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Take up ARMS against risk.
Ex-risk manager and broker Brian Tuffrey FCII has set up a risk management consultancy - Aylsham Ris...
Small change?
E-business, new market players and outsourcing initiatives look set to transform the face of the premium finance sector for good. But some things never change and maintaining broker loyalty remains at the core of a provider's success.
Appointment at Fortis Insurance.
Cathie Bruce (above) is the new sales and marketing director of Fortis Insurance, which Fortis forme...
Time to restart the insurance clock.
The current soft market that brokers and insurers are experiencing needs a kick start to propel it into more lucrative times. Stephen Hartigan of Groupama believes he has clocked the ticking of change.
Newcastle lawyers move.
Two of the three partners of the insurance law practice Linsley & Mortimer of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ha...
Targeting the offenders.
Proposed stricter penalties for the high numbers of uninsured motorists on Britain's roads are likely to benefit the market in the long term, says Keith Brigden.
Appointment at Bollington Group.
The Bollington Group has taken on Andy Royle as a senior account handler in the corporate risks divi...
The human touch.
Despite the high profile of the Internet, insurers are reporting a surprising reluctance from their customers to using the Net in their claims communications. Steve Banner says the importance of human interaction at the claims stage must not be
Douglas Cox Tyrie launches policy for surfers.
Douglas Cox Tyrie has launched a policy for surfers that covers users as well as their surfing equip...
Bland's two into one.
At the end of July, corporate broker Bland Bankart will be moving its personal lines and commercial ...
Agency transfers: keep your eye on the ball.
Q We are about to buy a broker and would like some clarification on the issue of agencies.
Claiming by the hour.
Lawyers, accountants and other professionals that charge by the hour can now buy what the underwriti...
Appointment at A Manning UK.
Nigel Roberts and Paul Taylor have joined A Manning UK of Henley-on-Thames as development executives...
Devitt decamps and grows.
Devitt Insurance Services is moving its operation and 125 employees from Stratford in east London to...
Avoid the virus trap.
Q I am a small broker who has just gone on the Internet and started using e-mail. What can I do to stop getting hit by a virus?
At your service.
There is a large untapped pool of HNW business out there and many insurers are trying to find new ways to attract potential customers. Personal service and tailored policies are the most useful tools to achieve this, says Veronica Cowan.
Appointment at Finsure Premium Finance.
David Mann, Craig Leathley and Adam Baker have joined Finsure Premium Finance as sales executives. M...
Groupama undergoes major marketing strategy overhaul.
Groupama Insurances is planning a radical overhaul of the way it markets personal lines insurance, w...
Appointment at Sampo Industrial Insurance.
Peter Rogers has been appointed engineering manger at Sampo Industrial Insurance, where he has been ...
Health check for brokers.
Allianz Cornhill has begun offering its preferred brokers a free business health check that it said ...
IIB signs up brokers for new Internet venture Insureright.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers claims to have signed up 5% of the personal lines broker market f...
Daphne Reese, Director of KB Insurance Brokers
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Towergate in DIC takeover.
Towergate Strovers has taken over the Dentists' Insurance Committee, the insurance arm of the Dentis...
FOS draft rules published.
The Financial Services Authority has published the draft rules for the new Financial Ombudsman Servi...