassess their relationship...
EU's delay over IMD pushes regulation back three months.
Statutory regulation of insurance intermediaries has been delayed by three months, because the Europ...
Appointment at Axiom.
Axiom has appointed leading aviation reinsurance claims specialist Harry Pugh as a claims director. ...
Appointment at Ace Global Reinsurance.
Ace Global Reinsurance has promoted David Furby to president and Sean Ringsted to vice president and...
Small is beautiful.
Dave Gay says smaller brokers offer a personal touch and specialised knowledge, making them ideally suited to the growing niche market.