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Appointment at Heath Lambert
Steve Seekings has become branch development director at Heath Lambert's Norwich office. Seekings ha...
Appointment at ISS Damage Control
ISS Damage Control has taken on John Heaton as a project manager as part of its northern England tea...
Appointment at Willis North America
Thomas V. Ealy, Willis North America's chief operating officer, has been appointed to lead the compa...
Partial sale to private equity firm could see Towergate top £3bn mark
Towergate founder Peter Cullum is in talks to sell up to a 25% stake in his business to a private eq...
Insurers failing to nurture growth of independent broking market
Insurers across the industry are failing to support growth in the independent broking market, with n...
3I Quoted Private Equity ups stake in Jelf Group
Investment company 3I Quoted Private Equity has upped its stake in Jelf Group to 27.9%. Despite the ...
Businesses in danger of flouting fire safety law
Brokers are still unaware of a change in regulation on fire risk, despite it being in force for over...
CMI report says managers put in too many hours
Managers in the insurance sector are putting in too many hours for too few returns, according to a C...
Heath Lambert to roll out Acturis system to UK regional network
Heath Lambert has teamed up with software house Acturis in a bid to expand its capacity and maintain...
NU highlights firms' risk failings
More than a third of small businesses are risking the safety of their staff by not implementing effe...
Claimants case struck out at trial
Two genuine claimants seeking damages following a road traffic accident have had their case struck o...
Network secures Towergate deal
Towergate Underwriting has joined the Countrywide network as its seventh strategic insurer partner. ...
Software targets business hitches
Risk Analysis Services has developed software for brokers to provide consultancy or online support t...
Home and Legacy plans to move operations team
Home and Legacy is planning to move its operations team to new premises as part of its expansion pro...
LBBS signs up 10 new members
Layton Blackham Business Solutions (LBBS) has signed up 10 new members - including several start-ups...
QBE sees gross written premium reduce
QBE Europe saw its gross written premium reduce by 4% to Aus$5.14bn (£2.42bn) and gross earned premi...
Direct Line for Business launches offer
Direct Line for Business has launched an offer that guarantees to beat any current renewal quotes fo...
Towergate: branch closure possible
Towergate has confirmed that one of its Scottish branches is at risk of closure, as the group enters...
EDI pricing model changes could damage brokers' market position
Brokers on the Open GI system could be facing increased costs after the software provider notified i...
Lloyd's to introduce Claims Change Programme to speed up service
Lloyd's has established plans to accelerate the pace of change in the market's claims performance, f...
Soundbytes
What is the Account Reconciliation Centre (Arc)? Arc is a web-based managed service offered by CGI,...
Xchanging and Web Connectivity team up again
Xchanging and Web Connectivity have teamed up for a second time, allowing underwriters the option of...
JCC boosts support capability
Just Car Clinic (JCC), the collision repair centre, has appointed a broker and fleet relationship co...
Market mulls new data exchange system to improve communication
Lloyd's is considering piloting a new messaging hub in order to exchange complex data between managi...