Paymentshield
Axa inks £20m Paymentshield partnership
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has agreed to join Paymentshield household panel, in a move expected to deliver £20m of premiums over five years.
Uinsure hires Berkeley Alexander director Hutchings
Manchester-based general insurance provider Uinsure has followed up on the recruitment of five former Paymentshield employees by appointing Mark Hutchings from Berkeley Alexander as national account manager.
Paymentshield adds Zurich to home insurance panel
Paymentshield has added Zurich to its home insurance panel amid plans to attract other insurers as well.
Paymentshield hires former Co-op commercial director
Towergate has appointed Lee Mooney to the new role of product, marketing and proposition director for Paymentshield.
Broker Network boss Fairchild says proving value key to membership
New Broker Network chief executive Andy Fairchild has pledged to prove to insurer and broker members the value of being part of the group.
Ex-Paymentshield CEO Johnson to lead Stackhouse Poland
Stackhouse Poland has appointed former Paymentshield chief executive Tim Johnson as group CEO.
Paymentshield's McCafferty appointed Flood Re boss
Paymentshield commercial director Brendan McCafferty has been appointed Flood Re chief executive and will take up the role in Q4 2014.
Rivals set to swoop for Broker Network members as hunt for new CEO begins
Network-jumping between rivals tipped to increase as competition hots up
Broker Network boss Duggan to take over from Johnson at Paymentshield
Paymentshield chief executive Tim Johnson is leaving the Towergate division and will be replaced by Broker Network CEO Gary Duggan.
Hodges defends merits of network model following 2013 earnings slump
Towergate boss Mark Hodges has denied appetite for networks is dwindling and has tipped his own network division to bounce back this year in the wake of an almost 50% decline in earnings in 2013.
Career file - Amanda Fox: Paymentshield swoops for Swinton's Fox
Towergate subsidiary Paymentshield has appointed Amanda Fox as insurer relations director.
Paymentshield swoops for Swinton’s Fox
Towergate subsidiary Paymentshield has appointed Amanda Fox as insurer relations director.
Brokers urged to take advantage amid FCA aggregator inquiry
Brokers should view the Financial Conduct Authority’s ongoing thematic review of price comparison sites as an opportunity to demonstrate their worth in terms of providing consumers with “the best deal”.
UK General looks to Paymentshield and Mapfre for schemes business hires
UK General has strengthened its scheme business with two appointments.
Market Moves: Southern Rock swoops for Brightside staff plus new roles for Gienal and Carruthers
This week saw insurance group Southern Rock grab the headlines when Post exclusively revealed the insurance group, parent of Go Skippy, had swooped for five staff at Brightside. Also hiring this week were Covéa, while Zurich UK found itself a vacancy…
Paymentshield hands director role to Co-op customer relations boss
Paymentshield has appointed the Co-operative Banking Group’s head of customer relations to the newly created role of customer service director.
Paymentshield targeting brokers in personal finance campaign
Paymentshield chief executive Tim Johnson is calling on brokers to educate clients on the benefits of consulting a professional advisor after a survey showed 50% of respondents have never reviewed their finances.
UK homeowners unsure of garden cover
More than a third of UK homeowners do not know if their insurance policy covers the contents of their garden.
Towergate hands Willis UK president role as Paymentshield director
Towergate has appointed Willis UK president Brendan McCafferty as commercial director at Paymentshield.
Moody’s downgrades Towergate after patchy 2012 financial results
Towergate’s financial results for 2012 have revealed vastly divergent performances among its four main insurance divisions, ranging from a 24% year-on-year drop in earnings in its network arm to a 17% rise in underwriting earnings.
Market Moves: Big names Sime and Giles among this week's notable departures
There were high-profile changes within both the insurer and broking arenas this week – with two significant moves involving senior figures at major organisations. At RSA, long-serving employee Chris Sime revealed his decision to walk away from his…
Ex-Broker Network boss Gladwell joins Paymentshield
Paymentshield has appointed Lee Gladwell as interim proposition director, with the move coming as the insurance provider prepares for a number of strategic developments in 2013.
News review: British insurance staff could lose jobs
Staff at mortgage payment protection insurance provider British Insurance has been put on redundancy notice by the firm's parent company Towergate Insurance.
Morgan Stanley linked to Paymentshield sale
Towergate has asked Morgan Stanley to help find a buyer for Paymentshield according to reports.