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TGSL puts a motor package together.
Transactor Global Solutions is entering the package motor and household quotation market. TGSL ha...
Appointment at AFP Consulting.
AFP Consulting, a division of Alexander Forbes, has appointed Tracey Stanley, with primary responsib...
New office for Hiscox.
Hiscox has strengthened its regional network by opening a new office in Maidenhead. The office will ...
Points win NU gifts.
Norwich Union is offering brokers cinema tickets, cameras, cordless phones and holidays in return fo...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Alan Tickner has joined Smart & Cook as a director in the company's Teesside office. Mr Tickner has ...
Personal service brings individual benefits.
I read with interest the comment on call centres (PB May, p15). This is a subject I feel strongly ...
Homelet introduces bond.
Insurance and tenant-referencing provider Homelet has introduced a Client Money Protection Bond to p...
Review of travel regulation.
The government's decision to exclude travel insurance sold by tour operators and travel agents from ...
Don't give up on regulation.
The travel industry may have won the initial battle over regulation but the war is not over. The insurance industry must try to keep the debate open.
Zurich offers added cover for small firms.
Zurich has launched Executive Assurance, providing liability cover for small to medium-sized busines...
Chauffeur-driven policy.
Taxi Fleet Plus has launched a policy for businesses operating chauffeur-driven vehicles, funeral ca...
Composite pilot.
Composite Legal Expenses has launched a pilot initiative to help brokers develop their commercial bu...
Trucks and diesels spread diseases?
After the spread of foot and mouth and, more recently, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Mira Butterworth asks where these problems leave the goods in transit sector and what the implications are for the insurance industry.
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Paul Cowlishaw has been appointed as development manager at Allianz Cornhill. He joined the company ...
Allianz joins Stargate.
Sirius Financial Systems says Allianz Cornhill Insurance has joined the Stargate panel of insurers t...
In the firing line?
With the chances of being sued increasingly likely, employers should have procedures in place to prevent claims or minimise their impact. Hilary Larter explains.
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
MMA Insurance has appointed Anthony Lewis as its motor manager to lead the private and commercial mo...
A work in progress
Appointed as managing director of Country Mutual Insurance Brokers in 2000, Neil McKenzie is keen to streamline the business, only buying brokers he believes have the right fit for the company. Diane Smyth reports.
Incisive Gold Standard.
Professional Broking and Post Magazine's publisher Incisive Media is launching a set of standards fo...
From our daily news service ... Legal action over Norwich Union fraud
Norwich Union has begun legal action against a member of staff in connection with a fraud that has c...
Seven-minute cover.
Brokers can place commercial motor clients with Zurich in seven minutes, according to the insurer. Z...
Folgate buys Peel Thompson Fletcher.
The Folgate Partnership has boosted its presence in the North, with the acquisition of Stockton-on-T...
Buoyant mood this month.
Overheard is in buoyant mood this month after a trip to NFU Mutual's idyllic offices. An oasis of pe...
Appointment at Howden Insurance Brokers.
Independent Lloyd's broker Howden Insurance Brokers has announced the appointment of Kevin Culliney,...