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Churchill to launch net marketing campaign.
Churchill Insurance has begun a programme to overhaul its presence on the internet, which will see t...
Appointment at HML Marketing.
Joe Gallagher has joined HML Marketing as area manager covering Scotland and the north-east of Engla...
InsurE-com and Cover.net team up in net venture.
InsurE-com has gone into partnership with Cover.Net in its bid to provide brokers with an online alt...
Appointment at RapidInsure.co.uk.
Online Insurance intermediary RapidInsure.co.uk has appointed Chris Moss as a non-executive board di...
Appointment at St Paul.
St Paul has set up a department to service the transportation industry and appointed Colin Hamling a...
NU: car import concern.
Norwich Union is warning motorists about the long-term cost implications of buying an imported car. ...
Hunting out a marketeer.
Q: We want to recruit a telephone marketeer for a new product campaign to generate sales leads for us. Could you advise us on what type of personality and skills profile we need to aim for?
E-commerce Watch.
People's Choice, the motor insurance telebroker, has launched a website. The site guarantees it w...
Bright attacks Lloyd's.
Lloyd's said it intended to toughen up over slack underwriting practices in the wake of severe criti...
Fully booked?
Although rates in the pub, restaurant and hotel market are starting to show signs of hardening, brokers should not be too quick to rush into this competitive sector. It is important not to underestimate the risks, says Steve Banner.
Bupa cash plans mean more broker commission.
BUPA is offering increased commission rates to brokers who sell corporate, small company and persona...
Is thin client technology the less expensive answer to ensuring
Thin client technology (TCT) has been around for some time, but it is now becoming more readily avai...
Appointment at Reliance National.
Reliance National has recruited Stuart McAlister as assistant manager in the casualty division of it...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
MMA Insurance has appointed two new field sales staff - Paul Cavanagh and Gary Tyler - to join its b...
Elf's in your garden.
Elf at home, the independent gas supplier to the new homes market, has launched a household insuranc...
New team offers solicitors' PI.
Premium finance house Singer & Friedlander has teamed up with Heath Lambert to provide a funding fac...
Clive King, Managing director, CR King and Partners.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Joining the Willis Network 18 months ago. Q: What was y...
Insurers to pay for quotes at Inspop.com.
Insurers will pay to give quotes online at inspop.com, the site of a new internet intermediary which...
Appointment at Bupa Health Assurance.
Brian Bartley has been made head of operations at Bupa Health Assurance. He joined Bupa's insurance ...
Hiscox launches "hub" facility for brokers placing HNW business.
Hiscox has launched a facility that will enable brokers that do not meet its policy volume requireme...
RSA enhances its property owners contract.
Royal & SunAlliance has relaunched its property owners cover. Originally launched in 1997, the enh...
In for a bumpy ride.
The recent ruling of the House of Lords on the Dimond v Lovell case has been a blow to many credit hire companies who could now face an uncertain future, according to David Fanning.
When size matters.
Insuring small businesses can be time consuming and is not always profitable. However, brokers and intermediaries are seeing the value of using new technology to write the business and increase efficiency, says Simon Threadgold.
Profits up in general insurance
Profitability has risen sharply in the general insurance market as a whole, but has fallen in broking...