Oval Insurance Brokers
Editor’s comment: A heavy downpour
It never rains but it pours. Cliche that may be but it’s one that works on multiple levels across the insurance industry this week.
MCC role will not stop Hodson’s plans at Oval
Oval chief executive Phillip Hodson has insisted his coming presidency of the historic Marylebone Cricket Club will not interfere with his running of the broker, which is in the midst of a restructuring process.
Oval appoints three to board in restructure
Executive board members at Oval have moved quickly to explain the firm’s ongoing restructuring process amid suggestions that former group managing director Jeff Herdman had been demoted.
Incisive Media cleans up at the Biba Awards 2011
Journalists from Post and sister title Insurance Age topped three categories and received four highly commended awards at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s 2011 journalist of the year awards.
Giles wins two stars in customer service assessment
Giles Insurance Brokers has been awarded an 'outstanding' two-star rating in its first independent assessment on customer service.
Broker IPOs: Who dares wins
Broker IPOs keep the rumour mill active but very few actually occur. Rachel Gordon finds out why this is and looks at which companies are most likely to pursue the public route.
View from the top: Trust is our bedrock
Last month, I attended the funeral of a good friend, Damien Doran, who worked for Perkins Slade, a great broking firm in Birmingham. Damien was the best of our industry. A man you could rely on to do the right thing for his clients, respected by everyone…
Oval backs Olympic hopeful
Oval is to sponsor Tom Allen, an 18 year-old Olympic swimming hopeful from Wales.
Momentum signs up to Aldermanbury Declaration
Momentum Solutions, the broker network headed by former Oval managing director Howard Pepper, has signed up to the Aldermanbury Declaration.
Biba calls for intermediary split after shock FSCS hike
Insurance brokers have reacted angrily to Financial Services Compensation Scheme proposals to increase their fees to more than £90m for 2011/2012.
Nationals call for FSA talks as Towergate seals £200m deal
Chief executives from some of the UK's largest brokers have called for a meeting with the Financial Services Authority to discuss concerns over the increasing level of intervention in compliance issues by the regulator.
Ex-Oxygen M&A head joins Oval
Oxygen Insurance Brokers' former mergers and acquisitions practice leader Jim Rutherford has joined Oval.
Momentum signs first three brokers
Momentum, the support and development start up for new and existing insurance brokers has signed its first three members.
Oval nabs HBOS financial services team
Oval has recruited seven consultants from HBOS, the investment arm of Bank of Scotland Investment Services.
Cardinus gains new partner in Momentum
Cardinus Risk Management has joined forces with stsrt-up Momentum.
Oval scoops broker prize
Oval has been named Insurance Broker of the Year by the Institute of Risk Management.
Brokers face North-South divide over M&A activity
Brokers in the 'resilient South' are standing their ground when it comes to getting the price they want for a sale, creating a divide between themselves and their northern counterparts in terms of acquisition availability, it has been claimed.
Career path & CSR: Oval awarded two-star rating
Oval has received an outstanding two-star classification from Investor in Customers, an independent award body that judges companies on their ability to place the customer at the heart of their business.
Broking review of the year: A breakdown in momentum
2010 was a fairly low key year for the broking market, as the sector kept a low profile during the financial turmoil. Daniel Dunkley reports on the opportunities that were taken up and deals made.
Oval ties up loss recovery deal with Lorega
Oval Insurance and loss recovery insurance specialist, Lorega, have launched a dedicated claims assistance service for the broker's commercial client base.
Oval records pre-tax loss of £3.5m in 2010 results
In the financial year ending 31 May 2010, broker Oval today revealed its revenue reduced by 8% from £104.6m in 2009 to £96.0m in 2010.
Penny Black's insurance week
Hastings Direct may have one eye on securing a place among the top five personal lines brokers but it may have to prove its brand value first.
CEO Hodson agrees to stay on three more years at Oval
Oval chief executive Phillip Hodson has revealed the broker's immediate priority is "getting the business in the best possible shape" rather than seeking an IPO or trade sale.
Government and police back DVLA motor data access pilot – Post in print: 25 November 2010
Senior reporter Dan Dunkley outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post, which includes details of a DVLA motor data access pilot being backed by the government and the Metropolitan police; commercial lines insurers dismiss concerns over 10%…