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Appointment at Stuart Alexander Financial Services.
Rob Noble is to be the head of subsidiary Stuart Alexander Financial Services. Mr Noble will have ov...
Small change?
Outsourcing business to a third party is slowly becoming a more familiar feature of the premium finance market. Steve Banner looks at how brokers can take advantage of this trend.
Appointment at Quote and Buy.
Quote and Buy has made David Hayward finance director. Mr Hayward was chief executive of Lambeth Bui...
Appointment at Accidentcare.
Simon Rigby has joined Accidentcare as head of affinity marketing. His duties will be to increase th...
Ward Evans expands with the opening of a new office.
Insurance broker Ward Evans is continuing its rapid expansion, opening a new office in Birmingham in...
Malcolm Nash - Technical development director, Carole Nash Insurance
Q: What was your best decision or deal? A: Developing our home-grown staff into fully fledged mana...
The best way to exploit an exhibition stand opportunity.
Q: I am a broker for a trade association affinity scheme and have been invited to take an exhibition...
Appointment at Towergate.
Towergate has made a host of appointments. Kevin Brown has joined Towergate as managing director of ...
Appointment at Hammond Suddards Edge.
Ian Welland has been appointed as the head of Hammond Suddards Edge's five-strong commercial insuran...
DAS launches new employment contract.
A new Employment Practices Protection contract has been rolled out by DAS Legal Expenses Insurance C...
Treading on common but moving ground.
Since taking over editorship of Professional Broking at the start of the year, I have spent much of ...
Chubb eyes Hiscox.
Hiscox has confirmed that it has been approached by Chubb regarding a possible acquisition bid. C...
Going for broke: Bernard Knope & Partners owes £1m to creditors.
The debts of collapsed broker Bernard Knope & Partners and Town and County Insurance Services have b...
Policy Master: full S&F range.
Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance has added its full range of insurance premium finance service...
When the chips are down.
The kind of machinery used in business has altered enormously over the past century and so, says Simon Threadgold, have the policies designed to protect in the event of their breakdown.
Groupama updates products to allow for internet risks.
Groupama Commercial Insurances has revised its corporate and business cover products to include insu...
Appointment at HealthSure.
HealthSure has recruited Bob Anderson as corporate accounts manager for the northern region. Mr Ande...
New motor breakdown cover.
Accidentcare Group has joined forces with Europ Assistance to launch its own branded motor breakdown...
Appointment at Broker Direct.
Graeme Auld has been appointed motor manager for Broker Direct. In the early 1990s, Mr Auld was invo...
House proud.
Lloyd's has become an important market for placing high net worth household business. However, Steve Banner says Lloyd's can accommodate other types of household risk as well.
Bupa expands group risk portfolio
Bupa has acquired £3m of group risk business from insurer Generali. The Generali portfolio includes 2...
Learning the expensive way.
At the end of last year, despite initial interest, a proposed managing agency for brokers was abandoned. Poor response times, second-hand communication and general inertia are to blame.
A chink in the Henderson armour.
In a recent civil action, the House of Lords reinterpreted what is known as the Henderson principle. Insurers and brokers should be on their guard.
Aon restructures.
Aon Limited, formerly Aon UK Holdings, has restructured its management. One 12-strong board now mana...