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Willis Group subsidiary acquires McGuire
Willis Harris Marrian, the Northern Ireland subsidiary of the Willis Group, has acquired independent ...
Lloyd's gives approval to Zenith agent
Zenith has gained Lloyd's approval for a new managing agent, Zenith Syndicate Management. The new a...
SAU covers corporate travellers
Self Assured Underwriting Agencies has launched a corporate travel insurance scheme, underwritten at ...
Hiscox finds frightening picture of under-valuation
Hiscox has found that the majority of high net worth households are under-insured. The insurer cond...
White & Wilson provides entertainment for Lloyd's broker
Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath and Bond has acquired the business of West End brokers White & Wilson, ...
Pet Plan expands equine business
Pet Plan, the specialist animal insurance subsidiary of Cornhill Insurance, has acquired Bankers Insu...
Insurers urged to wise up to climate change
The Chartered Insurance Institute's Society of Fellows is urging the insurance industry to react posi...
Markerstudy drives forward with motor add-on
Broker marketing organisation Markerstudy has launched motor policy add-on EuroGold, as revealed by P...
Appointment at FirstCity.
Matthew Swayne has joined FirstCity as executive director of its reinsurance division. A team of spe...
Cox sells GJW to Munich Re.
Cox Insurance has sold its Liverpool-based underwriting company Groves, John & Westrup, specialists ...
Flooded by claims possibilities.
Now that the flood waters have subsided, insurers will have to consider claim payouts very carefully.
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Peoples Choice has appointed Jonathan Blackmore as marketing controller. Mr Blackmore will be based ...
Evaluating performance.
The Insurance Ombudsman Bureau has commissioned Peter Tyldesley, senior lecturer in financial servic...
Appointment at St Paul.
John Hemmings has been promoted to product manager, automotive at St Paul....
Appointment at Hiscox.
Hiscox has promoted Nigel Bowie to head of enterprise risk division. Mr Bowie has been an underwrite...
Dickson Manchester in broker PI push.
Broker Dickson Manchester, a professional indemnity specialist, has launched a new brokers' and inte...
John L Davison, Chairman, RL Davison.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Setting up my own company in 1972, the spur being much nee...
Blurred future visions?
The Chartered Insurance Institute Conference brought forth much talk about the future and the development of businesses in the broking sector. However, it remains to be seen whether there is any courage behind the convictions.
Considering e-com options.
Q: In the light of the launches of internet solutions such as "24 7" and Insure E-com I am thinking ...
Brockbank name change.
Lloyd's insurer Brockbank Syndicate Management has changed its name to XL Brockbank. The new name in...
Goodfellow: MPPI rethink.
Mortgage payment protection insurance provider The Goodfellow Group has stopped providing wholesale ...
Upwardly mobile.
There is a steady growth in the high net worth market as more and more people become eligible for this insurance. David Fanning investigates what this may mean for the industry.
Appointment at Ward Evans.
Ward Evans has made three appointments. Christopher Oakland joins as corporate independent financial...
Good job prospects predicted.
The outlook continues to look bright for job prospects in the insurance industry, with 41% of all em...