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Appointment at Plexus Online.
E-commerce claims and repair outfit Plexus Online has hired Rayne Ward as business development manag...
Highway motor on HighCo transfer list.
Ockham Holdings is seeking to raise enough capital to enable it to transfer all of its motor insuran...
Drunks hit the headlines again.
Drunk and disorderly - a topical subject. How will the High Court rule on cases where an individual suffers from self-related injuries caused by excessive drinking?
NIG gets down to business.
NIG has launched a package tailored specifically for small businesses, in response to requests from ...
Appointment at Rarrigini & Rosso.
Simon Horswell has moved from TIFCO to Rarrigini & Rosso. He takes up the position of sales director...
Marsh employees rave about fine cuisine.
A BBC film crew descended on the Norwich office of Marsh last month to discover why employees were r...
Insurance on the net is no doddle.
Inspop.com provides a very interesting case study of setting up a dotcom business. Many new start-up...
Appointment at CNA Maritime.
CNA Maritime has appointed Howard Potter as underwriting manager of its Birmingham office. He was pr...
CII chartered broker title on the horizon.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has moved a step closer to approving the title Chartered Insurance...
BIBA delays net launch.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has been forced to delay the launch of its internet soluti...
Slack takes boat engine breakdown cover on board for Road Runner.
Mike Slack, chairman and managing director of the Road Runner Group, is behind a new policy covering...
NACHO seeks to build bridges.
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed the formation of new trade association the National...
Paddick condemns GISC rulebook.
Andrew Paddick, director general of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, has accused the General Insu...
Chubb: new offices and agency culling.
Chubb Europe is opening two new regional branches and is slashing its agency base, in a bid to impro...
Appointment at New Millennium Technologies.
New Millennium Technologies has appointed Barry Singh as managing director. The former managing dire...
When should full refunds take place?
We recently encountered a problem with a shop scheme which was voided due to non-disclosure. We arra...
Turning the tide.
The yacht and pleasure boat sector has been experiencing a lull, with rates at their lowest ebb for a long time. But they are starting to climb again and insurers are beginning to jostle for position, says David Fanning.
MMA goes to the shops with Policy Master's Gemini.
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance (formerly Norman Insurance) has added its shops, restaurants & pub...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert.
Professor Robert Merkin has joined Barlow Lyde & Gilbert as a consultant. He is Professor of Commerc...
Allianz joins Network.
A third insurer has agreed to join the Broker Network's panel of insurers at its Underwriting Room i...
NMT launches Premier Net pilot.
NMT (New Millennium Tech-nologies) has launched the pilot of its internet-based Premier Net service....
Chips with everything.
Computers have changed radically since they were first insured, along with machinery, under engineering policies. However, 21st-century technology has spawned a whole range of new cyberissues for the insurer to contend with, says Simon Threadgold.
Appointment at Scottish Provident.
Scottish Provident has recruited Lisa Mowbray as product manager in its marketing department. Roger ...
Aviation insurance flies on to internet.
The British Aviation Insurance Group (BAIG) is targetting regional brokers with the launch of the fi...