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Policy for family firms.
A new consultancy has gone live specialising in helping family businesses. Family Business Soluti...
Eastgate buy-out likely to lead to job losses.
Outsourcing and service provider the Eastgate Group has been bought by the Capita Group, as predicte...
Bigger and better.
Alfred Blackmore was once a small, old fashioned and underperforming firm. Tim Collison finds out how it was transformed into one of the leading brokers in the UK.
Avon makes push in commercial sector.
Avon Insurance is planning to take on 10 new underwriters in a bid to increase its presence in the c...
Rasche rumoured to be working on MBO.
Former head of CSC's general insurance division David Rasche, who quit the company last month, is be...
Axa Nordstern co-sponsors Brice Marden exhibition.
Fine art insurer Axa Nordstern is co-sponsoring the Brice Marden exhibition at the Serpentine Galler...
NU backs away from corporate market.
Norwich Union has confirmed rumours that it is withdrawing from the large corporate risk market. ...
Taking the plunge.
Commercial lines brokers are not doing the most for their clients if they fail to offer marine cargo cover, says Steve Banner.
St Paul: untenable position.
St Paul International Insurance, the main provider of insurance to the UK's train operating companie...
Aon acquires Needham.
Broker giant Aon Risk Services has acquired Needham Jobson & Co, increasing its presence in the fine...
Can insurer service get any worse?
The results of Professional Broking and Post Magazine's survey into commercial lines broking will co...
Coversure's annual general meeting and conference.
Coversure's annual general meeting and conference was held in November this year, with the theme 'Ho...
Appointment at PoundGates.
Kevin Collins had been appointed managing director designate at PoundGates. Mr Collins brings wit...
New kids on the block.
Property owners is a surprisingly profitable area. Not surprising then that Groupama is vying for more business. But does the insurer really have anything different to offer brokers? Simon Threadgold reports.
Appointment at HSBC Select.
Andrew Lee has been appointed a director of HSBC Select, the telephone broking division of HSBC insu...
Appointment at Heath Lambert.
Paul Firkins has been promoted at Heath Lambert. Mr Firkins becomes associate director of financial ...
Euclidian health move.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian is moving into the accident and health market, and has appointed Marc Mcle...
Budget buys Anglia Motor with Fosters purchase to follow.
Budget Insurance Intermediaries has bought the five branches of Anglia Motor Insurance from Churchil...
A compact market.
The market for vans and trucks is not huge, but it is growing and so too are premiums. Diane Smyth examines the markets available to brokers looking to make inroads into the commercial motor market.
New net system will 'slash costs'.
Hot on the heels of the launch of 24 7, commercial brokers are about to be offered an internet-based...
Bennetts organising photo shoots.
There would appear to be no end to the number of photo shoots that motorcycle insurance specialist B...
Turning criticism on its head.
Independent Insurance may have had a few well-documented departures recently but, says Michael Bright, this is a good reflection on the company.
Paddick claims the market is behind him
The Institute of Insurance Brokers is claiming 90% of UK insurance broking practices do not want to j...
Vanguard sets up insurance portal
Bridgend-based broker Vanguard Insurance is launching thebrokergateway.co.uk, a commercial lines insu...