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Towergate buys Stafford Knight
Towergate Underwriting Group has bought Lloyd's broker Stafford Knight. The acquisition will be Tower...
RIAS go online with Inspop
Online over-50s are being targetted by specialist broker the Retirement Insurance Advisory Service (R...
Excellence recognised at best ever awards
Excellence in the insurance industry was celebrated last night at the biggest ever British Insurance ...
Insurance exams made easy
CII Training Technology has developed its multimedia package, aimed at people studying for the Charte...
Insurers urged to pay bonuses to high-fliers
Insurance salaries are now so close to investment banking levels that insurers should look to profit-...
CGU provides good news for football fans
CGU has provided a ray of light in a miserable week for football by buying Direct Club. The main-play...
Brokers eager to go online
In its recent survey, the legal expenses insurer DAS found most brokers are ready to trade online. ...
Edgar Hamilton and FE Wright to merge
Lloyd's brokers Edgar Hamilton and FE Wright are to merge, following the acquisition of FE Wright fro...
More acquisitions at Alan Boswell
Expanding East Anglian broker Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers has bought Norfolk-based intermediary In...
Chubb sets up strategic development unit
Mirroring the activities of its US parent, Chubb Europe has set up a strategic development unit to re...
DAS to underwrite CIS legal expenses cover
DAS has won a contract to underwrite legal expenses insurance for CIS household contents policy holde...
RapidInsure launches office policy
Phil Rosen, commercial development and marketing manager at Cornhill Insurance, has predicted that th...
Churchill joins AA panel
Churchill Insurance has made a further move into the intermediary market by becoming a member of AA I...
AIIB accuses Sunday Times of promoting fraud
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers has accused The Sunday Times of encouraging i...
Part-time law may cut jobs.
Abbey Legal Protection is warning that new legislation designed to give part-time workers the same e...
Safe haven.
With the threat of burglary a very real consideration for every household in the UK, there are many precautions that property owners can take - without turning their homes into fortresses. And brokers are always happy to give advice.
IIB planning to launch IBRC Ltd in May 2001.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers is gearing up to go live with its self-regulatory professional bo...
Revving up the cover.
Motor assistance is an important feature of the claims process, in fact so great is its attraction for customers, that insurers might start to market cover on the back of the assistance service. Andrew Newman explains.
Right rate for the job.
Insurers have long been concerned about the costs and reliability of contractors. Mike Oastler asks whether repair networks are the answer.
Gun deal renamed.
Sporting Insurance Services (SIS) has renamed its Shotgun and Firearm policy Gunsure. The insurance,...
Appointment at Collegiate Insurance Brokers.
Matthew Myles has joined Collegiate Insurance Brokers as account development manager. His responsibi...
Zurich Financial Services goes live.
The general insurance arm of Zurich Financial Services has gone live with a new advertising campaign...
Ward Evans employs headhunter to seek staff.
Broker Ward Evans has taken the unusual step of employing its own headhunter to help it meet its tar...
Quality fleet.
Risk management is playing an increasingly important role in many areas of insurance not least fleet insurance where the pressure is on within companies to keep fleet-running costs - including insurance - to the absolute minimum, says Andrew Newman.