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Interactive Trafalgar.
Trafalgar Risk Management has introduced an interactive website that allows IT contractors to obtain...
Porticus set up for HNW private clients.
A new high net worth personal lines brokerage, Porticus Insurance Consultants, has been set up to pr...
PB organises roadshows to make FSA compliance sense.
Professional Broking is hosting a series of roadshows to help brokers prepare for Financial Services...
Appointment at Aon Artscope.
Art insurance broker Aon Artscope has appointed Peter Clifford to develop its book of fine art. He j...
Denis Morgan, Managing director, Nexus.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Changing the direction of my career so I could continue to...
Preferred Medical matters.
Health insurance company Preferred Medical has bought the private medical insurance portfolio of Pri...
Appointment at Certa.
Certa, a specialist in brownfield risk management, has appointed Glyn Moore as insurance director. H...
Appointment at Sirius.
Sirius has made Noel Burger Swift sales consultant within the UK systems division....
Credit where credit's due.
Premium finance is a popular way for brokers to promote cash flow, though a lack of regulatory interference means they must be vigilant and make proper checks before entering into an agreement. Simon Threadgold explains.
Stand alone.
Paul Dickson, managing director of Dickson Insurance Brokers, explains why he is happy to go it alone, choosing to maintain his independence rather than merge or acquire. Nicolle Farthing reports.
Appointment at JMD Specialist Reinsurance Services.
Steve Adams has joined JMD Specialist Reinsurance Services as director. He was previously employed b...
Appointment at UnumProvident.
Group risk insurer UnumProvident has appointed Colin Skeen as non-executive director. He was previou...
Shut down for inreon.
inreon has decided to shut down its online market for the reinsurance industry due to the low number...
Shaping up for regulation.
At a pre-BIBA conference round table hosted by Professional Broking, regulation was the hot topic for discussion. Alex Broad reports.
Appointment at Chubb Commercial Insurance.
David Casement has joined Chubb Commercial Insurance, a division of Chubb Insurance Company of Europ...
File sharing.
A fully integrated claims system, allowing insurers, brokers and loss adjusters to easily access and track files, is the way to facilitate more efficient claims handling, says Sam Friend.
Appointment at Heritage Group.
Financial services organisation Heritage Group has made John Kavanaugh chairman. As former deputy ch...
Sirius and Polaris unite for imarket.
Software provider Sirius Financial Systems has teamed up with Polaris to integrate its back office s...
Part of the bigger picture.
Outsourcing claims management takes some of the heat out of the claims process, freeing brokers to concentrate on the front end of the business. Not getting tied down by minutiae can make for a more efficient service, finds Nicolle Farthing.
CDL Group plans product development.
Insurance software provider CDL Group Holdings plans to launch an electronic referral service in Jul...
Sterling Hamilton Wright and Northern secure £8m capacity.
Sterling Hamilton Wright and Northern Underwriters have secured £8m worth of capacity to provide com...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey.
Maggie Cowing has become London SAN regional manager for Cunningham Lindsey. She previously worked f...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Financial services management consultancy Winchester White has made two promotions to the board: Kev...
No mistakes as new agreement boosts Oops
Accident Exchange, the planned electronic reporting, negotiating andsettlement platform for the moto...