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The status of holiday pay after long-term sickness.
Q: I've been told that workers who are on long-term sickness absence will still be entitled to up to...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
Alexander Forbes has made Tim Morgan managing director for its financial services division. Mr Morga...
Give the young the credit they deserve.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association conference was, as ever, an excellent opportunity to catc...
Market inflation.
After suffering from bad press over the handling of Independent's collapse, the premium finance sector is expecting a boost, says Rachel Gordon, with new entrants set to pump up the market.
High response means Bluesure may become broker-only.
Insurance start-up Bluesure is considering becoming a broker-only insurer after a much higher than e...
Appointment at CJ Coleman.
CJ Coleman has announced the appointment of Reg Brown to the board as a non-executive director. Mr B...
Winchester speeds up insurers' rates.
Winchester Insurance Systems has announced it will update insurers' rates on its new CAS system with...
Online competition ... Win a Sony personal CD player.
This top-of-the-range Sony CD player offers jog-proof protection, up to 92 hours play back, bass boo...
Appointment at Towry Law.
Towry Law has recruited four new healthcare consultants. Michael Cooke is principal healthcare consu...
Appointment at Xchanging.
Business process outsourcing company Xchanging has made two appointments to its insurance services b...
Churchill: 50% growth ambition.
Churchill Insurance wants to grow by 50% over the next two to three years and anticipates its new br...
Endesleigh into pets.
Endesleigh Insurance has entered the pet market, with a policy aimed at cat and dog owners. The poli...
Road Runner shakes up its business practices.
Brokers and clients who deal with Road Runner will soon see a radical shake-up to the way the insure...
A level playing field for all sports.
Fears over the future of major sports events in the wake of 11 September have not been realised but rising insurance costs mean amateur sport is still under threat.
Mortgage - Be safe as houses with MPPI from Berkeley Alexander.
The mortgage payment protection market is being shaken up with a new product from Berkeley Alexander...
A tight situation.
In the light of 11 September, the threat of terrorism looms and brokers should encourage commercial property owners to tighten their grip on security, says Mervyn Harris.
Appointment at Hill House Hammond.
Hill House Hammond has made Andrew Perry regional manager for Northern England and Scotland. He join...
Appointment at Manchester Commercial Insurance Centre.
Nigel Law has become the business manager for the Manchester Commercial Insurance Centre. He joins f...
HML hanging on the phone.
HML Marketing has provided instant telephone access to brokers selling its HML TaxiPlus scheme. The ...
Open + Direct rebranding.
Three Northern Ireland insurance brokers acquired by Open + Direct Group have been rebranded. Spratt...
Reading the road to regulation.
Changes to European Union directives reveal, at least in part, the route the Financial Services Authority is likely to take when it comes into force in 2004.
Deal for Acturis and InsurE-com.
Acturis and InsurE-com are believed to be making a deal which will allow brokers to access both soft...
Missing NMT system.
The March edition of Professional Broking carried a two-page feature on broker systems but did not i...
Healthcare - Norwich Union makes group IP modifications.
Norwich Union has announced a series of modifications to its group income protection policy, relaunc...