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Markerstudy unveils new acquisition

Markerstudy has purchased Birmingham based intermediary Group Optima (which includes Cabs 2000 and Cassidy Insurance Services). It following its deal for Brimingham-based Insurance Factory, and is its sixth successive acquisition to date.

Towergate settlement could cost Beckett £1m

Towergate Partnership has said today it has accepted a substantial settlement from Bob Beckett and his co-defendants to resolve the dispute over the breaching of restrictive covenants by Mr Beckett and former Towergate employees who joined him at…

AMG opens new office

AMG has recently opened a new state-of-the-art regional office just outside Cannock to accommodate its expansion in the midlands.

Groupama promotes two for regions push

Groupama Insurances has created two new regional business development manager positions to focus on the growing number of relationships with provincial intermediaries operating nationwide.

THB hires four from Heath

Thompson Heath and Bond has hired a new wholesale team from Heath Lambert. The team includes Graham Lawrenson, Andy Wigg, Barry Jones and Jim Quinton.

Brit hands brokers £50m authority for share buyback

Brit Insurance has granted its bankers the right to purchase up to £50m worth of shares over the summer, while the insurer is in its closed period. Citigroup Global Market U.K. Equity and Numis Securities will buy up ordinary shares of Brit Insurance…

CSC signs Swiss Re contract until 2014

Computer Sciences Corporation has signed a seven-year contract extension with Swiss Re for business process outsourcing services to support workers’ compensation for Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance.

Ace Europe gets FSA approval to set up new company

Ace Europe has gained Financial Services Authority approval for the establishment of a new London based life insurance company, Ace Europe Life. Conducting business under the brand name Ace Life, it will operate in conjunction with the existing network…

Pick of the Week

Anthony Gould, editor in chief, provides a run down of the major stories reported in Post Magazine th...

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