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Appointment at Donns.
Melanie Vaughan has become a law costs draftsman at Donns. She will be responsible for the preparati...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson has made Kirsty Shenton head of marketing. She joins from Anderson where she was mark...
Part-time holiday entitlements.
Q: I currently work part-time - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Am I entitled to paid public hol...
Appointment at Davies Lavery.
Davies Lavery has promoted Stephen Dewar and John Cousins to partner level. They were previously sen...
Run-off PI rates could delay sales.
Brokers who want to sell-up may be forced to delay because of the rocketing price of run-off profess...
Appointment at Americas Insurance Company.
Jon Francis has become senior vice president of Americas Insurance Company and its subsidiary Americ...
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has made a string of recruitments. Philip Farrar and Simon Daldry (left) both join as directors ...
Rudely interrupted.
Insurers are becoming less flexible in business interruption, with underwriters now often refusing to provide cover unless there is a business continuity plan in place. Simon Threadgold explains.
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Investment adviser Stewart Lloyd has joined the financial services division of The Bollington Group ...
Appointment at Road Runner.
Road Runner has made Jeff Walker sales and administration manager. Mr Walker brings several years of...
Fraud - together we'll crack it.
Despite high profile court cases and television documentaries exposing the rising tide of 'phantom p...
Online learning service offered by the CII.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched an online learning service called ed. The system h...
Getting it all out of your system.
Brokers should look at systems as investments rather than necessary evils says Diane Smyth, who points out that success lies in finding the one best suited to your particular style of business.
Appointment at CNA.
CNA has appointed Warren Jones to its financial team in London. He will specialise in underwriting p...
Out of time?
The outcome of a Court of Appeal judgement has the potential to alter the time limit on professional indemnity cases coming to court, meaning old mistakes may never be forgotten. Mike Willis explains.
Smart: Scottish expansion.
The Smart and Cook Group has grown its subsidiary Smart and Cook (Scotland) by acquiring Lanarkshire...
Zurich adds personal touch to its new high net worth range.
Zurich is piloting a range of personal lines products for the high net worth market. Zurich Priva...
NIG recruits trio in commercial drive
NIG has made three senior appointments to support the growth of its commercial division. Alan Horem...
Bruce Stevenson buys four in five years
Edinburgh insurance broker, Bruce Stevenson, is on track to secure £10m in premium turnover this year...
ProChoice boasts top PI service
Markerstudy and Bennett Group have today launched a joint initiative providing a professional indemni...
Brokers and IFAs draw closer
The distinction between brokers and independant financial advisors could become eroded now that the F...
Low cost travel venture formed.
Underwriting agency Markerstudy and travel insurance specialist Voyager have gone into partnership, ...
Appointment at The Broker Network.
Paul Clarke has been appointed to the new position of IT director. Mr Clarke has spent the past 11 y...
Appointment at BDML Holdings.
Ultimate Insurance Services, a subsidiary of BDML Holdings, has appointed Paul Hampshire as director...