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Appointment at CoverMaker.
Tim Bradley has become IT director for CoverMaker. He joins from Intrustworld Holdings AB. Charles A...
Appointment at Safeonline.
Lee Savage is the new product development manager at Safeonline. He will use market research to deve...
Appointment at Weather Direct.
Weather Direct has recruited Steve Warner as managing director. Mr Warner will be developing the pro...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
Andrew Long has been recruited as a new field sales representative for MMA Insurance. Mr Long will b...
Appointment at Towergate.
John Reddi has joined Towergate as group company secretary and solicitor. Andy Westby has joined the...
RSA gives an extension.
Royal & SunAlliance has extended the cover available on its Essentials and Selections commercial leg...
RSA renames its college.
Royal & SunAlliance is relaunching its UK commercial underwriting college, renaming it the Insurance...
Appointment at Old Mutual, Life - UK.
Bill Vasilieff has been made marketing director, Old Mutual, Life - UK. He joins the company from M&...
WPA sets up a new healthcare cash plan.
Western Provident Association has launched Cashback, a healthcare cash plan for both companies and i...
IBRC shuts administration unit.
The future of the Insurance Brokers' Registration Council is looking ever more bleak, with Andrew Pa...
Quote and Buy offers another 17 products.
Commercial and personal lines website Quote and Buy is to launch a further 17 products. The site,...
E-Commerce watch.
Incisive Research - publisher of Professional Broking's sister title, Insurance Technology Report - ...
Appointment at Independent.
Independent has made a string of appointments. Andrew Wells is the regional underwriting manager at ...
Appointment at CNA Europe Holdings.
Angus Cameron has been made the chief financial officer for CNA Europe Holdings, the parent of both ...
Appointment at Rigton.
Rigton has recruited three people for its management team. John Read is the development manager and ...
St Paul raises rates by up to 60%.
St Paul International Insurance Company is set to raise its rates by up to 60%, a move which confirm...
Adopting the right attitude for an acquisition attempt.
Q: What steps can I take to ensure that an acquisition is successful? A: Be realistic with your m...
Ward Evans reflects change by rebranding.
Ward Evans Group has rebranded to reflect its transition from commercial insurance broker to financi...
Time for the industry to go into training.
The first annual salary survey carried out for Professional Broking's sister title, Post Magazine, a...
How to deal with a possible breach of contract.
Q: We have had a facility with an insurer for the past four years to place personal lines business; ...
Appointment at Countrywide Insurance Marketing.
Countrywide Insurance Marketing has made Ian Oxley partnerships manager. Mr Oxley was formerly emplo...
Is your cover in the can?
New legislation and nervous retailers means product recalls are increasingly common, but standard product liability insurance fails to provide adequate cover. Simon Threadgold suggests this is an area to modify.
BIBA night.
George Nixon was on fine form at the British Insurance Brokers Association night of 'craic' on Frida...
Appointment at CWA.
CWA has made Richard Day sales and marketing director. Formerly he was employed as southern regional...