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Claims firm to hire 75 staff
Motor claims management company Broker Assistance has outlined plans to hire between 65 and 75 emplo...
Repairer teams with CII
Property repair specialist Multiassistance has teamed up with the Chartered Insurance Institute to c...
FSB issues heatwave guidance
Guidance to help employers cope with the heatwave across the UK has been published by the Federation...
Winners and losers: Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
WINNERS Somerset-based broker Higos Insurance Services made its eighth acquisition in three years w...
Office romances are on the rise in the UK
More than half of the UK's bosses believe that it is not an abuse of power to have a relationship wi...
Crawford to double with SLS buy
Crawford and Company is looking to double its liability team, with the acquisition of Specialist Lia...
Bill may slow down insurer legal deals
Insurers and lawyers have expressed concern that plans to allow outside ownership of law firms could...
Fortis targets the mobile generation
Fortis UK has acquired the majority shareholding in mobile phone insurance specialist Text2Insure in...
Sail away
In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, K Drewe Insurance Brokers sponsored the GP14 Class Dinghy Na...
Appointment at RGL
RGL has made Adrienne Kouwenhoven head of its new office in Singapore, which will evaluate claims in...
Drug demands could lead to bankruptcies
Patient demands for hugely expensive cancer drugs could bankrupt some private medical insurers, a le...
Motor insurer Sheilas' Wheelers steps up its marketing campaign
Women-only motor insurer Sheilas' Wheels this week stepped up its marketing campaign by launching a ...
Group of MPs tables early day motion
A group of MPs has tabled an early day motion in the House of Commons, demanding travel insurers red...
Appointment at Junction
Nigel Asplin has been appointed director of corporate partnerships at Junction, the affinity arm of ...
ABI and Lloyd's bemoan collapse
Insurers bemoaned their luck after international trade talks collapsed this week, meaning restrictiv...
Appointments at Stanmore Insurance Brokers
Manchester-based Stanmore Insurance Brokers has appointed three new account handlers. Luke Fethersto...
Forbes brushes off resignations
Alexander Forbes has played down the significance of three resignations at its Network Direct busine...
Julian Messent steps down at City broker PWS
Julian Messent has stepped down from his position as chief executive officer at City broker PWS in o...
Appointment at Jelf
Glyn Ashton has been made commercial account executive within Jelf. Mr Ashton started his career in ...
Appointment at Institute of Risk Management
The Institute of Risk Management has appointed Carolyn Williams as development manager. ...
Terry Tooher has left loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey
Terry Tooher, formerly service centre director in Cardiff for loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey, has ...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has made several appointments to its retail broking division. Jonathan Webb joins as manag...
More pressure for broker disclosure
The Lloyd's Market Association has demanded the Financial Services Authority forces brokers to discl...
Judgement of John Charman's high-profile divorce case
The judgement of London market tycoon John Charman's high-profile divorce case is due to be handed d...