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Appointment at Das Group.
Das Group has promoted Patrick Veysey from assistant general manager, finance to finance director. H...
Rubicon sets its sights on making further acquisitions.
Insurance services provider Rubicon aims to make at least three more acquisitions this year, accordi...
Online competition ... Win a Sony portable flat screen TV.
This month's prize is a portable Sony flat screen colour TV, offering a 14 inch screen, a sleep time...
Chilton encourages e-commerce embrace.
Brokers must embrace e-commerce and use it to radically rethink their core strategies, according to ...
Appointment at Crawford.
Sarah Civil has been made managing director of the corporate and major incident team at Crawford, wi...
LHR Insurance aims to expand with more books of business.
LHR Insurance Brokers is set to buy its fifth book of business in two years. The commercial insur...
Appointment at FMW Risk Services.
FMW Risk Services has made Philip Radley a senior account executive. He specialises in the arrangem...
Appointment at Finsure.
Wynn Roberts has become managing director for NIG's subsidiary company Finsure. He will be responsib...
Appointment at Wilby.
Halifax-based insurance broker Wilby has made a string of appointments. Vincent Claxton, Jayne Moss ...
From our daily news service ... Marsh HNW clients offered Invaluable
Marsh has introduced a recovery service for missing items for high net worth clients called Invaluab...
Getting out of a costly run-off PI agreement.
Q: I sold my brokerage three years ago with a stipulation in the sales contract that I would take out run-off professional indemnity cover for seven years. This is proving costly. Can I get out of the contract?
Markerstudy Group aims for a place in the taxi market.
Wholesale broker and underwriting agency the Markerstudy Group has launched a scheme for taxis and p...
Industry faces #4bn bill after House of Lords asbestos ruling.
The House of Lords' recent decision to overturn the verdicts in Fairchild, Fox and Matthews means ma...
Appointment at Rubicon.
Wendy Frampton has joined Rubicon as head of corporate marketing. Ms Frampton was previously a direc...
PwC makes final offer to ex-Indie brokers.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is making its final offer to ex-Independent Insurance brokers. The provisi...
FSA regulation likely for travel agents and lawyers.
Travel agents and lawyers are likely to be regulated by the Financial Services Authority, according ...
SHW: PI quotations site.
Sterling Hamilton Wright has launched a professional indemnity quotations site. Underwritten at Lloy...
Hard times in a hard market.
The insurance industry is experiencing hard markets, putting premiums out of the reach of our most needy clients and putting the industry's social conscience under scrutiny.
Arriving at a crossroads.
The mixed blessings brought by high rates and high premiums, coupled with concern over phase two of the Motor Insurance Database, are leaving brokers feeling unsettled. Simon Threadgold explains the likely direction the market will take.
The heat is on.
A proposed shake-up of company law could make it easier to successfully sue directors. This means they can no longer afford to be lax in their attitude to directors and officers cover, argues Gary Meggitt.
Off to pastures new.
If you are thinking of heading off to a life without deadlines, you should plan ahead to ensure loose ends are tied up in advance. Keeping your eye in the ball is key, says Diane Smyth, to ensure your retirement gets into full swing.
Appointment at LHR Insurance Brokers.
LHR Insurance Brokers has employed Chris Braysher to spearhead its acquisition programme. He joins f...
Appointment at QBE International Insurance.
QBE International Insurance has appointed Gary Norman to its general liability division, with partic...
Giles Powell, Principal, Giles L Powell Insurance Consultant.
Q What was your best decision or deal? Urging clients to include legal expenses cover on their hous...