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Appointment at Holman Insurance Brokers.
Holman Insurance Brokers has taken on Glenn Bremerman as divisional director of Holman Motor Facilit...
Appointment at Collegiate Management Services.
Claudia Goodridge (left) has been made underwriting assistant at Collegiate Management Services. She...
Redundancy: who is liable?
Q: I am about to sell my business to another broker and under the terms of the deal, only the book of business is being transferred. I am going to have to make all my staff redundant. Can you advise me how to word the redundancy notice.
Drake cover: sink or swim?
Drake policyholders will be told this month whether their policies are going to be cancelled, follow...
Swiss Re: insurers must take stock.
Swiss Re's sixth annual report on the UK non-life market warns that the personal lines market is fai...
Naivety threatens to scupper net success.
Those brokers and intermediaries that watched the direct motor market mushroom on the back of Direct...
Weather Direct means rain need not stop pay.
Lloyd's broker JH Buckenham is behind a new venture aimed at the events industry. Called Weather Dir...
HSBC Select launches online cover facility.
HSBC Select (UK) is targeting the UK's 3.7 million small businesses with the launch of a new interne...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
Property & Casualty Services has appointed Richard Tricky as technical controller, liability. He wil...
Appointment at Colonnade Insurance Brokers.
Ian Bullock has been promoted to director of marketing at Colonnade Insurance Brokers, having been h...
Awarding experiences.
The recent BIA awards saw the great and the good from the industry being rewarded for their efforts. GISC, however, wins no awards for unfairly treating those whose livelihood depends on insurance.
Leading insurers expected to steal the show.
Over 60% of intermediaries believe they will be trading with fewer than 10 insurers over the coming ...
PB Online give away Pocket Mail.
This month, courtesy of Allianz Cornhill, PB Online is giving away three Pocket Mail Personal Digita...
CII launches training CDs.
Chartered Insurance Institute Training Technology has developed a multimedia package aimed at people...
Reg Brown quits 702 for pivotal role at Markel.
Reg Brown is stepping down as active underwriter for RE Brown Syndicate 702. He is being replaced by...
Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has promoted the following to director level: Colin Johnson, Barry Hales,...
DAS to provide LE cover.
DAS has won the contract to underwrite legal expenses insurance for CIS household contents policyhol...
Taking an active role.
Many brokers would say that Simon Bolam is a tough act to follow. As incoming chairman of the British Insurance Brokers Association, George Nixon tells Tim Collison he is up to the challenge and will bring diplomacy and management to the position.
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Mondial Assistance has promoted Steve Hook (above) to national sales manager. He joined Mondial four...
PM does deal with FT
Software house Policy Master is putting together an online insurance facility for www.FTyourmoney.com...
Aon launches fleet service.
Aon Risk Services has launched a new fleet motor risk management consultancy service. Operating on a...
Appointment at Groupama.
Groupama has recruited financial risk specialist Richard Setterfield from Axa. A former chairman of ...
GISC to debate solvency waiver.
The Board of the General Insurance Standards Council will meet this month to decide whether to grant...
Lawyers may face ruin over new PI.
The new professional indemnity arrangements for solicitors could force some reputable practices out ...