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Halifax GI boss steps down
Halifax Bank of Scotland managing director, general insurance services, Howard Posner is to step dow...
Events
22 September - Aon Consulting, Healthcare Workshop, London. Tel: 0800 279 5588, E-mail: enquiries@ao...
Insurer trio to defend landmark deafness case
Norwich Union, QBE and Zurich have confirmed they are among several insurers preparing to defend a l...
Whiplash call rejected by industry panel
The industry panel charged with setting motor vehicles' insurance group ratings has dismissed calls ...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Mike Smith to head up its expanding technical wordings team. Mr Smith j...
Appointment at Searchlight
Searchlight Solutions has made Gill Rideout relationship and development manager. She will cover the...
Appointment at BCN
Simon Berry has joined BCN as operations manager. Mr Berry comes from Belfor where he was client rel...
Appointment at Sectornet
Sectornet has promoted Ian Gibbard to the role of business development manager. Prior to joining Sec...
Jelf acquires financial services of Crowther Beard LLP
Broker Jelf has acquired the financial services business of Crowther Beard LLP. The firm of accounta...
Heath Lambert Affinity Partnerships launches new service
Heath Lambert Affinity Partnerships has launched a new service for stroke survivors with The Stroke ...
Penny Black's insurance week
The rumour mill was spinning fast this week. Penny's ears were burning at the suggestion Rolf Tolle,...
First Assist acquires Munich Re's UK rehab business
First Assist has acquired Munich Re's UK rehabilitation business and five-strong team. Sally Young, ...
Parkwood Sinclair moves offices
Essex-based Parkwood Sinclair Insurance Brokers, part of the Vega Group, has moved its operation to ...
Ince and Company to relocate
Insurance and reinsurance legal practice Ince and Company is to relocate its London office tomorrow ...
Broker Network acquires Fraser Holdings
The Broker Network has announced its largest acquisition to date, paying £2.85m for Fraser Tennant H...
Marsh arm targets SMEs
Broker Marsh is set to make a renewed push in the small to medium-sized enterprise sector to build o...
Gladwell resurfaces at CII
Lee Gladwell is to take up the role of group marketing and sales director at the Chartered Insurance Institute from 1 September. He was previously new business development director at Capita.
London to host 2012 Olympics
UK-based insurers, reinsurers and brokers look set to benefit from the influx of projects and development on the back of London's succesful bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Broker Heath Lambert, which was behind the London bid team, was one of the…
Health Lambert secures construction deal from Aon
Heath Lambert Construction, part of Heath Lambert's Project Risks Group, has been appointed broker to UK construction firm Bowmer and Kirkland. It won this high profile contract from incumbent Aon following a conceptual tendering exercise.
Broker in multiple birth move
Lloyd’s coverholders Marcus Hearn and Company have decided to incorporate their twins and multiple birth insurance facility under their Lloyd’s Binding Authority.
FSA publishes key paper on TCF
In a paper entitled Treating Customers Fairly – Building on Progress published today, the Financial Services Authority has set out the issues that firms should consider when assessing whether they have embedded the fair treatment of customers throughout…
War of words builds ahead of Goshawk AGM
The war of words between Goshawk and major shareholder Phoenix Asset Management Partners has stepped up ahead of the reinsurers AGM on Monday.
Insurer boss warns smalls brokers are becoming an endangered species
Small brokers are in danger of becoming a threatened species in the Birmingham area and West Midlands, according to a senior industry figure.
SCOR appoints Peignet to head P&C arm
Denis Kessler, chairman and chief executive of SCOR, has appointed Victor Peignet as head of all SCOR’s Property & Casualty business with the approval of the Group Nomination Committee.