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SAP software potential
Insurance companies are failing to exploit the full potential of the SAP software they are paying fo...
RSA reveals new trading strategy
Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) is planning to create four new trading units focused on the retail, leisur...
Risk perspectives - Duty of care wake up call is needed
According to NURS research, 65% of company vehicles are involved in road accidents. However, busines...
APC Underwriting unveils product
APC Underwriting has unveiled the first of its new products for 2008, with the launch of a commercia...
Moorhouse unveils ambitious growth plans
Moorhouse has unveiled ambitious growth plans, targeting £100m in gross written premiums (GWP) by 20...
Software provider implements MI-friendly functionality to suite
EG Solutions has developed software to help brokers put management information (MI) measures in plac...
RIG chooses Acturis
Ryan Insurance Group (RIG) has chosen Acturis to assist in driving forward its expansion in the comm...
Risk Analysis Services software
Risk Analysis Services has launched business continuity software designed to enable insurance broker...
The Career Innovation Zone
Royal & SunAlliance has launched The Career Innovation Zone, an interactive career intranet site to ...
Bridge Insurance Brokers acquires Chartwell
Manchester-based Bridge Insurance Brokers has acquired fellow independent North-west broker Chartwel...
RK Harrison sets up new construction division
R K Harrison has set up a new construction division to offer comprehensive service to project owners...
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission to extend the time limit on personal injury claims from thr...
Equity acquires entire book of Bike Team
Equity Insurance Brokers has acquired the entire book of specialist motorcycle broker Bike Team, inc...
Markerstudy Retail acquires four firms
Markerstudy Retail has acquired four firms - Insurance Connections, Mobilers Insurance Services, The...
Start-up broker scoops award
Commercial broker and Layton Blackham Business Solutions partner, Prizm Solutions has been named Midlands Small Business of the Year 2008 after only 12 months of trading. The prestigious award was presented to Prizm Solutions at Birmingham’s…
Alec Finch appoints managing director
Alec Finch and Company has appointed Paula Williams as managing director with effect from tomorrow.
UK insurance law biased towards insurers
Over 35% of companies in the global insurance market has admitted that there is a bias towards insurers, rather than insured parties, in UK insurance law, accoridng to research. A survey of more than 40 companies in the global insurance market highlights…
Vehicle recovery costs set to soar
Norwich Union (NU) is calling for stricter and more controlled statutory charges following recent Home Office proposals to hike costs for removing vehicles from the highway under police powers.
Moorhouse seals Cobra deal
Moorhouse has completed a distribution deal worth £40m over five years with commercial broker network Cobra.
Compensation deadline for victims of abuse extended
A landmark judgment handed down by the House of Lords has effectively extended the deadline for some abused victims seeking compensation from their abusers. In some sectors this will also affect employers of those abusers, particularly in health, social…
Five more jump ship at Erinaceous
The exodus at Erinaceous continues with the news that five members of the troubled company’s Homelet sales team had joined Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV).
Sheila's Wheels move into home insurance
The female-focused Sheilas’ Wheels brand have launched Sheilas’ Wheels home insurance.
IIB plans Andrew Paddick's memorial
Barbara Bradshaw, IIB director, has announced that Andrew’s funeral will be private, but the Institute will be organising a memorial service in London during the Spring.
Jelf Group restructure board during further corporate activity
Jelf Group, the Bristol-based full-service corporate intermediary, has announced significant corporate activity.