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Brightside reports H1 2010 revenue surge
Insurance broker Brightside has posted revenues of £26.6m for the first half of 2010 – an increase of almost 25% year-on-year.
Cowens: Brokers need to up their game
Independent broker Cowens Survival Capability has urged intermediaries to improve their performance to help the economic recovery.
JLT confirms senior departure
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has confirmed that Andrew Agnew has resigned from the group with immediate effect.
London is "least risky" European city
London has come joint-third in a global study to find which cities have the lowest risk to recruit, employ and relocate employees.
TIP hires account executives
Broker, The Insurance Partnership, has appointed Simon Sharp and Colin English as account executives to its Hull team.
London is "least risky" European city
London has come joint-third in a global study to find which cities have the lowest risk to recruit, employ and relocate employees.
Dual signs new ATE deal
Underwriting agency Dual Corporate Risks has teamed up with The Judge, a litigation risk transfer solutions broker, to become one of its commercial ‘after the event’ underwriters.
HSB boosts South-east team
HSB Engineering Insurance has appointed Bryony Glover to the position of development executive for London and the South-east region.
Northern Counties strengthens team with two new hires
Northern Counties Insurance has strengthened its team with the appointments of Susan Elliott and Alison Melrose who join the company as corporate client executives.
Xchanging names broking boss
Xchanging has appointed Artur Niemczewski as managing director of Xchanging Broking Services.
NPA completes Noyce Livett acquisition
NPA Insurance Broking Group has acquired Aylesbury-based intermediary Noyce Livett.
Hiscox enters classic car partnership
US-based classic car broker Hagerty International has signed a deal with Hiscox which will see the insurer provide capacity for its UK classic car insurance products.
Willis appoints regional specialist in Latin America
Willis Group Holdings has confirmed the appointment of Edward Fyfe as regional specialist leader for Latin America.
BIS 2010: Making the most of multi-channel distribution
The LV brand will not cross over into the fledgling direct insurance SME space, according to LV Broker managing director Phil Bunker.
Communicable diseases: Vaccinating the industry
Jeremy Golden highlights the growing problem worldwide of infectious diseases and how it will affect the outlook of reinsurance.
BIS 2010: Insurance must shake off “grey and old” tag
The insurance industry must overcome perceptions of being “boring, difficult to deal with and overly complex” in order to attract a new generation of talent, according to CII president Chris Hanks.
Monte Carlo preview - Destination: Monaco
Reinsurers viewing customers as commodities - Barbican.
Aon's contingent commissions alarming for industry - Willis
Willis has claimed that Aon's announcement of its resumption of accepting contingent commissions "where appropriate and legally permissible" is a wake-up call to insurance buyers.
GC files against Lockton Re
Guy Carpenter has filed a suit in a bid to recoup brokerage fees after clients followed an employee to Lockton Re. The action follows disputed brokerage fees for placing reinsurance coverage.
Aon Benfield ILS benchmarker
Aon Benfield Securities has launched an insurance-linked securities (ILS) benchmarking tool, Aon Benfield ILS Indices, which provides a quantitative view of ILS returns since December 2000.
Goss Re appoints new CEO
Goss Reinsurance Brokers, the reinsurance brokerage division of US Risk Insurance Group, has appointed Scott Brock as chief executive officer.
Asia push sees Howden extend into Singapore
Howden Broking Group is set to expand its Asian wholesale operation after securing a trading licence in Singapore and rebranding its Korean joint venture under its own name.
Q2 cat bond issuance surge
Guy Carpenter has announced the completion of eight catastrophe bond transactions, totaling $2.05bn of risk capital as investor appetite remains strong.
BIS 2010: Speaker "delivers happiness" to the industry
The culture of a company is the single most important ingredient to success, according to Jeneen Minter, director of finance at Zappos.