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Higos expands grad scheme
High street broker Higos is to grow its graduate training scheme after a successful first year.
Bowring Marsh's Ashby to lead Willis' global multinational arm
Willis has appointed Simon Ashby as chief executive officer of Global Solutions International, the company’s large multinational arm.
Post magazine – 12 December 2013
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Bid to cut red tape set to enhance UK insurance market’s competitive position
Insurance Growth Action Plan aims to remove barriers for UK insurers overseas.
Howden expands Nordic footprint with deal for Finnish broker
Howden Broking Group has acquired of a majority share in Finnish broker Colemont Finland Oy from AmWins subsidiary Colemont Global Group.
Editor's comment: Welcome home, Chily
Carslberg doesn’t do reinsurance broking chiefs, but if it did, they would probably be former Benfield chief executive Grahame ‘Chily’ Chilton.
Chilton tipped to help Gallagher overcome previous reinsurance failings
‘Challenger brand’ expected to benefit from former Benfield CEO’s expertise.
View from the Top: The Philippines' exposure to disasters
A senior broker in the Philippines reflects on the devastation wrought by super typhoon Haiyan and the implications for the Philippines' government and insurance industry.
Insurance Technology Conference: Insurers must wake up to the risks of misusing data
Data presents huge opportunities for insurers but the potential for misusing it is a serious risk for the industry, according to speakers at Post's Insurance Technology conference.
Open GI appoints insurer relations exec
Open GI has grown its insurer relations team with the appointment of Siân Nicholls as insurer relations executive.
Barbon finance boss to depart in 2014
Barbon finance director Kevin Withington will leave the broker early next year after turning down the opportunity to relocate to Lincoln.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 12 December 2013
Arriving late for last week’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services, Financial Conduct Authority boss Martin Wheatley found his own words had been used against him.
Broker Baronsmead hires Andrew Ducat as client service head
Specialist financial risk broker Baronsmead has appointed Andrew Ducat as partner and head of client service.
Career development: CII welcomes government apprenticeships announcement
The Chartered Insurance Institute has welcomed the Treasury's announcement of its gateway project to help people find apprenticeships and graduate training places within insurance.
Interview: Ray Vincent: A decade and counting
Celebrating 10 years since his firm was born out of the ashes of disaster, Transactor founder Ray Vincent explains why increasing headcount, the mainstream market and London managing general agents will feature in the future of the brand.
C-Suite: Bad news for insolvency businesses
There are almost no areas of our business where we hope that growth tails off in the coming months.
Lockton expands global technology practice
Broker Lockton is expanding its global technology and privacy practice with three staff moves in major cities to support clients on cyber liability and related risk management issues.
Miller boosts non-marine treaty offering with Willis Re hire
London broker Miller has recruited a former regional director at Willis Re to strengthen its reinsurance offerings.
Simply Business creates 100 new insurance jobs
Simply Business has embarked in a recruitment drive that will result in the creation of 100 insurance jobs within the firm's Northampton HQ.
Silentnight to receive insurance advice from Aon Risk Solutions
Aon Risk Solutions has been appointed to provide risk management services and insurance advice to bed and mattress manufacturer Silentnight.
Hancock heralds launch of Yutree's underwriting binder with WR Berkley
Yutree managing director Kevin Hancock believes the launch by the firm’s underwriting arm of a new dedicated authority facility with WR Berkley will enable Yutree to respond to brokers with commercial terms in record time.
Jelf CEO not averse to more M&A activity despite organic investment
Jelf Group chief executive Alex Alway has vowed to continue to invest in organic growth within the insurance broking division, despite the successful integration of The Insurance Partnership contributing to an uptick in 2013 revenues.
NCI boosts dividend by 20% after strong half
Service provider NCI Vehicle Rescue has pledged an interim dividend of 0.6p per share, up 20% from last year, after seeing pre-tax profits climb 21.3%.
Jelf insurance revenues up £2.2m in 2013 amid strong Purple Partnership performance
Jelf increased its EBITAE margin from 12.8% to 14% year on year within its insurance broking business in 2013, where revenues were also ahead of 2012 (£46.1m) at £48.3m for the full year ended 30 September.