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Hiscox moves terrorism unit.
Hiscox terrorism unit for brokers has left London and relocated to Birmingham. Terrorism underwriter...
Chris Royal - Car Insurance Centre.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Merging Car with Watkin Davies Group, meaning Car deals wi...
Appointment at Everard
Everard has announced three new appointments to its schemes broking department. Denise Bourne (left) ...
Dial Direct buys from Aim.
Middlesex-based Aim Insurance Services has sold its general book of business to the Dial Direct Grou...
Appointment at Anthony Kidd
AKA, part of Cox retail division, has made Michael Donnelly business development manager. He will bui...
Westinsure expands in the West Country.
Rapidly-expanding community broking network Westinsure has increased its representation in the West ...
Appointment at Robertson Taylor
Robertson Taylor has chosen Angus McKay to head its new office in Madrid. He will develop the company...
Footman James & Co to sponsor Car Run.
Murray Walker will be the guest of honour at this year's Parliamentary Classic Car Run, sponsored by...
Turning point.
As the insurance market begins to harden, Phil Godwin says brokers and insurers should turn to each other to help broaden the scope of engineering covers.
Insurancevillage sets out its stall.
Insurancevillage, the online and telephone insurance broker launched last Autumn, hopes to acquire 1...
Beckett continues expansion plan with another acquisition.
The Beckett Group has made its fifth acquisition in four years, and plans to make another big acquis...
insurE-com continues to go from strength to strength.
Internet software house insurE-com has signed up a further 278 intermediaries and gained the approva...
Appointment at Thomas Miller
Christopher Brown has joined managers Thomas Miller. He will spend a year in Miller's London office b...
Appointment at Clyde & Co
Clyde & Co has appointed nine new partners. Mark Fennessy has corporate recovery experience, Nicholas...
Fusion begins regional network.
Fusion Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Lloyd's insurer SVB, has opened a regional office in Leed...
Primary breakdown cover.
Primary Insurance Group has launched continental breakdown cover for self-drive holidays abroad. The...
Appointment at Das
Das has expanded its team of broker account handlers with Louise Workman (left) joining the Southern ...
IIB launches its Insureright website.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers will go live at the end of June with Insureright. It is developin...
Annual insurance growth.
Annual travel insurance is now more popular than single-trip cover, says Club Direct. "With 49% of h...
RSA offers property owners protection against defects.
Royal & SunAlliance has launched a defects policy, which meets standards set by the British Property...
Appointment at Alan Boswell
Alan Boswell has recruited experienced insurance executive Richard Beevor. He has almost 20 years exp...
DAS: new arrangement.
Countrywide Insurance Marketing has come to a new arrangement with DAS, giving all members access to...
Appointment at Moore Stephens
Geoff Boardman and Tim Beauchamp have both joined Moore Stephens. Mr Beauchamp is the new insurance c...
Wholesale success.
Paying equal heed to management as broking has seen wholesale broker Thompson Heath & Bond go from strength to strength. Catherine Tennant talks to Vic Thompson about his strategy for success.