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CCV acquires broker Marsh
Cullum Capital Ventures has announced its eleventh acquisition in as many months, bringing Middlesex–based Arthur Marsh & Son into the group.
Brokers must report fraud to auditors
Directors at insurance brokers risk ignoring the dangers from rising fraud, with many unaware of their legal responsibility to report fraud to their auditors, according to CLB Littlejohn Frazer.
Former AA insurance boss takes RSA board role
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed Clare Salmon as group strategy, marketing and customer director and David Weymouth, as group operations and IT Director. Both roles were created as part of the reorganisation announced in 2006 and will report to Group…
Swinton seeks to accomodate penalised drivers
Drivers with six points or more on their license looking for insurance could soon be viewed as ‘standard’ rather than ‘non-standard’ according to high street broker Swinton.
Novae underwrites £11.2m micro-sculptures
Novae Syndicate 2007 has underwritten the £11.2m micro-sculptured art collection of former Davis Cup...
GMAC buys £170m Provident
GMAC's £170m purchase of Provident Financial's insurance arm is the company's first acquisition sinc...
Start-up eyes Euro business
Start-up Synergy Insurance Services has ambitions to expand its micro-captive model onto the contine...
Kingfisher steps up risk management drive
Home improvement retail group, Kingfisher, which owns UK brands B&Q, Screwfix Direct and Trade Depot...
Aviva acquires UK insurer
Norwich Union is to absorb top 50 UK general insurer Hamilton as part of the deal with HSBC. The Bi...
Fortis receives 14% top line GWP boost
Fortis has increased its top line income in the first quarter with a 14% increase in gross written p...
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Insurance in Focus 2007
Davies goes specialist
Loss adjuster Davies has set up a dedicated special and complex loss unit, based in new premises in ...
TAG pair mull fate
The Widow of former Accident Group boss Mark Langford this week continued to face a disqualification...
Insure Your Motor switch
Online motor broker Insure Your Motor has announced it has switched quote engine supplier from CDL t...
Appointment at Kennedys
City law firm Kennedys has appointed John Bucklow and Cordelia Rushby from Prettys, Ipswich, as part...
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Insurance in Focus 2007
Volume start-up
ASB Law has formed a new business, ASB Aspire, to focus on volume, process-driven legal work. The bu...
Local authorities line up for flood scheme
A total of 20 local authorities are competing with one another for five places on a £500,000 governm...
Allianz hails new business shot in the arm
Allianz Insurance has hailed improving performance in new business from property owners and private ...
RSA moves quickly to appoint broker chief
Royal and Sun Alliance's rapid replacement of its outgoing broker managing director has been attribu...
Biba links up with Cunninghams for valuation service
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has launched a new valuations scheme with partner member Cunningham Lindsey Valuation Services.
Aviva enters Polish motor market
Aviva’s Polish operation, Commercial Union Poland, is to enter the direct motor insurance market, taking advantage of the burgeoning growth in car ownership and the population’s rapidly rising levels of disposable income.
100% coverage on costs within group policies for just 10% excess payment
MediCare International has introduced two benefits to its group schemes.