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Last month Professional Broking inadvertently said that Broker Brands charges its members for advert...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Alan Sumner has been appointed area sales manager at Independent Insurance's Leeds office. Mr Sumner...
Appointment at RP Hodson.
Broking group RP Hodson, based in Wakefield, has made Michael Frank (above) a non-executive director...
Girl Power.
There is intense competition in the female driver sector of the motor market, but some portfolios are experiencing deterioration as female driving habits gradually change. Andrew Newman examines the consequences.
Talk to the animals.
The untapped potential in the pet insurance market is undeniable, although it is not a goldmine. Edmund Tirbutt reports on the measures insurers are taking to increase their market share and help pet owners sleep at night.
Letter of the month - It makes no odds who wears the trousers.
Well done W. Robert Hardy (PB, August 1998). I am glad it was a man who brought up the matter of una...
New Lloyd's firm all set.
The boards of Angerstein and Murray Lawrence have reached agreement in principal to merge to create ...
Foreman snaps up P&G.
Foreman Bassett Insurance Brokers has acquired Stubbington-based Personal & General Insurance Servic...
David Worsfold.
The 150-page Financial Services and Markets Bill leaves many issues unresolved, not least the gap left by the scrapping of the Policyholders Protection Board.
Market slams Barclays' price discounting.
The motor insurance market has reacted angrily to Barclays' announcement that it will guarantee to b...
Insurance Investigator.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has recently become embroiled in the world of insurance investigation. The Darl...
FSM launch into health.
Feasey Slot Management has announced the launch of a new company specialising in underwriting accide...
Appointment at Foreman Bassett Insurance Brokers.
Southampton-based Foreman Bassett Insurance Brokers has taken on Richard Burnett (above) in a develo...
Shead brings its policies into line.
Lloyd's syndicate Shead Motor Policies has replaced all of its existing standard private motor polic...
A break with tradition.
Professional indemnity insurance is not just for the professions, cover is now being tailored for all manner of different sectors. Steve Banner examines the growing PI market.
Quotel Advantage bags 200 brokers.
CSC Quotel has signed up almost 200 brokers and intermediaries to its motor quotation initiative, Ad...
Cornhill spends £4m on new IT.
Cornhill Insurance has signed up Cover-All Technologies to supply the software, licensing and servic...
Not such a dog's life.
Specialist animal insurance agency AIMS has developed a pet policy which offers unlimited veterinary...
Appointment at Provident Financial.
Several key appointments have been made at Provident Financial. Nick Illingworth has been made manag...
Sheffield opening.
Richard Bolton Insurance Group, the risk management consultancy and insurance broker, has announced ...
AXA - darling of the City diary pages.
Since AXA announced its whopping £41m sponsorship of the FA Cup, the insurer seems to have miraculou...
Y2K database goes on-line despite limited support.
The Association of British Insurers has gone live with its year 2000 database, despite the poor resp...
Assessing the damage.
The House of Lords has taken the unprecedented step of fixing the discount rate for multipliers in personal injury cases at 3%. Lyndsey Mackie says this will cause a hike in motor premiums.
Appointment at Chubb Insurance.
Chubb Insurance has appointed Clive Chipperfield as European marine manager. He was previously the c...