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Scottish broker GS swoops for UK General director Marshall
Independent broker GS Group has appointed UK General’s Stephen Marshall to lead the firm’s Glasgow branch team.
Towergate confirms Footman James acquisition
Towergate Insurance has confirmed the completion of the Footman James acquisition.
Higos to provide insurance to Hinkley Point contractors
Higos Insurance Services is launching bespoke insurance for any contractor involved in the building of the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Somerset.
Post magazine – 5 December 2013
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Ask the expert: Reaching potential
How can we not only achieve fulfilment, but reach our full potential at work?
Career file - Paul Williams: Williams to replace Holman as Brightside CEO
Brightside has appointed Towergate director Paul Williams to take over as chief executive early next year following the departure of Martyn Holman.
Market Moves: Hiscox bolsters its underwriting team as a multitude of insurers make fresh hires
It has been a busy week for recruitment, with insurers picking up staff to lead operations old and new. Hiscox was among the bigger movers, recruiting three new underwriting staff, while Allianz brought in Neil Brettell to replace the promoted Jon Dye…
C-suite: With our help, SMEs can flourish
The industry can give SMEs a further boost as the economy recovers and they gain new access to capital.
Towergate tipped to escape with FCA ticking off after misallocation of £15m
Auditor KPMG could find itself in the firing line for failing to spot error.
New Markerstudy bid for Brightside expected as Holman joins insurer
Markerstudy not expected to increase bid that was previously labelled ‘strange’.
Industry wish list asks government to include insurance in education
ABI, Biba and Lloyd’s in talks with government over fuelling growth in market.
Editor's comment: The benefits of owning up
It is not unusual for the average person to have a personal bank account, a credit card account and a savings account.
Towergate acquisition of Footman James complete
Aon Risk Solutions has completed the sale of niche motor broker Footman James to Towergate.
Southern Rock poaches five senior staff from Brightside
Southern Rock has capitalised on the uncertainty at Brightside by swooping for for five senior staff members in the last three months, Post can reveal.
KPMG audited Towergate throughout client money failures
Big four professional services firm KPMG served as Towergate’s external auditor during a four year spell in which the broker misallocated £15m.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 5 December 2013
Penny has discovered Brightside finance director Paul Chase-Gardener’s hidden talent – the ability to predict the very near future.
Ex-pilot Matcham promoted to head of aviation at Alan & Thomas
Alan & Thomas Insurance Group has appointed Peter Matcham as head of aviation insurance at the Dorset-based firm.
Aon Benfield subsidiary launches flood cat model in Netherlands
Aon Benfield’s catastrophe modelling centre has launched a model to understand the financial impact of flood damage in the Netherlands for property and motor.
Markerstudy 'still has an interest in Brightside' says Holman
Markerstudy still has "an interest in the well-being of Brightside” according to the broker’s outgoing chief executive Martyn Holman.
Ten Insurance to go live on Acturis platform
Ten Insurance Services is set to go live on the Acturis system at the beginning of January 2014.
Simply Business survey points to lack of consumer understanding
Consumers believe UK insurers and brokers are stuck in the twentieth century, according to research carried out by Simply Business.
FCA will push for brokers to have ‘house in order’, UKGI predicts
Compliance consultancy UKGI predicts 2014 will see the conduct regulator pressuring the broking community to “put its house in order” before insisting on fresh regulations.
Howden snaps up Lycetts' Aitken to run private client division
Howden Insurance Brokers has launched a private client division and has recruited Simon Aitken from Lycetts Insurance Brokers as managing director of the new operation.
Hodges plays down client money problems at Towergate
Towergate chief executive Mark Hodges has said that client money failings, which saw the broker misallocate £15m of client and insurer funds over four years, will have little impact on the business.