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Lloyd's adopts GAAP
Lloyd's will adopt UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles from 1 January 2005, in a move that b...
Premium finance aims commercial
Belfast-based Open + Direct Group is rolling out Premium First to the commercial sector. The Premiu...
Cobra broker uncoils
Broking network Cobra plans to add 30 new members by the end of the year, more than doubling its cur...
Appointment at Clyde & Co
Law firm Clyde & Co has appointed senior insurance underwriter Ed Cowen to its corporate commercial ...
Powell Liverpool buy Willis
Network broker Powell Insurance Brokers has bought the Liverpool-based broker Hodgson Barrow. Hodgso...
AMII one-day workshop
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries is holding a one-day Financial Services Authorit...
Key Choice to boost service
Software Solutions Partners business network Key Choice plans to grow to 1200 brokers by March 2005....
SRB to branch out into extreme sports cover
The Special Risk Bureau hopes to launch extreme sports and income protection covers in Q1 2004. SRB...
Folgate extends its broker reach
Folgate Partnership has gained footholds in Scotland, the North-west, west Midlands and South-west, ...
Small TBS solutions
Small brokers are being offered access to Total Broker Solutions' services via a new network, Commun...
PTI signs up to Practiv system
Insurance product distribution specialist Practiv has developed a new IT infrastructure and distribu...
Blackham backs start-ups
Chris Blackham, chairman of Layton Blackham, is launching a franchise solution to help new brokers s...
AIM raises broker funds
General insurance brokers are successfully raising funds by floating on the Alternative Investment M...
Appointment at Budget Group
The Budget Group has made Jon Ardron operational development director. He will be responsible for sh...
Appointment at Bartlett Group
Leeds-based insurance broker Bartlett Group has appointed Lynda Michel as director. She has been wit...
Appointment at The Jelf Group
Andrew Holden has joined The Jelf Group as an account executive in the commercial insurance division...
RPC exposure cap
Law firms and insurers could cap their exposure to potentially catastrophic negligence claims, accor...
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 ...