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My Best XI: Simon Taylor, Reich
Simon Taylor, managing director of Salford-based broker Reich, selects his best XI for an insurance industry start-up. In a team packed full of industry leaders, Taylor is hopeful a side that contains five chief executives, or equivalents, will provide…
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 23 May 2013
The annual British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference after-party can transform even the most mild-mannered broking boss into an incoherent, staggering shell of a man.
Career path: Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley: Part three
In the third and final instalment in the current three-part series, we continue to follow fictional insurance recruits Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley through their second year in the industry.
Career file - Danny King: Former Axa strategic relationship manager takes on Insurance Fraud Bureau role
The Insurance Fraud Bureau is targeting further growth in its customer base, having appointed Danny King as its new business development manager.
Market Moves: Insurers and brokers fill key roles
Many vacancies were filled within the industry’s recruitment sector this week, with a trio of insurers snapping up personnel for key roles. In the world of broking, firms took time out from networking at the Biba conference to hit the recruitment trail,…
Swinton Commercial eyes growth with the creation of new role
Swinton Commercial has appointed Alastair Denness to the newly created role of national business development manager. The firm said this role is part of the company’s future growth strategy.
View from the Top: A new focus on certainty
When we canvass the opinion of clients about what they value most in terms of broker service, a positive response to claims is always one of the top items on the list. As brokers, we often get drawn into the day-to-day price fixation that blights our…
Ex-BGL director joins Towergate
Towergate Insurance has appointed Derek Henry as group carrier relationship director.
Brunel expands wholesale PI broking business
Brunel Professional Risks has expanded its wholesale professional indemnity insurance broking arm to handle rapidly growing demand from brokers across the UK.
Culture rather than strategy to blame for business failings, IRM Forum told
Risk professionals have been warned that the culture within an organisation is more important to business success than a strategic focus.
Ex-army captain hired to write war, terrorism and political violence at XL
XL Group has appointed Daniel O’Connell to underwrite war, terrorism and political violence within the firm’s new crisis management team.
FCA viewed as re-brand exercise by brokers surveyed by UKGI
The Financial Conduct Authority is seen as little more than a re-branding exercise, as opposed to a change in regulatory focus, according to brokers surveyed by compliance consultancy UKGI.
Axa leads the way in Brokerbility satisfaction survey
Axa has been rated the highest performing firm among Brokerbility’s seven key insurer partners in the collective broking organisation’s bi-annual satisfaction survey.
Marsh offers D&O on "each single claim" basis
Marsh has launched a new suite of D&O policies, created in conjunction with eight insurers, in response to growing reputation and regulatory risk.
Clements Worldwide launches web-based marketplace for UNFCU members
Solutions provider Clements Worldwide has launched a web-based marketplace designed to deliver insurance protection to all of United Nations Federal Credit Union’s 100 000 members around the world.
Uninsured driver sees rare Lamborghini seized in Richmond
The driver of a rare Lamborghini has seen his high performance vehicle seized after the motorist was found to have no insurance having been caught speeding by police.
Scottish Water pipeline put in doubt after liability agreement failure
Scottish Water has come in for criticism after its failure to secure a standard liability agreement resulted in work on a £2.65m pipeline being abandoned.
Volkswagen signs deal with UK General
Volkswagen Financial Services has signed a deal with UK General Insurance that aims to give VW Group customers free access to approved repairers in the event of an accident.
Bluefin fails to recruit Fusion pair
Bluefin chief executive Stuart Reid's bid to recruit Fusion Insurance directors Nick Wright and Stewart Gardiner has collapsed.
Miliband urges industry to stick with Europe
Europe will deliver a competitive advantage for businesses, former foreign minister David Miliband has claimed.
Gallagher Heath unveils restructure
AJ Gallagher has created three new divisions within its Gallagher Heath Insurance Services in a bid to reflect its chosen distribution channels – direct, intermediary and partnerships.
Keelan Westall expansion plans boosted by Gallagher acquisition
Keelan Westall managing director Wayne Tonge is aiming to “triple its income within two years” as it expands its e-trading offering, following the wholesale broker’s acquisition by Arthur J Gallagher a fortnight ago.
Lloyd’s broker Safeonline names new COO
Cyber and technology broker Safeonline has recruited a former consultant and Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford business development boss to serve as partner and chief operating officer.
Biba 2013: Brokers urged to put multinational programmes ‘on the table’
Brokers need to put multinational programmes “on the table” when speaking with clients about their insurance options, according to Stephen Morton, vice president, multinational centre of excellence at AIG.