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Zurich plans for niche growth in 2008 with broker services redesign
Zurich has revealed its intention to enter new niche product areas and develop long-term broker part...
Direct Fleet sees insurer panel grow following online service relaunch
Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI) has unveiled plans to expand its product range and insurer panel, follo...
Marsh appoints Nicholson chairman of Scottish operations
Marsh has appointed its UK chief operating officer, John Nicholson, as chairman of its Scottish operations, effective 1 January 2008.
Swinton acquires commerical insurance broker
Swinton has acquired commercial insurance broker Andinsure. The deal will complement the work of its existing commercial arm, Swinton Business.
Lead theft pressing concern for church buildings
Church buildings could be under threat of lead theft unless drastic action is taken, a national church insurer warned today, as it launched ‘Church Alert’.
Zenith teams up with Europa Underwriting
Zenith Insurance has announced that it has signed heads of agreement with Europa Underwriting part of the Europa Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Zenith will provide a capacity of up to £12 million for Europa to re launch their Elite Car product.
Appointment at Chambers and Newman (Manchester)
Chris Gradwell has been promoted to commercial department manager at Chambers and Newman (Manchester...
Thunderhead in top 500
Thunderhead was included in Software Magazine's Software 500 ranking of the world's largest software...
Poor Darling on course for winter of discontent
The recent track record of the incumbent at 11 Downing Street has read like a horror film script. What chance is there of his surviving the political winter?
Appointment at Open GI
Open GI has brought on board Marc Humphrey as its account manager for London and East Anglia. He joi...
Appointment at Sabre Insurance
David Hall has joined Sabre Insurance as head of business systems. ...
Royal & SunAlliance launches apprenticeship
Royal & SunAlliance has launched an apprenticeship scheme within its engineering team's consultancy ...
Home insurance set to rise if flood defence spend falters, says report
A CSC study has found that 91% of those surveyed believe home insurance will become "unaffordable" u...
News review: November
Yorkshire-based ProAktive Risk Group signed a deal to take an equity interest in TIB Insurance Broke...
Three-year contract signed
KGM Insurance has signed a three-year contract with Absolute CM to provide an outsourced fraud manag...
Commercial insurance proposition enhanced
Select & Protect has enhanced its commercial insurance proposition, Bonus Underwriter. Paul Firkins,...
Soundbytes - What is TFP SOLO?
TFP SOLO is an online quotation and client management system provided to brokers of specialist hire ...
2008 could be tough broker market
Escalating economic worries, higher prices and tighter spending will combine to make 2008 a tougher ...
MIB sets the record straight over spillages
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) was surprised following the comments of Andrew Campbell in the arti...
Ace launches liability portfolio
Insurer Ace has launched Ace Elite, a portfolio of liability products designed to address the increa...
It's all water under the bridge
Newcastle regional review
Firms to feel the squeeze in 2008
Escalating economic worries, higher prices and tighter spending will combine to make 2008 a much tougher year in the Insurance Brokers market, according to business analysts Plimsoll Publishing.
ABI's proposals for foreign car collisions
Increased driving between countries is leading to more collisions throughout Europe, according to a report by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Tailoring to the market
Retail cover is often seen as little more than making up a broker's numbers, but there are many high street specialists that can make it lucrative and worthwhile, writes Charlie Thomas