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Appointment at Premium Credit.
Cristian Jackson has joined Premium Credit personal lines division as head of sales and development....
Brian Thornhill, Owner, Brian Thornhill & Son.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? A: Setting up on my own. I overheard my boss say I'd last ...
Awards overkill.
Too many winners are spoiling the awards, announces Andy Homer, and the industry needs to remember their real purpose.
Fortis ratings review.
Fortis has introduced a new rating structure for its travel insurance contract for the under 65s, wh...
Appointment at MediCare.
MediCare has appointed Faisal Shah as head of sales and marketing and will also be in charge of the ...
Appointment at Bollington.
Bollington has made several new appointments. Wendy Davenport and Lisa Millar have joined the motor ...
Brokersure offers system.
Brokersure is offering commercial lines free of charge to Total Solutions, its Windows-based back of...
Appointment at Aon.
Peter Bristow has been promoted by Aon to the position of director of the Aon public sector consulti...
RSA considers bonus.
Royal & SunAlliance is considering giving brokers access to the lifetime no-claims bonus it has just...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson has made a string of recruitments. Brent Williams joins the commercial department whe...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey.
Cunningham Lindsey has employed Clive Spiller as Cardiff service centre director, with client and op...
Dial Direct first step in Budget's growth plans.
Budget Financial Services aims to have 120,000 more policies on its books by the end of next year. ...
ATE recovery service.
Loss Recovery Group has launched an after-the-event loss recovery service for property and interrupt...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
Alexander Forbes has announced a new retail management team for the risk services business. David Ba...
Addressing the symptoms of underperforming staff.
Q: How do you sustain motivation when a team member is underperforming and is unlikely to reach targets?
Appointment at SPSInfoquest.
SPSInfoquest has appointed Jim Baty as non-executive deputy chairman. He previously held senior mana...
Appointment at Milliman UK.
Milliman UK has announced the appointment of John O'Neill as senior consultant and actuary. He was p...
The Goedhuis Contemporary Gallery Award.
Ri ri xin (Renew yourself from day to day) by Tong Yangtze won the Goedhuis Contemporary Gallery awa...
IRPC eases tax worries.
Businesses can now insure against the cost of professional fees arising from Inland Revenue enquirie...
Fortis postcode rating.
Fortis Insurance has introduced full postcode rating on its household insurance for more accurate as...
Axa to cut broker commission.
Axa is to slash brokers' commission rates. Commission on employers' liability is being halved to 5% ...
BIBA defends brokers' rights to commission.
Brokers are not liable to pay back commission earned on cancelled Independent Insurance commercial po...
Appointment at St Paul.
Simon Sheaf has joined St Paul as UK actuary. He joins the company from Tillinghast-Towers Perrin an...
Ploughing on.
Brokers worried about the downturn in the agricultural market should get back to basics, says Lance Harvey, and build on their existing client base by working towards a three-way relationship between broker, client and insurer.