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Secondary intermediaries urged to 'Act Now'
Secondary intermediaries are being urged to "Act Now" in a Financial Services Authority advertising ...
Appointment at Blyth Valley
Needham-Market-based insurance broker Blyth Valley has made two new appointments to its in-house IT ...
Appointment at GE Financial Insurance
GE Financial Insurance has appointed Chris Smith to information technology leader where he will deve...
Folgate: renewals no concern
Folgate claims to be content with how the renewal of its Zurich commercial policies have gone follow...
NU rejects fast-track scheme proposal
Norwich Union has rejected a fast-track proposal put forward by law firm Russell Jones and Walker to...
Appointment at Denney O'Hara
Leeds-based Denney O'Hara has made James Fell a director of the company. He joins Brian Denney, Jill...
Discord over trading future
Trading conditions could get "very bloody indeed" by the end of the year, according to Toby Foster, ...
AA Insurance enters Indian partnership
UK broking giant AA Insurance Services has begun a telesales pilot with Indian outsourcing firm HCL ...
Silver gilt Rutter Medal
Best new Fellow Sue Brear was awarded this year's silver gilt Rutter Medal. ...
RSA tipped to join offshore elite
Royal and Sun Alliance is expected to join the ranks of Aviva and Axa and become an "aggressive" off...
Aon searches for new chief executive
Aon is searching for a new chief executive after Patrick Ryan confirmed he will step down once a suc...
Appointment at J&M Insurance
Epping-based underwriting agency and wholesale broker J&M Insurance Services has appointed Wayne She...
Appointment at Clyde and Co
Clyde and Co has recruited Stephen Lewis as a consultant. He joins from Clifford Chance, where he wa...
Penny Black's insurance week
Last week the great, the good, and some who only come out of the woodwork once every 12 months, desc...
HSBC Insurance Brokers recruits four
HSBC Insurance Brokers has recruited four international property brokers from Heath Lambert. Gavin T...
Map fears unfounded say insurers
Insurers have flatly denied accusations that the publication of a new online flood risk map will ren...
NFU to set up training academy
NFU Mutual is set to establish its own training academy to provide courses for its 5000 staff and ag...
Medical reporting to move in-house
Insurers will increasingly acquire medical reporting firms as claims management becomes more importa...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Primary-school children have been told to wear safety goggles to play conkers. ...
Willis signs Scottish brokers
The Willis Commercial Network has signed five Scottish brokers, in a move to help fulfil its ambitio...
European companies would pay 'a little' more
Almost three in five European companies (57%) would pay "a little more" to place their insurance wit...
The Broker Network acquires Norfolk and Suffolk Insurance Brokers
The Broker Network has acquired Norfolk and Suffolk Insurance Brokers. The purchase price has been l...
Get the message across
The insurance industry needs to get the message across that it is doing a good job, according to CII...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Iain MacInnes has been appointed business development underwriter at Allianz Cornhill Engineering in...