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Appointment at Countrywide
Countrywide network has appointed two new business consultants to help brokers develop their use of ...
IIB highlights FSCS injustice
The global credit crunch has highlighted the injustice of cross-subsidies in the Financial Services ...
Quinton quits as RBSI MD
Mike Quinton has quit as managing director of household and life at Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance...
FOS to shed 260 staff after fall in complaints
The Financial Ombudsman Service has reiterated its June general insurance figures in response to fea...
Quinn appoints Europ
Europ Assistance has been appointed to provide roadside assistance services to Quinn Direct motor po...
Industry granted faster disaster site access
The insurance industry has been told it will gain faster access to disaster sites through the emerge...
Appointment at William Pitt
Williams Pitt has appointed senior loss adjusters Steve Butler and Paul Edwards. Mr Butler will oper...
Appointment at Pembroke
Pembroke has recruited Mark Butterworth as managing director. Mr Butterworth joins Pembroke from Lib...
Willis: Market will follow us with 2.5% brokerage on fees
The entire national broking market has been tipped to introduce 2.5% commission on fee business in 2...
Welsh broking subsidiary
Monmouthshire Building Society has announced the creation of a specialist insurance broking subsidia...
North of the Border: pre-litigation negotiations and expenses
The case of Morrison v BBC (2007) provides an indication of when a Scottish court may limit a pursue...
Islamic insurer unveils CEO
Former Rubicon chief executive Bradley Brandon-Cross has emerged at the helm of British Islamic Insu...
NIG waits on Direct Line SME entry concerns
NIG has no plans to issue any blanket communications about its sister company Direct Line's move int...
Helphire profit rise
Helphire reported its pre-tax profit had increased by 63% to £40.3m on turnover of £290m (up 49%) fo...
Eco-friendly discounts
Kent-based broker Independent Insurance Services has launched a commercial insurance product under i...
Willis rolls out scheme
The London Market Reform Group is sponsoring a number of process improvement initiatives in a bid to...
Sigma recruits liability duo
Sigma Claims Solutions has appointed former Garwyn duo Dave Smith and Chris Thompson as senior liabi...
Appointment at Autoglass
Autoglass has appointed Chris Abbotson as business manager. Mr Abbotson has experience in the busine...
Penny Black's insurance week
It would appear that the current craze for home improvements has now reached the boardroom of insura...
Gable makes £0.4m profit
Gable Holdings have announced a £0.4m profit for the first six months of 2007. On modest revenues of...
Chinese typhoon losses
Catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide has said it estimates insured losses from typhoon Wipha are unlik...
Treating convictions fairly
The British Insurance Brokers' Association and Unlock - the national association of reformed offende...
Former Lord Justice set to back PI mediation
A former Appeal Court judge has announced plans to encourage an increase in mediation for personal i...
CPF staves off crisis talk
Close Premium Finance declared that its ability to fund loans to brokers has not been affected by th...