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PB Online goes live.
Tim Collison takes you through everything that is on offer when you visit Professional Broking's new fully-interactive website - www.broking.co.uk.
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Beachcroft Wansbroughs has made further investment in its insurance division with the appointment of...
David Worsfold.
The novelty of insurance roadshows is starting to wear a bit thin, but for the GISC's current round of consultation it is an appropriate choice.
Household insurers have themselves to blame for losses.
According to Bacon & Woodrow's annual household insurance report, underpriced rates are to blame for...
Appointment at Opus Holdings.
John Trueman has been appointed to the board of insurance broking and financial services group Opus ...
CGU invests in advertising campaign.
CGU has invested £8.5m in a nationwide advertising campaign designed to build awareness of the compa...
Policy Master profits soar.
Policy Master has posted an increase in operating profits of 37% to £639,000 for the six months endi...
Appointment at Prudential.
Les Cullen has been made group finance director of Prudential Corporation. He joins the company f...
Report highlights discrepancies.
Much of the work done to rectify subsidence damage is unnecessary and is inflating claims costs, acc...
Ecclesiastical: post-codes pinpoint risk.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has upgraded the underwriting on its Classic household product to six-figur...
Appointment at Addleshaw Booth & Co.
Simon Twigden has been made partner in charge of Addleshaw Booth & Co's London Office, and will mana...
Zurich in Northern Ireland boost.
Zurich Financial Services has made further investment in Northern Ireland with the launch of a perso...
United we stand.
Many independent intermediaries are uniting to counter the threat of larger brokers. Ric Mathers discusses how to pick the right group for you.
Hewitt calls for further IT investment by smaller insurance firms.
Patricia Hewitt, Minister of State has called on small businesses within the insurance industry to i...
AKA launches new mortgage payment protection insurance plan.
Anthony Kidd Agencies, part of the Cox Insurance Group, has launched a mortgage payment protection i...
Rich pickings?
With aggravated burglaries on the increase, high net worth insurers are advising clients on safety measures to reduce the chances of suffering a theft, says Steve Banner.
Appointment at Berkeley Burke.
Leicester-based insurance and pensions group Berkeley Burke has appointed two of its staff to the bo...
IBRC takes legal action.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is to take legal action against 500 brokers that have fai...
Appointment at Congregational & General.
Geoffrey Williams, formerly managing director of Ansvar Insurance Company, has joined the board of C...
IIB goes on the road.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers takes to the road this month to update members on its latest acti...
Appointment at RP Hodson.
Andrew Rudge, former commercial department manager at RP Hodson has been made a director of the orga...
Practice makes perfect?
Royal & SunAlliance has undergone restructuring recently to facilitate broker access. Mike Jakeman talks to Tim Collison about this latest move towards providing a seamless service.
Exclusive - NFU Mutual looks to buy brokers to beat harsh rural
NFU Mutual is looking at buying more brokers and intermediaries in a bid to counteract the difficult...
Sinking profits.
Brokers seeking to make greater in-roads into the marine cargo market would be wise to look at some of the new loss-of-profits policies coming onto the market. Adrian Leonard reports.