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Chartside acquires two more brokers
Chartside Ventures has acquired Ladies Direct Insurance and Vans Direct Insurance of Harlow, Essex. T...
Broker Network opens underwriting room
The Broker Network has set up an underwriting room at its headquarters, in response to demand from br...
RSA wins PMI contract for ICAEW
Royal & SunAlliance, Healthcare & Assistance has been appointed as the accredited private medical ins...
BDML goes grey
BDML Connect has launched a bespoke import insurance product aimed at parallel and "grey" import buye...
BIBA makes credit insurance simple for members
BIBA has put together a credit insurance scheme for its members, designed to help non-specialists pla...
Crowe opens dedicated fleet unit
Lloyd's motor insurer Crowe Insurance Group has launched a Solihull-based fleet underwriting unit for...
Upturn in household market
The household market moved back into the black in 1999 following losses of over £350m in 1998, accord...
Liberty cuts premiums for safe fleets
Liberty Motor is offering 5-15% premium reductions for companies which enroll their employees in driv...
Berrymans warns over Access to Justice Act
The introduction of the Access to Justice Act 1999 in April could lead to a situation where insurers ...
TIFCO put up for sale
The UK's third largest premium finance provider, Transamerica Insurance Finance Company (TIFCO), has ...
Groupama appoints new personal and commercial directors
Tim Ablett and Stephen Hartigan have been appointed as joint managing directors of Groupama's persona...
HML targets pleasure craft owners.
HML is targeting owners of pleasure crafts with a dedicated package policy. Underwritten at Lloyd's,...
Tapping into another source of revenue.
Jennifer Jarrett's article in PB's January 2000 edition made interesting reading. The search for new...
Pressing the right buttons.
New technology, in the form of the Internet and digital TV, is set to threaten the position of brokers in the insurance selling chain. Martin McLachlan explains why they must act now in order to survive.
Independent Insurance sponsoring Art and Antiques Fair.
Independent Insurance is once again sponsoring The Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair. The sponso...
Abbey in shock reduction of legal expenses premiums.
Abbey Legal Protection has surprised the market by halving premiums on its employment-led commercial...
Call in the experts.
Outsourcing allows brokers to concentrate their resources on the most profitable areas of business, and now the options for farming out specific tasks, so retaining control, are more varied than ever, says Steve Banner.
Rural offers farmers LOLER and PUWER compliance service.
Rural Insurance Group is offering brokers with farming clients a new service to help them comply wit...
BIBA brokers in fighting form.
Overheard was pleased to see BIBA brokers in fighting form in Birmingham last month, giving the pane...
CGU name to disappear following merger with NU.
The merger of CGU and Norwich Union will see the CGU name disappear from both the general and the li...
To sign, or not to sign?
Q: Following yet another merger between insurers, my directors and I have been asked to sign a new t...
Win a digital video player!
If you are interested in the latest video technology, then Professional Broking's website - www.brok...
Brokers offered one-stop printing cover
Regional broker RK Harrison is offering its exclusive printing and imaging insurance package to sub-b...
Appointment at Cunningham Ellis & Buckle.
Cunningham Ellis & Buckle has made seven appointments to its board of directors. These are: Maureen ...