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Internet Insurance Services launches new scheme.
Leicester-based company Internet Insurance Services has launched a new scheme called "2i's", which i...
Built to last.
Professional indemnity is now compulsory for all architects. As the competition hots up, insurers are enhancing their PI policies with extra features says Steve Banner.
ABI shows its teeth in agency cancelling.
A total of 40 independent intermediaries have had their agencies cancelled for failing to complete a...
Nice niche for Nash.
Specialist motorcycle insurance intermediary Carole Nash Insurance Consultants is to open an office ...
Appointment at Brockbank Syndicate Management.
Brockbank Syndicate Management has made two new appointments to its property and energy underwriting...
Norman renovates Master Build after calls from industry.
Norman Insurance has re-furbished its Master Build policy, which is a turnover rated public liabilit...
Wilby's world.
Three years ago, Wilby Insurance created a new approach to caravan insurance. Since then, the company has not looked back. Shona Cronin talks to managing director Peter Wilby about this success story.
IBRC: all is still not clear to brokers.
The announcement last month by the Insurance Brokers Registration Council that it is outsourcing its...
Courtroom drama.
Embarking on litigation can be risky - you could end up in court without a financial leg to stand on. Simon Threadgold says there is now an array of personal legal expenses policies out there to cover the cost of taking legal action.
Jewellery jeopardy.
Diligent High Net Worth individuals who protect their jewellery and other valuables with burglar alarms and hi-tech security devices may be laying themselves open to other hazards warns Steve Banner.
Garry Heath.
Since its inception in 1994, the Independent Financial Advisers Association has been an organisation...
Smart acquisition.
Yorkshire broker Smart and Cook has acquired York-based intermediary The Smith and Pinching Group. T...
Cornhill rethinks personal lines.
In a bid to improve its position in the personal lines market, Cornhill Insurance is to open two ded...
New SMG sector sets sail.
Smithson Mason Group has launched SMG Marine, a specialised marine division, to deal with new busine...
Terry Wellard.
The market must accept that spiralling rates are, ultimately, the fault of self-destructive underwriting practices.
Appointment at Orion.
Andre Dean (above) and Paul Sandoe have joined Orion as non-standard underwriters from Insurance GB,...
Award for midlands firm.
Bland Bankart, the Midlands' largest insurance broker, has achieved the Investors in People award. T...
Iron Trades targets bodywork repairers.
Iron Trades has launched a motor trade policy for businesses specialising in servicing, mechanical a...
Gateway to success.
Sedgwick sought to transform broking in the middle market with Project Aldgate. It worked. Shona Cronin spoke to Nick Stanton about the project's award-winning success.
Appointment at Liberty Syndicate Management.
Lloyd's managing agency Liberty Syndicate Management has created the new position of deputy underwri...
Vanguard bundles building cover.
Vanguard Insurance has launched a property renovation product, which is the combination of five sepa...
City of London's first art cafe.
Contemporary art has arrived in the City thanks to Hiscox and its introduction of the City of London...
What is Paddick doing?
The broker market has always suffered at the hands of the public's lack of understanding about insur...
David Worsfold.
The Chartered Insurance Institute will be instrumental in the fight to keep broker regulation in the hands of the industry, but it must act quickly and decisively.