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Broking - Mergers & acquisitions: Do not disturb
2011 was a relatively sleepy year for merger & acquisition activity in the broker sector. Could 2012 be a wake-up call or will the market stay snoozing?
Towergate hires ex-Paymentshield director
Towergate Insurance has appointed Neil Galjaard to the role of group change director.
Former Power Place boss joins Perkins Slade
Perkins Slade has appointed former Power Place and Towergate boss Darren Rowe to the position of managing director corporate.
Towergate confirms double departure
Towergate has confirmed the resignations of senior management duo Andy Smallwood and Sally Swann, less than four months after Mark Hodges took over the reins at the broker.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers
The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.
Broker networks: New kid on the block
As Brokerdrive arrives on the scene, the debate over the merits of the traditional network model is revisited.
Lorica boosts 'ambitious plans' with hires
Lorica Insurance Brokers has made a host of UK appointments.
Towergate signs development manager
Towergate Underwriting has announced that Eileen McFadden will be heading up the newly created role of corporate partner development manager at the firm.
Power Place director departs
Power Place’s sales and marketing director Darren Rowe has been put on gardening leave.
Review of the year - Broking: Regulation and fees frustration
For many 2011 may be defined as the year that Kate Middleton and Prince William married. But for brokers, perhaps a far more important, but somewhat less romantic union, was that of the merger of trade bodies the British Insurance Brokers Association and…
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny was in her element when she attended the four-year anniversary of Ecclesiastical’s art and heritage team.
Broker claims unearned work transfer payments are endemic in commercial
Brokers are continuing to take secret payments from insurers and not declaring them to clients, according to a specialist commercial intermediary.
Jelf kicks off London recruitment drive as leisure unit eyes £1m turnover
Jelf Insurance Brokers’ newly appointed business development director has been charged with building up the company’s London presence after it opened its first ever office in the capital last month.
Market moves: ‘Tis the season for recruiting
As Christmas draws closer, the insurance industry has prepared for the New Year with a raft of appointments. In the broking market, there were moves for Aon and Willis, while Howden added three new faces to its team.
Towergate to form SME division
Towergate is to create a new division dedicated to SME business following two senior departures.
Moore joins Towergate as NED
Philip Moore, LV group finance director, has joined Towergate Insurance as a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee.
Matthews CEO on Friday
Aviva has confirmed that Trevor Matthews, pictured, will join the board as chief executive officer of Aviva UK from 2 December 2011.
Jubilee to provide European car hire cover for Towergate
Specialist Lloyd’s insurer Jubilee has been appointed to extend the coverage of Insurance4carhire to Europe.
Jelf names business development director
Jelf Insurance Brokers has appointed Towergate’s Steve Careford business development director.
Towergate reveals £35.4m losses
Towergate has announced Q3 pre-tax losses worsened to £14.0m from £7.7m at this time last year, with year-to-date loses hitting £35.4m from £14.1m for this time in 2010.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Although more accustomed to fine dining and a spot of opera, Penny accepted an invitation from Towergate’s Marc DonFrancesco for a slap-up steak, washed down with some rock ‘n’ roll.
Former broker boss launches new network
A former provincial broker is hoping to attract thousands of independent intermediaries to his newly launched network, after claiming the traditional model has reached “saturation point”.
Towergate reaches settlement with ex-employees
The two parties in the long running employment dispute between Towergate and two former members of staff now working for rival Hendersons is over.
Towergate MGAs announce new underwriting panels
Fusion and Towergate Underwriting Household have outlined new capacity arrangements for the next five years.