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Appointment at Armstrong Laing.
Richard Barrett has become the new vice president of global marketing. Pam Kearns and Jim Robinson b...
Appointment at Swiss Life.
Chris McFarlane is head of risk and product management for Swiss Life. He will oversee and manage th...
On the up and up.
The personal legal expenses market is ballooning after a resurgence of interest, with premium income up by 55%. Tony Buss says brokers should act quickly to get a piece of the action.
Playing to the gallery.
Small private collections, corporate collections, galleries and exhibitions all have very specific fine art insurance requirements. This makes it a challenging sector but, for brokers willing to go the extra mile, a rewarding one. Daniel Wood puts…
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
Alexander Forbes has employed a five-strong sales and development team for its Southern region. Coli...
Lloyd's: estimate increases.
Lloyd's has increased its estimate of net losses relating to the World Trade Center by 45% to £1.9bn...
PMI working party created to increase product value.
A private medical insurance working party, aimed at designing more cost-effective products and impro...
Appointment at Trenwick.
Trenwick has appointed David Clark as property treaty underwriter. He has 30 years of experience in ...
Who collects monies owed when acquiring a broker?
Q: I am buying an insurance broker that may have outstanding debts and inevitably premiums owed. Whose responsibility is it to collect these monies?
Appointment at UK P&I Club.
Three members of the UK P&I Club have been elected to the board: Adamantios Lemos of Ceres Hellenic ...
AIIB produces handbook.
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers has produced a staff handbook to help member...
Primary new company.
Primary Insurance Group is unveiling a new insurance company to be open for business by the year end...
CSC plans broking systems cull.
CSC plans to halve the number of broking systems it offers, though it denied the Quotel system faces...
A good year for Christmas presents in Edenbridge.
Overheard predicts a good year for Christmas presents in Edenbridge - wherein lies the former headqu...
Wellington venture.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington plans to establish a new London-based insurance company by the end of the...
Appointment at SPsInfoquest.
Business intelligence consultancy SPSInfoquest has made Abdul Bhanji non-executive deputy chairman....
QBE combines technology and liability.
QBE International Insurance has launched a combined technology liability product aimed at medium to ...
Appointment at RL Davison.
RL Davison has made two appointments. James Ranson becomes the new chief accountant and will be resp...
E-commerce watch
Profin, RSA's professional and financial risks division, has acquired coverclick.com, the online inte...
Ceta partners GMS.
General insurance network Ceta has gone into partnership with General Mortgage Service. Ceta's 3000 ...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Independent management consultancy Winchester White has appointed Chris Jackson as managing consulta...
Farmweb transfers to NIG.
Agricultural specialist Farmweb has transferred its £20m account from Norwich Union to NIG. Policies...
Small commercial set for commoditisation.
Small commercial products are set to become increasingly commoditised, according to attendees at the...
Appointment at Primary.
Primary has employed John Boardman to the position of group IT director. Jonathan Hodes is group fin...