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Holman to launch web system.
Holman Insurance Brokers, the independent Lloyd's wholesale outfit, is set to launch a web-based adm...
Guarding legal expenses.
Broker Direct has chosen Safeguard to provide a legal expenses insurance package to its shareholding...
Appointment at Primary Insurance.
Stuart Leatherby has joined Primary Insurance as operations director. He brings 11 years experience ...
Appointment at RP Hodson.
RP Hodson has made three new appointments. Tom Meigh has been made claims director. Mr Meigh joined ...
Dotcom with a difference.
James Green talks to Catherine Tennant about how his company's internet initiative could help brokers to cut costs and increase volume.
Organised event cover.
Weather Direct and Insurex Expo-Sure have launched products covering organised events. Insurex Ex...
Crowe rolls out new motor policy to software houses.
Crowe Insurance Group, motor syndicate 963, has launched CIG Ruby, a private motor policy. The po...
BIA awards 2001 get underway.
Entry forms are now available for the 2001 British Insurance Awards, the largest and most prestigiou...
TPG secures PJ Hayman.
Specialist broker the Travel Protection Group is kicking off an acquisition spree by buying PJ Hayma...
Cox Lee acquires Joseph R Plant.
Walsall insurance broker Cox Lee & Co has acquired the business of Staffordshire-based Joseph R Plan...
Appointment at Singer & Friedlander.
Andy James and Richard Foulds have joined Singer & Friedlander. Mr James joins as operations manager...
Appointment at Stuart Alexander Financial Services.
Rob Noble is to be the head of subsidiary Stuart Alexander Financial Services. Mr Noble will have ov...
Small change?
Outsourcing business to a third party is slowly becoming a more familiar feature of the premium finance market. Steve Banner looks at how brokers can take advantage of this trend.
Appointment at Quote and Buy.
Quote and Buy has made David Hayward finance director. Mr Hayward was chief executive of Lambeth Bui...
Appointment at Accidentcare.
Simon Rigby has joined Accidentcare as head of affinity marketing. His duties will be to increase th...
Ward Evans expands with the opening of a new office.
Insurance broker Ward Evans is continuing its rapid expansion, opening a new office in Birmingham in...
Malcolm Nash - Technical development director, Carole Nash Insurance
Q: What was your best decision or deal? A: Developing our home-grown staff into fully fledged mana...
The best way to exploit an exhibition stand opportunity.
Q: I am a broker for a trade association affinity scheme and have been invited to take an exhibition...
Appointment at Towergate.
Towergate has made a host of appointments. Kevin Brown has joined Towergate as managing director of ...
Appointment at Hammond Suddards Edge.
Ian Welland has been appointed as the head of Hammond Suddards Edge's five-strong commercial insuran...
DAS launches new employment contract.
A new Employment Practices Protection contract has been rolled out by DAS Legal Expenses Insurance C...
Treading on common but moving ground.
Since taking over editorship of Professional Broking at the start of the year, I have spent much of ...
Chubb eyes Hiscox.
Hiscox has confirmed that it has been approached by Chubb regarding a possible acquisition bid. C...
Going for broke: Bernard Knope & Partners owes £1m to creditors.
The debts of collapsed broker Bernard Knope & Partners and Town and County Insurance Services have b...