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NIG holds Birmingham broker conference
Insurer NIG is holding its ninth "Building a Stronger Broker Channel" conference on 27 October. The...
Brockbank takes parent's name
Lloyd's insurer Brockbank Syndicate Management has changed its name to XL Brockbank. The new name inc...
Oaktree branches out with commercial lines
Oaktree Insurance Solutions, created when Oaktree Financial Services bought the financial arm of the ...
Privilege to sell non-standard motor online
Non-standard insurer Privilege has made a bid for the online motor market by launching an online 'quo...
EU in on the insurance act.
The EU's recently-published directive on insurance mediation will add legitimacy to the GISC. It will also create a level playing field for brokers and intermediaries.
Colin Birch, MD Towergate Holiday Homes and Towergate Strovers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Joining Towergate Group in January 1999. Q: What was yo...
Appointment at Chubb Europe.
Chubb Europe has made a string of new appointments. Lynn Twinn has been appointed Masterpiece Servic...
Ace in the broker pack.
Ace has seen massive growth in the last 15 years, and the company is still looking for innovative ways to extend its reach, Steve Schleisman, chairman and chief executive officer, explains to Diane Smyth.
A lesson on how to create the perfect press release.
Q: We are a small broker looking to raise our profile in the local newspaper. Are press releases the...
Finding your sea legs.
Too many provincial brokers shy away from marine cargo insurance, fearing its complicated nature. However, Simon Threadgold believes it is well worth taking the plunge.
Another good buy for Open.
Open + Direct, the Ulster-based financial services company, has acquired West Midlands broker Footma...
Do acquisitions mean complicated assets?
Q: I own a small insurance brokerage and am looking to acquire new companies. What is the legal posi...
Free websites for IFA's.
Former IFA Promotion boss Ann-Marie Martyn has set up an internet-based trading facility for indepen...
Brokers put a ferret online.
Another new insurance dot-com is about to launch into cyberspace. However, its name is a little more...
Third office for Folgate.
Broker-only Folgate Insurance has opened its third commercial regional office, in Maidstone, Kent, c...
Brokers offered free net facility by cybermediary.
Cybermediary Quote and Buy is offering brokers and intermediaries a full cycle, internet trading fac...
New training body is live.
The Insurance and Related Financial Services National Training Organisation will this month be wound...
IFAs line up to sell general insurance and mortgages.
There has been a 10% increase in the number of independent financial advisers (IFAs) selling, or int...
Merger for Godbold.
Hemel Hempstead-based broker Godbold Hadden and its subsidiary GH Bray Clements have merged, and are...
BIBA calls for solidarity.
Mike Williams, chief executive of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, has called for brokers...
Norwich Union has new logo.
Norwich Union went live with its new logo (above) on 2 October, following the merger of NU and CGU e...
Appointment at Folgate.
Roger Gray (left) has joined Folgate as its new deputy commercial underwriting manager and will have...
Oxford seeks new funding.
George Higginson and Steve Windich have been unable to secure sufficient funds from brokers to launc...
A life changing decis ion.
As financial services become more sophisticated, and regulations more stringent and time-consuming, many brokers are no longer opting to provide financial advice as an addition to general insurance. Jennifer Jarrett asks what to do with financial…