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Appointment at Linaker (Western).
Linaker (Western) has appointed two new members to its management team. Chris Everett will spearhead...
MMA adds shops to the Gilt Edge system.
MMA's shops, restaurants and public houses product is now available on Software Solutions Partners' ...
Groupama: new portfolio will unite healthcare and commercial
Groupama Insurances is aiming a portfolio of new healthcare products at commercial insurance brokers...
Optional extra.
Premium finance is becoming more established on the internet, with increasing amounts of packages available to brokers. Alex Broad reports on the latest developments of online broker systems.
Appointment at Henderson Insurance Group.
Contractsure, specialist construction insurance subsidiary of the Henderson Insurance Group, has mad...
ISO acquires NetMap and strengthens its anti-fraud presence.
Insurance Services Office claims to have bolstered its anti-fraud offering in the UK, with the acqui...
Protection in the name of duty.
With more and more professional negligence claims being brought against brokers, they must ensure they are clear on how far their duty is expected to go.
Appointment at Coversure Insurance Services.
Coversure Insurance Services has made a string of new appointments. Bryan Baines is franchise develo...
insurE-com: data back-up.
InsurE-com will launch a data back-up system for brokers by the end of summer, according to marketin...
Appointment at Axiom.
Axiom Claims Consulting has appointed Ian Henderson to head the forensic services division of its sp...
Churchill acquires Wilson Dean broking business.
North-west London-based broker Churchill Insurance Consultants Group has acquired the broking busine...
Appointment at PIMS-SCA.
James Howland Jackson has been appointed to the board of directors of specialist promotional insuran...
Appointment at Composite Legal Expenses.
Alan Walters has joined Composite Legal Expenses as claims operations manager....
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Owen Gorman and Chris Wilshere have been appointed by Crawford as regional managers for liability, w...
Brokerlink streamlining.
Angel Assistance, a subsidiary of Helphire Group, is introducing a service called Brokerlink to stre...
Light at the end of the tunnel?
The direction regulation is likely to take is perhaps becoming a little clearer but the best industry advice still seems to be based largely on guesswork.
All together now.
Premium finance providers are starting to give brokers what they want - more flexible terms, training and access to more lucrative personal lines business - in an attempt to secure their loyalty. Simon Threadgold finds out more.
Along the right lines.
Premium finance appears to be one of the few areas of the market that doesn't cause brokers concern....
Appointment at Capita McLarens.
Andrew Homewood has joined Capita McLarens as regional director for south-east England. He will focu...
Appointment at Kyle Insurance.
Independent Ballymena broker Kyle Insurance has made Martin Lane a partner. Prior to joining the com...
Businessrisk.com pilots MIM's self-employed liability product.
Misys Insurance Management is piloting a self-employed liability product on Businessrisk.com with 40...
Appointment at Alliance Insurance Management.
Alliance Insurance Management has appointed Jackie Phillipson as senior account executive at its Bur...
Do not hurry young development.
I believe the editor of Professional Broking rightly champions the young (May 2002, p15) but they ne...
Perfect vision?
Premium insurance providers don't seem to be able to put a foot wrong these days and as a result business is booming. David Fanning finds out their secrets for success.