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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...
Networks are not necessarily the answer.
Another day, another network. And the carrot most seem to be dangling is compliance with the forthco...
Industry confusion over the nature of BI.
The comment from Henry Harris (PB May, p15) is interesting but highlights something the majority of ...
Towergate purchases.
The Towergate Underwriting Group has acquired a series of larger, schemes-based brokers. The virtual...
The necessity of installing an ISDN line for a small brokerage.
Q: I run a small brokerage and am considering upgrading the phone system. Should I invest in an ISDN line and will this improve my email service?
Torrance: EL industry pool is now essential.
An insurer's pool for employers' liability risks is now inevitable, according to Andrew Torrance, ge...
Allianz Cornhill rings in a new initiative.
Smaller personal lines brokers could soon be given access to their telemarketing contacts, in a new ...
Swiss Life scheme provides choice of six packages.
Swiss Life has set up a flexible income protection scheme, covering a wide range of occupations. ...