News
Appointment at Crispin Speers.
Crispin Speers has appointed Richard Hobell as finance director. Ken Davidson, chairman of Crispin S...
Burke Ford expands board.
Burke Ford Insurance Brokers has expanded its management team following a series of acquisitions ove...
Cox Insurance has gone live.
Cox Insurance has gone live with InsuranceWide.Com - its joint venture with Internet service provide...
Appointment at Alan Boswell.
Norwich-based broker Alan Boswell has appointed Richard Lee as its risk management consultant. He jo...
Bennetts acquisition.
Motor and household intermediary Bennetts Insurance has acquired David Shepperd Insurance of Bournem...
Chubb's Masterpackage.
Chubb is helping regional brokers to put together insurance packages for emerging multinational busi...
George Higginson resigns from Link.
George Higginson has resigned from his position of underwriter at Link Insurance after 27 years with...
Appointment at Hiscox Syndicate 33.
David Turner (above) has joined Hiscox Syndicate 33 as its construction underwriter. He will underwr...
Exclusive - Marsh to overhaul Aldgate.
Marsh is to overhaul Aldgate, Sedgwick's commercial lines middle market operation, and from April 20...
Nowadays, it is not enough just to have a website.
Brokers and insurers must find effective ways of using their sites in order to generate premium income.
NIG in good hands with Winterthur.
Many of you reading the last issue of Professional Broking will have been surprised to learn of Chur...
AIG Europe introduces public offerings protection.
AIG Europe has launched a policy to insure liabilities which may arise when a company raises capital...
Torch Snr and Jnr go.
Torch Underwriters Philip Cunningham Snr and Jnr have left the syndicate following its takeover by L...
Constitutional roller coaster.
The latest round of government legislation seems to have been set in motion with little thought for what the consequences may be. This does not bode well for the industry.
Layton defectors form new broker.
A team of five has defected from Layton Blackham Group to set up a new firm called Alliance Insuranc...
New millennium, new-look PB.
Welcome to the new-look Professional Broking. For the last few months, we have been busy working on ...
NMA confusion cleared up.
Further to the news story about Norman changing its name to that of its parent last month (PB p2) we...
EDI breaks new business barrier.
The Personal Financial Services Division of Royal & SunAlliance has broken through the £100m barrier...
Appointment at HSBC Select.
HSBC Select - the telebroking arm of HSBC Insurance Brokers - has appointed Nick Weaver as a directo...
IT systems: making the right choice.
Q: I am small broker and have just merged with a nearby firm. We are looking to integrate the two bu...
Electronic Trading Company goes live.
The Electronic Trading Company, the Internet venture set up by ex-CSC director Nick Southan and ex-P...
ABI and BBI: no merger yet.
The Association of British Insurers and the British Bankers Association have dismissed speculation t...
Raising the roof.
The construction industry is currently doing well, but insurers involved in the industry are not reporting similar up-turns in business, says David Fanning.
GISC must include industry-wide representation.
I feel very strongly that if the General Insurance Standards Council is to gain credibility, represe...