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Appointment at Smart and Cook.
Smart and Cook has promoted two of its employees - Nick Watson and Ian Grasby - to the board. Mr Gra...
Zurich improves its home.
Zurich Financial Services has unveiled its enhanced Home Solutions product, which will replace Eagle...
Travelling companions.
The recent MMC ruling on travel insurance has made little difference to the market and customers know it is still worth shopping around for cover, says Simon Threadgold.
Kosovo contributions.
Norwich Union and Edgar Hamilton Group have done their bit to help the Kososvo Refugee Crisis. Over ...
Exclusive - Martin in new motor venture.
Ex-Service Motor Policies underwriter Nigel Martin has set up a new insurance venture which will tar...
Brokers fend off direct writers.
Brokers are successfully fending off competition from direct writers and other distribution channels...
Improved financing.
In order to improve service to its brokers, Edgar Hamilton has amended its Premium Select financing ...
No corner cutting with Liberty's Masterdrive.
Lloyd's Syndicate Liberty Motor has launched a driver training service called Masterdrive. The ne...
Friends in high places.
Lloyd Hanks is looking to exploit his array of market contacts in order to improve the fortunes of The General Network. He tells Tim Collison about his ambitious business plan.
More PA Options from Lombard.
Following A review of its personal accident and sickness portfolio, Lombard has made several rating ...
Appointment at Axa Nordstern.
Mark Wood, group chief executive of Sun Life and Provincial Holdings, has joined the board of Axa No...
Axa offers discounts on its Flat Contract.
Axa Insurance has upgraded its flat insurance policy which it offers to landlords, leaseholders and ...
Credit hire win for insurers.
Insurers could save as much as £30m a year following the Court of Appeal's landmark decision on a lo...
Appointment at Devitt Insurance Services.
Devitt Insurance Services has appointed Nicky Binkiewicz to product development manager in order to ...
IIB to establish shadow council.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers is planning to set up a "shadow council" in the vein of the Insur...
Steve Knight.
Many brokers are not optimistic about the future of broking, but aiming to improve efficiency will give them a fighting chance.
Ringing the changes.
Outsourcing claims handling to off-site call centres has many benefits for both insurers and brokers. But, Shona Cronin says that outsourcing means more than just claims management.
BIA entries smash past years' records.
The judging panel for the British Insurance Awards certainly had its work cut out this year. A re...
Crawford's new centres.
Crawford THG is to open three new service centres in Glasgow, Liverpool and Watford. Designed to pro...
Appointment at Arnott Insurance.
Arnott Insurance has moved Marilyn Thomson to the position of underwriting director and Ian Miller t...
Overheard travelled to Wales last month.
Overheard travelled to Wales last month for the BIIBA conference and was alarmed to hear about all t...
New ABI leaders.
Sandy Leitch, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services, is to serve a second year as chairman of...
Overheard visits new City bar.
Overheard took time out last month to visit the new City bar where the drinks prices rise and fall a...
Tescos move in on pets.
Tesco has started selling pet insurance products from 50 of its stores across the country. The produ...