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L&G: 'essential' health plan.
Legal and General has rolled out a health cash plan to brokers. 'Essentials Cash' has three levels o...
Linaker gets timber.
Bristol-based insurance broker Linaker has set up a division catering for the insurance needs of the...
Slack in name only.
Widely regarded as the champion of the smaller intermediary and broker, Mike Slack talks to Catherine Tennant about how these players can survive in today's increasingly difficult marketplace.
Boon joins online board.
Mark Boon, managing director of specialist entertainment broker La Playa, has joined the board of on...
Personal touch.
Providing a personal service is key to the success of RE Hutt, a company which has retained clients for three generations. Chris Hutt tells Diane Smyth why the company intends to stay local.
Building on cover.
Brokers can now provide instant cover for people working in the building and allied industries, thro...
Name change and expansion both on the cards for Carlyle.
Wales and south-west England-based broker Carlyle Insurance Brokers has changed its name to Hodge In...
Appointment at Willis.
Alain Bicque is to become European employee benefits network co-ordinator for Willis. Mr Bicque will...
Coversure opens new office.
Domestic and commercial broking franchise Coversure has opened an office in Worthing, bringing its U...
Appointment at Norwich Union Healthcare.
Two executive board appointments have been made by Norwich Union Healthcare. David Rogers becomes th...
Resting on one's laurels.
Before the industry applauds itself too loudly after the well-managed flood problems, it would do well to speculate to the future.
The lay of the land.
Changes to the law regarding liability for contaminated land means brokers will have their work cut out making sure both new and existing clients are adequately covered, writes Dr Norman Ellis.
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has announced the senior management team for its new employee benefits divisi...
New non-standard motor product for Chaucer brokers.
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer is launching Hi-Marque, a non-standard personal motor product, to brokers. M...
Gale & Phillipson buys fellow north-east broker.
North Yorkshire insurance broker Gale & Phillipson has announced the acquisition of fellow North Yor...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
GAB Robins has made two new appointments. George Bentley has joined the company as national account ...
Getting the most out of an advertisement.
Q: To support the opening of a new branch I intend to advertise the broker services in the local new...
Injuries reduce profits.
Insurance giants Independent Insurance and Zurich Financial Services both warned their full-year pro...
Club Direct to shake up travel industry
Travel insurer Club Direct is extending its cover to include paying for policyholders to sue travel a...
Business plans: are they a waste of time or essential?
Q: I frequently read and am told about the need for a business plan. Why should I bother when I know...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has promoted Nick Wright as area sales manager for the company's Edenbridge br...
Yet another key player from NMT leaves the company.
New Millennium Technologies sales and marketing manager Jacquie Boast has left the company. This dep...
Bland Bankart launches marketing initiative.
Midlands-based independent retail broker, Bland Bankart, has marked the launch of a major marketing ...
Appointment at Trenwick.
Stephen Paddison has been taken on by Trenwick as property underwriter. Mr Paddison has many years e...