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NU defends direct split as broker defects in protest
A Berkshire-based broker has transfered all of his business from his Norwich Union (NU) account to a...
Allianz Cornhill launches perils-rated household product
Allianz Cornhill Personal, working in partnership with Sirius, has launched its perils-rated househo...
Towergate Partnership acquires Tait Conisbee Seymour
The Towergate Partnership has acquired Tait Conisbee Seymour Insurance Brokers, based in Oxford. The...
Platform 24 seals Fortis travel insurance deal
Platform 24, HSBC Insurance Brokers' online trading platform for brokers, has announced a new deal w...
Zurich moves into no-frills motor market
Zurich has moved to reassure brokers that its recent affinity tie-up with easyMoney, to provide a no...
Brokers to be handbagged by Avon ladies
2005 is shaping up to be a testing year for the leaner and largely consolidated broker market. Havin...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance
Dave Swann has joined Fortis Insurance as head of motor development and Phil Nicholls has been appoi...
Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed David Murray - previously technical underwriting manager - as deputy underwrit...
Start-ups drive into private motor sector
Quinn Direct has announced the launch of low-cost private motor cover in the UK. The insurer aims to...
Appointment at Guardian General
Gerrard Lee-Inniss will resign as president of Guardian General, with effect 1 April 2005. The new p...
Hit the ground running
New Association of British Insurers director of general insurance Nick Starling talks to Michelle Worvell about his plans to raise the profile of the general insurance sector
The hottest insurance gossip
Commentators can 'um' and 'ah' until the cows come home as to whether offshoring is the devil incarn...
A monthly look at who's moving where ..
BROKERS - Footman James, part of the Open+ Direct Insurance Group, has appointed Paul Matthews as m...
Ringing the changes
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Groupama launches commercial vehicle policy
Groupama has launched its Optima Van commercial vehicle policy on full cycle EDI. The move is design...
Congestion culture hazard
According to research from RAC Legal Services 18% of motorists have complained that congestion incre...
February
New broking operation Travel specialist Insure and Go launched a new broking operation, kick starti...
Appointment at Aegis Managing Agency
Aegis Managing Agency has appointed Stuart Davies as managing director. Davies has worked in insuran...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Ken Burdett has been appointed to the board of Ecclesiastical Insurance. For the past seven years he...
Novel way to take clients
Overheard has come across a novel way of a broker leaving his company and taking clients with him. C...
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Product review
Salary survey carried out by Robert Walters
There will be a greater choice of finance jobs in insurance according to the results of the annual s...
BSkyB launches programme with DriveTech
British Sky Broadcasting (BskyB) has launched an occupational driving risk reduction programme in as...
Guardian swoops for Zenith companies
Link Insurance has confirmed the successful completion of the acquisition, by the Guardian Group, of...