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Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond
Brian Watson has been appointed by Thompson Heath & Bond as executive director of THB North America. ...
E-Commerce Watch - Esure of 400 jobs in Glasgow
Esure, the online and telephone insurance venture by Halifax, is to create 400 jobs in Glasgow with a...
Help with making a connection.
Q: Current technology offerings all seem to be based around the internet. As a broker, what communic...
Legal expenses cover rises.
Independent research carried out for Abbey Legal Protection has found 96% of brokers believe legal e...
Brokers shortlisted for eight BIA awards.
Brokers have stamped their mark on this year's British Insurance Awards, with brokers shortlisted in...
E-Commerce Watch - web-enabled brokers in 3 years
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Economist Intelligence Unit estimate 93% of insurance intermediaries w...
brokergateway goes live.
Commercial lines insurance portal www.thebrokergateway.co.uk is going live on 1 July. Bridgend-base...
Appointment at St Paul
St Paul has appointed Alan Dool to the position of medical claims manager. He joins the company from ...
E-Commerce Watch - i-PROMPT signed 1,000 brokers
Online insurance premium credit provider i-PROMPT claims it has signed up 1000 brokers in its first y...
Considering the benefits of joining a network.
Q: I have had a lot of approaches recently from networks wanting me to join. Should I consider them?...
NIG to launch series of briefings for brokers.
NIG is piloting a series of breakfast briefings and day-long sales and marketing masterclasses for b...
Delivering the goods.
D & O exposure is just one of the liabilities companies need to guard against in today's increasingly litigious society. Simon Threadgold says brokers should consider new menu-based liability contracts which allow the insured to pick and choose.
Independence day.
Andrew Paddick has long been a supporter of broker independence and he explains to Diane Smyth exactly why he is fighting the GISC and how he feels its implementation will affect the smaller broker.
Technology confusion.
A recent survey polling senior insurance professionals' opinions on outsourcing, found 40% of respon...
Should we buy in expertise?
Q: How would engaging a marketing consultant help improve our business development campaign? A: I...
Munters organises seminar.
MP John Greenway, chairman of the all party Insurance and Finance Group and Philip Young from AON ri...
TIA: motor assistance.
Norwich-based intermediary Travel Insurance Agencies has signed up Mondial Assistance to provide Eur...
The tie that binds?
The pressure for brokers to adopt a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week service is mounting and this is where the Lloyd's binding authority may be able to ease the burden, says John Dutton.
Smart and Cook: new division.
Broker Smart and Cook has launched a new private client division to provide high net worth cover in ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made Alan Hutchinson its new quality manager. He will be based at the head offic...
EUAL offers help after NU's withdrawal.
Equestrian Underwriting Agencies has offered to help brokers left without an underwriter, following ...
Keeping up with faith.
There are many religions practised in the UK and the fact that this is not reflected by the cover available means brokers should get up-to-date and plug the gap in the church insurance sector, says Diane Smyth.
Making waves.
Internet advances mean the marine cargo sector is updating and streamlining its processes, with policies being developed that intend to take the industry by storm. David Fanning explains.
Appointment at NIG
NIG has made several promotions to the roles of assistant general manager. Adrian Harris is AGM perso...