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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 ...
Kiln goes live.
Lloyd's insurance group Kiln has gone live with a new website which boasts a moving image tour of th...
In the driving seat.
Tony Allen of Allen & Allen has steered the broker into the successful non-standard motor position it holds today. He tells Shona Cronin how.
It's not like the old days.
Company directors have never faced such onerous responsibilities. Simon Threadgold examines what impact the Turnbull Report will have on companies, both large and small.
Last GISC roadshow sparks increase in industry feedback.
The General Insurance Standards Council has reported a significant increase in the number of respons...
Appointment at Amlin.
John Mumford, active underwriter of syndicate 1141, has been appointed underwriter of Harvey Bowring...
Budget name set to appear in high street.
The high-street branches of intermediary chain Arnott Century are likely to be rebranded to Budget, ...
Appointment at Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.
Chris Gibbs (above) has been promoted to manager of the Personal Insurance Division at Alan Boswell ...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe is expanding its environmental impairment liability underwriting team with two new appoin...
Generali bid accepted.
The brand and structure of Assitalia in the UK is likely to remain largely unaffected by the 12bn eu...