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Garry Heath.
Recently, the IFA Association has come in for considerable criticism for the way in which we are dea...
Make your mind up time.
Many composite brokers are having to decide whether it is worth continuing with life and pensions business. Jennifer Jarrett offers some guidance on this difficult decision process.
10th Parliamentary Reception.
The good and the great turned out at the end of last year for the 10th Parliamentary Reception hoste...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Former Transport Secretary John MacGregor MP has been appointed to the main board of Friends Provide...
Commercial deal for small brokers.
Hartley Cooper & Warner has improved its commercial facility, Commercial Line, by offering higher st...
Motor market losses will hit £2bn by 2000.
Actuary Bacon & Woodrow has warned UK motor insurers to brace themselves for underwriting losses of ...
Appointment at BEIB.
Bloodstock broker Geoff Raggett has retired after over 35 years in the market. Mr Raggett was former...
A rare breed.
A handful of niche brokers continue to dominate the equine market. However, David Fanning says it is still possible for enthusiastic non-specialists to make their mark.
Appointment at HSBC.
Sir John Carter has been appointed an adviser to the board of HSBC Investment Bank, where he will he...
Appointment at R.L. Davison & Co.
Bob Crothers (above) has joined the wholesale account team of specialist Lloyd's broker R.L. Davison...
PMI market share (by no of schemes).
The private medical insurance market is now dominated by two insurers which hold close to a 70% mark...
BIIBA calls for Y2K checks.
At least 1000 brokers still need to upgrade their software systems to ensure they are millennium-com...
The sick nurse.
Millennium Insurance Brokers has put together a policy to protect nursing homes against the absence ...
Ads herald fight against fraud.
The Association of British Insurers is tackling the problem of fraud head-on with the launch of a ma...
IBRC acts to simplify PI compliance for brokers.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is to approach insurers in a bid to simplify the way in w...
ICM snapped up by Aon.
Aon has acquired IRISC Claims Management (ICM), one of the largest specialist insurance services ope...
RSA to cut 300 jobs in service centre shake-up.
The direct division of Royal & SunAlliance is to axe almost 300 jobs this year, with the closure of ...
AXA's new Venture targets small firms.
AXA Insurance has produced a contractors policy designed for firms with up to 10 employees. Calle...
David Worsfold.
Broker-led schemes - inventive and client-focussed, or poor value for money? Proposed legal reforms are likely to put these schemes under pressure to smarten up.
Appointment at Hiscox.
Specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed David Hayward deputy claims manager. Mr Hayward will be r...
Ian Ritchie.
With more regulatory debate to come, unity among brokers is vital. Sensible action to push up rates would also help.
PMI for school pupils.
BCWA has launched a policy which a gives children at independent schools private medical insurance f...
Birch raises the roof with its new defects policy.
A new single premium 10/12-year policy against latent defects has been put together by Birch & Co In...
Satisfied customers.
According to a survey sponsored by the General Insurance Research Association, 90% of people who cla...