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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,...
BNL aims to buy its members.
The Broker Network plans to set up its own brokerage by acquiring its members outright. The netwo...
Making best use of a limited training budget.
Q: My firm gets bombarded with offers of technical training. I know staff will need training to meet Financial Services Authority rules but how can I spend my limited budget wisely?
Appointment at Wilby.
Halifax-based Wilby has appointed two new senior corporate client brokers. David Pickles and Gillian...
Bob Beckett, Chairman of The Beckett Group & Total Broker Solutions.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? To go into broking, aged 23. Q: What was your worst mis...
RSA addition gives Enterprise a boost.
Royal & SunAlliance is boosting its small business offering with a new initiative called Enterprise ...
Allen & Allen at a Tangent.
The Allen & Allen Group has purchased the name, goodwill and book of business of Tangent Holdings fr...
From our daily news service ... Hewitt grants extension to
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has granted a three-month extension to the Competition ...
Appointment at Office Shadow.
Provider of crisis management planning software Office Shadow has made Karl DiMascio commercial dire...
Appointment at Allen & Allen.
Ria Doran has joined Allen & Allen, where she will be human resources and training manager. She has ...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services.
Miller Insurance Services has made several promotions. Ross Ballantyne, Russell Summers, Brett Conwa...
Appointment at Loss Recovery Group.
Loss Recovery Group has appointed Natasha Boyne (pictured) and Emma Rose to its regional sales suppo...
Readers praise PB electronic.
PB Electronic, Professional Broking's online bulletin, has got off to a flying start after its first...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Crawford & Company has recruited Jeff Stagg to its UK operations management team. He joins from GAB ...
Appointment at Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.
Ian Sadd has joined Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers as account executive, where he will work primaril...
Zenith acquisition to provide St Paul with link to middle-market.
St Paul International Insurance says the acquisition of Zenith Commercial will boost its bid to acce...
Adopting a wait-and-see approach.
After the war with Iraq and the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the worldwide economy is currently rather unstable. Keith Byrne says the uncertainty is best dealt with cautiously.
imarket roadshows target more than 2500 brokers.
Polaris will run a series of roadshows in November to publicise the imarket system. The roadshow ...
We are sailing.
There are no stormy waters for the buoyant pleasure craft market, though specialist knowledge is essential for success, says Joe Field.
Forward-thinking.
Alan Westall, chairman and chief executive of Keelan Westall, believes in keeping one eye on the long term and this means the broker is in a good niche position to secure future growth, finds Nicolle Farthing.
Appointment at RL Davison & Co.
The board of RL Davison & Co has made Arthur Walton director of its Lloyd's Broking Company. He will...