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CIP outlines growth plans.
Newly-formed provincial broker Corporate Insurance Partners aims to earn £6m premium income during i...
Go travelling with Bryne.
Bryne & Stacey Underwriting has launched a new range of online personal lines travel products. The r...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Beachcroft Wansbroughs has promoted three partners and 19 associates across its eight offices. Rhod ...
An eye for authenticity.
Success in the fine art insurance market is largely dependent on expertise, says Daniel Wood. Being able to draw on specialised knowledge to spot forgeries is invaluable in reducing fraudulent claims and may even be a deterrent to would-be counterfeiters.
The only way is up.
No longer a fledgling sector, more and more companies are setting up in premium finance. And though it has no trade association, it does now have formal representation within the Finance and Leasing Association. Diane Smyth reports on the growing…
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Appointment at Singer & Friedlander.
Singer & Friedlander has appointed two directors to its board: Bruce Matthews as chief operating off...
Non-regulated ABI intermediaries still to receive policies.
Members of the Association of British Insurers will continue to provide insurance policies to interm...
Appointment at Letsure.
Residential lettings insurance and risk specialist Letsure has appointed Kim Brookes as project mana...
Sprite launches for advisers.
Select & Protect has launched Sprite, its fully electronic general insurance trading platform for mo...
From our daily news service ... CII conference coming up.
This year's Chartered Insurance Institute conference, Blueprint for the Future, is expected to attra...
Not all doom and gloom.
Despite a constant stream of reports predicting the demise of general insurance brokers, they must keep calm and guard against hasty decisions.
Goss, Sagars and AIM all add to list of acquisitions.
Acquisition activity has gained paced, with Goss & Co Insurance Brokers, Sagars and Alliance Insuran...
Appointment at HealthSure.
Christine Flanigan has joined national healthcare provide HealthSure as business consultant. She joi...
Appointment at MCE.
Wellingborough-based insurance provider MCE has appointed Bimal Patel as motorcycle team leader. He ...
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Dee Reilly has been promoted to claims manager, corporate and travel division at Mondial Assistance ...
Appointment at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ian Peters has joined the insurance claims services team at PricewaterhouseCoopers....
Ritchie: long-term survival of broker market is assured.
Hamish Ritchie, chairman of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, hit an optimistic note in hi...
insurE-com sets July date for TAM.
Business solutions provider insurE-com will release the latest version of intermediary back-office s...
A review of auditing practices.
With auditing currently under scrutiny, auditors should take care to restrict the scope of their duty of care to reduce the chances of potential claims.
Making your mark.
Premium finance arrangements are seen to offer stability, meaning they are popular during times of economic uncertainty. In the current climate, Alex Broad advises brokers to do the sums and get involved.
Appointment at Crawford & Company International.
Crawford & Company International has made Cees de Kock claims management director, Europe. He will a...
Williams advises brokers not to succumb to compliance fears.
Mike Williams, chief executive of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, used his opening speec...
JL Manson one of the TEAM.
JL Manson & Partners aims to provide insurance packages to more than 200 recruitment agencies, follo...