News/Management
Ecclesiastical buys rival church insurer.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has bought the Ansvar Group of companies operating in the UK, Australia and...
Regulation: fuss about nothing?
I cannot understand what the fuss is all about. The requirement is simple: have only one body respon...
Appointment at ACE Engineering Insurance.
ACE Engineering Insurance has appointed Phil Wright to chief engineer, where he will be central in d...
CII reforms survive criticism from local representatives.
A package of constitutional changes that involve cutting the CII's governing council by one third an...
IFAA and IFP announce alliance.
The IFA Association has formed an alliance with the Institute of Financial Planning in a bid to rais...
Appointment at McLarens Toplis.
The Board of McLarens Toplis has announced that Ian Muress, currently managing director, Scotland an...
Appointment at Experian Insurance Services.
Experian Insurance Services has made two new appointments. Ruari MacDonald joins as senior business ...
Leaving the rat race.
It is at this time of year that the insurance intermediary market becomes awash with people wondering whether to sell their businesses or whether to persevere for another year and see what the future holds, says Jennifer Jarrett.
CII launches new logo.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched a new corporate identity. It has re-cast the upper...
Garry Heath.
Since its inception in 1994, the Independent Financial Advisers Association has been an organisation...
Appointment at Liberty Syndicate Management.
Lloyd's managing agency Liberty Syndicate Management has created the new position of deputy underwri...
David Worsfold.
The Chartered Insurance Institute will be instrumental in the fight to keep broker regulation in the hands of the industry, but it must act quickly and decisively.
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
ITT London & Edinburgh has appointed Ian Jones as general manager of customer service operations, wh...
Launch of two new products.
MCS brokers are being treated to a lunch at Raymond Blanc's famous restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat'Sai...
CII annual conference.
The Chartered Insurance Institute is to hold its annual conference in Birmingham on 7-9 October, und...
High society.
High net worth policies are not just the preserve of the aristocracy. Shona Cronin says there are rich pickings out there for wise brokers.
Andy Omiljanczyk.
Embracing new technologies and methods of business may help to keep you ahead of competitors, but meeting customers' basic service needs remains paramount.
IBRC will stay until Act goes.
The Treasury has confirmed that the Insurance Brokers Registration Council will still exist after 31...
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
ITT London & Edinburgh has made several new appointments as part of the restructuring of its commerc...
If the student life goes sour.
The combination of tuition fees and student loans means undergraduates may be liable for £7000 a yea...
Half of CU's brokers say they will merge.
Mergers and acquisitions are a driving force in the broking market, according to Commercial Union's ...
Going with the flow.
Recent legislation is demanding that British industry takes environmental issues seriously. While the environmental impairment market has traditionally been risk averse, Dr Roger Litton says insurers are now more open-minded.
Shameful spectacle mars BIA ceremony.
I am writing to say what an enjoyable evening I had at this year's British Insurance Awards. However...
Appointment at Sedgwick.
Sedgwick has appointed Ian Baker as UK business leader of its Public and Community Risk Solutions te...