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Broker Network doubles profit
Broker Network Holdings has announced profits after tax of over £5m for the year ending 30 April 2007, a 147% rise on its previous figures.
Staff lack PC awareness
Employees are shunning political correctness by giggling at racist and sexist jokes, and swearing or...
Exam passes for Outright employees
Outright's Stoke-based employees, achieved passes in three CII examinations. They now qualify for th...
Resignations by women on the rise
The number of women resigning from their jobs in the insurance sector has climbed in the year to Jan...
Outright proud of employees' CII results
Outright has acclaimed the success of its employees, after 100% of its Stoke-based staff achieved pa...
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Pick of the Week
Jonathan Swift, editor of Post Magazine provides a run down of the major news stories in this week’s ...
Bidders circle as Canopius expands
Lloyd's underwriter Canopius has admitted it could be sold, after receiving approaches from "several...
Domicile move pays off
Kiln's decision to move its domicile to Bermuda has been largely vindicated after the insurer announ...
Marsh decision to raise fees holds no surprises
Marsh's decision to follow Willis and add 2.5% brokerage to its existing commission structure has be...
Academy expands M4 presence with new base
Academy Insurance Services is looking to expand its presence along the M4 corridor by opening a new ...
Appointment at Newman Martin and Buchan
Hilde Thon has been appointed as a director of the energy division at Newman Martin and Buchan. Ms T...
Former Chubb boss hired in business drive
Managing general agent Lorega has recruited former Chubb personal lines head John Sims as chief exec...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich has recruited Hanno Mijer into the newly created position of head of business development, gl...
Appointment at Junction
Peter Thompson has been made managing director of Junction and will join the company in January 2008...
Towergate partnership
Towergate has become a flagship partner of the Chartered Insurance Institute. As a result, Towergate...
Chaucer strong despite ongoing motor pressure
Profits at Lloyd's insurer Chaucer soared in the first half, driven by its property portfolio, high ...
Appointment at Chubb
Chubb Insurance has recruited Fabrice Gottfrois as continental European practice leader for accident...
Zurich reveals flood costs
Zurich has estimated that aggregate claims payments related to the July floods in the UK will not ex...
Heritage mulls household
Lloyd's insurer Heritage is considering plans to enter the UK household market, as the underwriting ...
ABI pulls industry together for climate change
The insurance industry is due to launch a new campaign to raise awareness and tackle climate change ...
Appointment at Weightmans
Weightmans has appointed associate solicitor Morris Hill to its public sector group. He joins from S...
Comparison site launch
Open GI has teamed up with web services company Quote Exchange to launch a new price comparison serv...
Appointment at Perkins Slade
Perkins Slade has promoted Mark Ford to associate director with responsibility for broker relations ...