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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...
Berkeley Burke acquires executives from rival.
Berkeley Burke (Holdings) has kicked off plans to double its general insurance broking business by p...
Hiscox calculations.
Hiscox has launched a high net worth contents calculator to help brokers advise home owners about th...
The FSA should now become accountable to the CII.
For all working in insurance, two essential features of credibility are an understanding that insura...
Essential element?
Gary Meggitt and Neiha Modessa explain why the FOS is set to play a major part in the smooth running of the insurance industry, in the wake of post-N2 regulation.
Fall in household insurance sold by independent intermediaries.
The amount of household insurance sold by independent intermediaries sharply dropped from 1999-2000,...
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Going from bad to worse?
Regulation under the Financial Services Authority is shaping up to bring fundamental and unwelcome changes to the general insurance market.