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Avon challenge.
Avon has launched a new reward programme aimed at its key supporting brokers. Sporting Challenge con...
Survey finds 81% of brokers will make no euro preparations.
A staggering 81% of of brokers have not taken, nor intend to take, any action in response to the int...
Flying high at Cox.
Cox Insurance has just recruited one of the industry's high-flyers, Neil Utley, as chief executive of its retail division. Tim Collison says that if his past performance is anything to go by, Cox had better hold on to its hat.
Independent winners.
Three Independent Insurance employees won prizes at the 1999 National Sales Awards held at the Londo...
Cornhill restructures to provide clearer business channels.
Cornhill Insurance is overhauling its corporate structure in a bid to provide clearer business chann...
Bigger Dial Direct panel.
Dial Direct has increased its panel of motor insurers to eleven and signed agreements with a further...
Appointment at Rabobank International.
Maarten Hulshoff, chairman of the managing board of the NCM Group is to step down from his position,...
Independent moves into D&O.
Independent Insurance has launched a directors' and officers' policy which can be sold both as stand...
NMT goes live with software.
New Millennium Technologies has finally gone live with its broking system, Premier Plus, nearly two ...
Protecting the bottom line.
New employment legislation in the UK, means legal expenses cover is even more vital. However, the market is still flat says Steve Banner.
Appointment at The Broker Network.
The Broker Network has appointed Steve Trew (above) as its new business development manager for the ...
BIIBA Conference secures sponsorship.
The BIIBA Conference, Forces for Change, which is being held in Cardiff from 6-8 May, has now secure...
Misys and Countrywide taking to the road.
Misys and its marketing arm Countrywide are taking to the road this month to update users on new dev...
Appointment at Atrium Underwriting.
Lloyd's-based Atrium Underwriting has made several senior appointments. David Hipkin, has joined ...
Skandia honours.
NIG Skandia has announced the first winners of its employee reward and recognition programme, Going ...
Les McIntosh.
The MCS purchase seems to make sense and so to does the CSC deal, but I really cannot get excited about New Millennium.
Drewe takes to the water with Aquacraft.
Drewe Insurance has launched a range of marine insurance products aimed at providing comprehensive c...
Guarding electrical goods.
Guardian Insurance is supporting a crime prevention initiative aimed at reducing the trade in stolen...
Old values lost as GRE for sale.
Can you find me an insurance company that does not have a Chartered Accountant as its chief executiv...
BUPA makes travel cover its business.
BUPA Travel Services has launched a range of business travel products. The most comprehensive of ...
Stick to timetables or face fines.
The Woolf reforms to civil litigation will impose strict timetables on claims handling. Shona Cronin says brokers must have the right systems in place to avoid heavy fines.
Is a merger really on the cards?
More than one trade body representing the same market simply does not make sense. It means the membe...
The bigger picture.
If you are about to acquire a brokerage, you must assess how it will fit in with your own business. The best place to begin is an investigation of what it could mean for staff, says Jennifer Jarrett.
RSA makes radical changes to improve services.
Royal & SunAlliance is undertaking major structural changes throughout its UK commercial insurance b...