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Software firms bullish despite pressure
Katherine Brandon surveys the larger software houses to see how they are coping following some mega-deals over the past few years
Appointment at Academy Insurance Services
Academy Insurance Services has hired Mark Richardson as regional manager for the south west. Richard...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
Miller Insurance Services has appointed Peter Shellard and Andrew Thompson (pictured) to its acciden...
Appointment at Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial has made a series of managerial appointments at its regional branches. Gavin Doll...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has recruited Mark Beattie to its London property underwriting team as portfolio manager for a s...
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Joanne Kirk found in contempt
Joanne Kirk has been found in contempt of court for inflating a claim for personal injury damages af...
A successful day at the races
This year's Insurance Race Day took place at Kempton Park on 21 April. Over 400 guests joined Insura...
Broker forum - Swine flu pandemic or pigs might fly?
Swine flu made it to the top of the Forum's list of discussion topics. Jessica Pothering discusses w...
Liiba claims 98% market affiliation
The recently formed London and International Insurance Brokers' Association (Liiba) claimed to have ...
New rules for 0870 numbers from Ofcom
Communications providers will no longer be able to easily charge higher prices for calls to 0870 num...
Startling research results spark SME resilience advice
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) is set to issue a business resilience pack to its ...
Time is ticking on this year's UK Broker Awards entry deadline
The competition is well underway to find the best general insurance brokers across the UK as the ent...
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
Marsh has doubled its Edinburgh-based client advisory team in response to growing regional demand fo...
Seizure of uninsured vehicles has risen
Seizure of uninsured vehicles has risen substantially, with police taking more than 460 vehicles a d...
Caitlin UK joins IUA
Catlin UK, a subsidiary of Catlin Group, has joined the International Underwriting Association (IUA)...
250 new jobs at Swinton
Swinton plans to create more than 250 new jobs in its Norwich-based call centre by the end of 2009. ...
Finger points at brokers as CHOs face potential collapse
The credit hire industry could be facing a tumultuous year with the threat of insolvency for some fi...
The Reale deal: broker start up aims to double in size annually
A new broker has been set up to service the international property sector, with its sights set on do...
Marketing toolkit enhances broker presence
An online toolkit has been launched for insurance brokers and intermediaries to support the developm...
Half-day training sessions organised by Biba
Following the Financial Services Authority's confirmation of the Industry Guidance solution, the Bri...
Raising the wind
It may not be the easiest climate for insurers and brokers to raise capital but recent legislative changes could have a calming effect. The question is, how long until the impact of these proposals are felt, asks Gary Thorpe
Financial staff: the caring kind
Workers in financial services are prepared to be flexible if it will stop their colleagues losing th...