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Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
RSA has made Bob Fitzsimmons head of adjusting services for its UK operations. The role will bring t...
Appointment at Donns.
Donns has appointed Bob Dawson to the newly created position as head of its employer's liability and...
Macey named as new Westinsure chairman.
Westcountry insurance broker network Westinsure has appointed a new chairman to its board of directo...
Willis spots new gap in the market
Willis Group has recruited a team of brokers to handle risks arising from mergers, acquisitions and o...
Young confirms plan to step down
Kevin Young, founder and chairman of the Creditors of Independent Insurance Group, has confirmed he i...
Smart & Cook expands its Scottish presence
The Smart and Cook Group has bought Lanarkshire broker Lewis Wotherspoon. Lewis Wotherspoon, which ...
Alexander Forbes and Robert Flemming sign up to Brokasure
Alexander Forbes and Robert Fleming are the first to adopt Brokasure Enterprise, Rebus iS' internatio...
Hill House Hammond acquires five brokers
High street broker Hill House Hammond has completed the acquisition of a further five high street ins...
Club Direct cuts costs of Valentine's
Club Direct has launched special discounts for travel insurance on Valentine's Day. The Valentine's s...
Giles cracks open its war chest
Giles Insurance Brokers has borrowed £3m from the Clydesdale Bank to finance its growth strategy. T...
Bland Bankart loses four to Berkeley Berke
Four senior executives from Bland Bankart have defected to Willis commercial network member the Berke...
Unitas boosts coverage with Irish recruit
UK broker network Unitas has appointed Belfast broker Bartholomew & James as its eleventh member, ext...
Small business price hike
Small businesses face a gloomy year ahead, with buildings and contents premiums set to rise by up to ...
Reindeer insurance.
Even reindeer were insured this Christmas, thanks to an extension to Catterall Insurance Service's e...
New website to be launched by Hyperperformance.
A new website is to be launched by Hyperformance to sell motor insurance to drivers aged 17-30. At l...
Free b2b portal from MasterPlan.
Masterplan, the schemes marketing arm of Sirius Financial Systems, has launched a free business-to-b...
Chaucer acquires CNACCL.
The Chaucer Group has announced it is to acquire CNA Corporate Capital and the right to manage CNA's...
Appointment at Chubb.
Chubb has announced J Michael Baldwin, formerly senior vice president of Chubb Europe and European m...
Holiday cover for winter.
Brokers must remind holiday makers to get cover for wintersports breaks, says travel insurer Primary...
Sports - Global Sports offers product for amateur sports.
Global sports underwriter Sportscover has formed a partnership with Great Lakes Re-Insurance UK to wr...
Motor claims tracked online with Claimsplus.
Claimsplus has launched an online service, allowing brokers' clients to track motor claims online. ...
Martin Pettitt, Director, Harvey Pettitt and Partners.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Buying my own office and escaping landlords. Q: What wa...
Information received.
Insurance forms routinely ask about criminal convictions but Neil Bromage questions how such facts should be used and whether the relevance to the type of policy required should be taken into consideration.
Appointment at Budget.
Andrew Perry has been made regional manager for the London and south area of Budget's retail network...