News
Appointment at Wilby Insurance Brokers.
Bob Brownlee has been appointed managing director of the Halifax-based Wilby Insurance Brokers. Mr B...
Admiral buyout.
PXRE has been appointed as the Lloyd's managing agency for Admiral Insurance Serv-ices, following th...
CSM restructuring.
Crowe Syndicate Manage-ment, part of the Crowe Group, will cease writing non-marine property bus-ine...
Who will pick up the bill?
The ULR market has long complained about the costs of credit hire. Steve Banner says there is now a growing shift towards insurance-backed schemes rather than credit hire arrangements.
No conflict of interest' - IMS.
New start-up intermediary auditing company Insurance Monitoring Services has come under further atta...
IIBA increases number.
The International Insurance Brokers Association, co-founded by London-broker Sutton Winson, has acce...
Into the new millennium.
1999 was a year of rationalisation for the industry, and PB kept its readers up-to-date with the mergers, closures and new regulations as they happened. Tim Collison looks back.
Exclusive - Direct writer expected to take over NIG Skandia.
Churchill Insurance is believed to be in the final stages of a takeover of Swedish-owned NIG Skandia...
London roadshow.
Last month, Overheard joined the 500-strong audience for the London meeting of the General Insurance...
IBRC threatens to expel 200.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is threatening 200 brokers with expulsion if they fail to...
Devitt wins staff awards.
Devitt Insurance Services has won two government awards for staff training and development. The firm...
Appointment at Re Brown.
Edward Beckwith has joined RE Brown & Others, syndicate 702, as a professional financial risk underw...
ABI publishes burglary report
The Association of British Insurers is seeking to improve the market's understanding of the growing p...
Appointment at Crowe Insurance.
Crowe Insurance has appointed Janet Helson (above) as underwriter of syndicate 1204 and Jamie Lewis ...
Boorman steps into new Insurance Ombudsman role.
Tony Boorman has been appointed as the new Insurance Ombudsman by the Financial Services Ombudsman S...
Appointment at Denney O'Hara.
Leeds-based financial adviser Denny O'Hara (Life & Pensions) has made Peter Thompson a non-executive...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Steven Nightingale has been made senior sales inspector at Independent Insurance's Leicester branch....
Appointment at PYV.
Lloyd's broker PYV has promoted two members of its staff to the board. Robert Bass and Nicky Pauley ...
Safety behind the wheel.
Just 10% of companies with motor fleets advise their staff on careful driving, according to a survey...
Lloyd's motor takes up the Torch.
Lloyd's group Limit has acquired Torch motor insurer for £10m. The move follows months of speculatio...
Rehab for insurers.
A new rehabilitation centre is to open in Manchester which will offer insurers their money back if e...
Norman to lose name in rebranding move.
Norman Insurance will be rebranded as Mutuelles du Mans Assurances by the middle of next year, in li...
A century under cover.
The 20th Century has seen massive social and industrial changes. The insurance sector has developed alongside this, becoming the business we recognise today, says Andrew Newman.
Ex-NU brokers covered.
Wholesale broker Dickson Manchester Underwriting has been appointed to offer professional indemnity ...