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Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has appointed Wayne Tonge as sales director for its commercial property underwriting divis...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances
Groupama Insurances has recruited Laurent Matras as its managing director. Matras joins from Axa. ...
Appointment at Provident Insurance
Provident Insurance has appointed Adrian Furness to the new role of claims director. Furness has bee...
PB Week launches
As part of the new look PB, a blog was launched in January entitled PB Week. The weekly round-up of ...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical has hired Clare Pardy as its fine art underwriting manager. ...
Jelf launches SME fleet service
The Jelf Group has launched a fleet management service designed to meet the needs of the small to me...
EU report on business insurance flags potential conflict of interest
The European Union (EU) Competition Commission has raised concerns over conflicts of interest and th...
Broker community shocked by director general's death
The broking community reacted with shock to the untimely death of the director general of the Instit...
Biba's call for regulation review draws mixed response from firms
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) call for a review of the Insurance Conduct of Busi...
THB completes protracted acquisition of PWS
Despite an announcement last month of the termination of acquisition discussions between THB Group a...
New group of practitioners to be formed
A new group of risk management practitioners is to be formed in the north of Scotland. Mark White of...
Cobra launches support network for start-up commercial brokers
The Cobra Network has launched Cobra Genesis business support service focused at start-up and fledgl...
January
Insurers were reported to be facing an 80-fold increase in fees for police removal of damaged vehicl...
Correction: Agency's capacity stated incorrectly
In last month's article about the signing of APC's unique combined contract, the underwriting agency...
Misinformed brokers need help from industry to implement TCF
Broker networks and industry bodies should be doing more to help brokers meet the impending Treating...
Square Mile - diary of a start-up - The right way, or the wrong way?
As we come to the end of our gardening leave from our current employers - which both continue to be ...
AA to use Thunderhead NOW
The AA revealed that it will be using the Thunderhead NOW enterprise communications platform as the ...
Towergate acquires I4CH
Towergate Partnership has acquired Insurance 4 Car Hire Agents (I4CH), an internet-based insurance a...
Overseas property market dogged by ignorance and under-insurance
Brokers are missing an opportunity to tap into a multi-million-pound industry, according to a risk m...
RJ Kiln acquires IMUA
R J Kiln has acquired International Marine Underwriting Agency (IMUA), adding to its international n...
EBayMotors.co.uk and www.insurancewide.com
EBayMotors.co.uk, a UK online showroom, has partnered with insurance comparison website www.insuranc...
Oxygen Insurance Brokers acquires portfolio
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has acquired a portfolio of specialist technology and new media professiona...
Dip in online motor premiums
Online comprehensive motor insurance premiums dipped slightly during quarter four in 2007, the first...
Markel confirms availability of electronic system
Markel International has confirmed that it is now ready to accept any new claim that is available th...