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Broker Network announces first results since flotation
Broker Network has announced a 75% increase in turnover through organic growth and acquisition in its first interim results since its flotation on AIM in May 2004.
Domestic and General reports operating profits of £13.7m
Domestic and General Group has reported a turnover growth of 2.8% to £112m for the period ending 30 September 2004, with underlying turnover up by 10% after taking into account the reinsurance fund transfer of £7.2m received in the comparative period…
Fusion hires three for business development
Fusion Insurance has recruited Andrew Fleming, Paul Lee and Scott Brown to its senior business development team to focus on broker partnerships.
Fortis Q3's up 6%
Fortis Insurance has UK reported overall gross written premiums for the third quarter of 2004 of £442m, an increase of 6% over the same period in 2003 (£417m).
Folgate and Towergate merger raises expectation of float
Towergate and Folgate are set to merge to create what head and founder Peter Cullum describes as “the UK number one multi-facted insurance intermediary group”. The merged company will be known as Towergate Partnership and no compulsory redundancies are…
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Post Magazine Claims Club Advisory Board
The Post Magazine Claims Club Advisory Board Chair: Anthony Gould, editor-in-chief, Post Magazine ...
Appointment at Xchanging
Siobhan Dudding has been made internal communications manager for HR services at business process se...
Broker to profit from bank deal
Halifax Bank of Scotland is outsourcing the majority of its commercial broking operation to Smart an...
Appointment at Direct Commercial
Steve Mynott has joined Direct Commercial as agency manager. He was previously associate director an...
Andrew Torrance raises charity money
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As a premium finance provider, we provide a substantial amount of personal lines funding to brokers ...
Appointment at Highway
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Capita close to more deals
Capita this week insisted the acquisition of claims specialist Brownsword will boost its capacity to...
Appointment at Chubb Europe
Chubb Europe has appointed three development underwriters to its Masterpiece high net worth personal...
Zurich offers advice
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What the papers said this week
The Times Irish health insurance premiums will go up by 5% as a direct result of the government's d...
RSA to benefit from Bupa move
BUPA has started a major sales push in a bid to treble its commercial travel business by 2007. Chri...
CMGL beats four to major contract
Claims Management Group has reiterated its intention to win further outsourced claims business from ...
KPMG report highlights risk
European insurance companies that manage risk effectively stand to gain greater access to world capital markets and competitive advantage. This is the conclusion of a research project Risk and Capital Management for Insurers conducted by KPMG…
HBOS signs deal with Smart and Cook
Halifax Bank of Scotland Commercial Insurance is forming a strategic partnership with Smart and Cook Insurance Brokers.
Lancaster joins Confused.com panel
Classic car specialist Lancaster Insurance Services has joined the panel of Confused.com, the car insurance comparison site.