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Appointment at Venton Underwriting Agencies.
Martin Slade is to take over as chairman of Venton Underwriting Agencies, succeeding Philip Wroughto...
Instalment initiative.
Independent Insurance has signed a deal with Premium Credit to produce an instalment plan in a bid t...
Appointment at Garwyn Liability Adjusters.
Three appointments have been made at Garwyn Liability Adjusters. Steve Ford has been promoted to dev...
Appointment at Old Mutual.
Norman Broadhurst, Chris Collins and Murray Stuart have been appointed as non-executive director of ...
New call centre.
Hill House Hammond has launched a dedicated call centre in Bournemouth to provide a base for commerc...
BIIBA must take off its blinkers.
It is amazing the British Insurance and Investment Brokers' Association devoted so much time to atta...
Wellington profits.
Lloyd's-based independent insurer Wellington Underwriting has announced a rise in operating profits ...
Looking different.
Regulations on publicity were relaxed in the mid-80s for the legal profession, but as Alex Broad finds out, not everyone has got it quite right yet.
GISC boycotts broker debate.
The General Insurance Standards Council is to boycott the 'Great Debate' on insurance broker regulat...
Appointment at Arnott Insurance.
Marilyn Thomson, underwriting director of Arnott Insurance, has joined the company's executive team....
Power without accountability.
Fears remain over accountability, says Tony Baker, following the first report of the Joint Committee of the Commons and Lords, which was set up to look at the draft Financial Services and Markets Bill.
Expert savages ISAs.
The government's new saving vehicle has come in for a savage mauling from an investment expert. A...
AA sponsors shows.
AA Insurance hopes to raise the awareness of its car and home products through sponsorship of Granad...
Fair share for RSA.
Royal & Sun Alliance has installed a web-based stock price tracker information service, supplied by ...
GMB Union sets up an aid mission.
The GMB Union has set up an aid mission to Albania after Edgar Hamilton agreed to accept the vehicle...
Labour leader calls for investment.
The leader of the Labour Party in Ireland, Ruairi Quinn, has called on the financial services sector...
Motorists put fully comp cover in poll position.
East Anglian-based broker Colin Ryan has revealed the number of drivers choosing fully comprehensive...
Orion goes into run-off.
Non-standard motor company Orion has been placed into run-off. It is an immediate casualty of the ...
Fraudbusting hits the Internet.
The Association of British Insurers has extended its fraud whistle-blowing facility to the Internet ...
Korma Blimey.
A woman accused of killing four neighbours, including two children, with arsenic-laced curry went on...
Hire education.
Last month the Court of Appeal made a landmark ruling on credit hire agreements. Marcus Grant discovers what implications it will have for the insurance industry.
Register runs pilot IT service.
The Unclaimed Assets Register, which was set up last year by broker Aon to help beneficiaries search...
Pension timebomb.
Pension fund trustees are sitting on a back-office timebomb, according to Latchly Management's Globa...
To advertise or not to advertise.
The insurance industry's ability to market itself was as much a discussion for debate 75 years ago a...