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Broker group linked with Bland Bankart deal
Start-up broker consolidator Oval has become the latest company to be linked with a takeover of Leic...
CII still plans to award honourary fellowships
The Chartered Insurance Institute this week insisted that it still planned to go ahead with plans to...
Savings boost EIG profit
Financial news
Towergate Wilsons acquires Legion Direct
Legion Direct, specialist in regimental commercial insurance packages, has been acquired by Towergat...
IT firm in insurer talks
IT and services consulting firm Salmon expects to confirm the first of many new contracts in the nex...
Market should make greater use of FOS says Edmondson
David Edmondson, suggested that the market should make greater use of the Financial Ombudsman Servic...
Appointment at Bridge Insurance Brokers
Bridge Insurance Brokers has made two appointments to the business development team at its Mancheste...
Appointment at RAC Auto Windscreens
David Currier has joined RAC Auto Windscreens as sales and marketing director. He joins from Towry L...
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Tim Slater has joined Heath Lambert Group as marketing executive for the North-west. He was formerly...
Appointment at Towergate
Mark Armitage has been recruited by Towergate as western regional managing director. He joins from N...
Sainsbury's Bank enters health insurance market
Sainsbury's Bank has become the first supermarket bank to enter the health insurance market. The sup...
Appointment at The Rubicon Corporation
Insurance solutions provider The Rubicon Corporation has appointed Lee Berry as group legal counsel....
Insurers still use too much jargon says Parvin
Insurers still use too much jargon when communicating with policyholders, especially over complex su...
FSA's lack of claims action is criticised
Julian Stainton, chief executive of health insurer WPA, has hit out at the Financial Services Author...
Credit card giant in motor launch
Broker Budget's affinity arm Junction is launching two major insurance offerings during the next wee...
TT Club reduces board members from 20 to 5
International transport and logistics insurer the TT Club plans to streamline its board to improve d...
Threat of PI meltdown
The Association of Consulting Engineers is calling for government action to prevent a "meltdown" in ...
FSCS declares itself happy with levy despite defeat
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has said that it will not be raising the levy it has alre...
Warranty Holdings faces police probe
Hertfordshire-based broker Warranty Holdings went into administration last week, days before its pri...
Appointment at Turner & Debenhams
Turner & Debenhams has promoted Andrew Pieri as partner. He has been with the firm for just over a y...
What the papers said this week
THE GUARDIAN City Councillors of Aliso Viejo in California, have proposed a motion to ban the pot...
Appointment at CNA
CNA has made Jonathan Hughes deputy managing director of its liability mitigation unit for Global Re...
Home insurers see profit rise fivefold
The UK home insurance market has made a fivefold turnaround into profit following six consecutive ye...
Hannover Re posts profit for 2003
Hannover Re has posted a EUR732.1m (£488.6m) profit for 2003, a rise of 55% on the EUR470.9m it made...