Commercial
Alpha gains FSA approval
Lloyd's members agency Alpha Insurance Analysts has made positive noises in advance of its rubber st...
Appointment at McClarens Young International
McLarens Young International has recruited Howard Laidlaw, as its regional manager for the Latin Ame...
Appointment at THB
THB Group has recruited Colin Jackson as head of its commercial team. Mr Jackson was previously exec...
Appointment at Crawford and Company
Crawford and Company has made two new appointments in its UK technical services group. David Townsen...
Brokers brand insurer investment unfair
Independent brokers have roundly criticised the growth of insurers buying into the profession, sayin...
ICL fined £400,000
The High Court in Glasgow imposed a £400,000 fine on ICL Tech and ICL Plastics on Tuesday, following...
Appointment at Towergate tlc
Towergate tlc has promoted Andy Smallwood as its new managing director. He was formerly sales and ma...
Appointment at LMG
LMG has announced the appointment of four new directors. General manager, Tony Hayward joins the boa...
SSP transacts live policy
IT provider SSP has transacted its first live policy - through its integrated I-market panel current...
No need to say sorry for direct move
So, why should Axa apologise about going direct (Axa triggers broker storm, 2 August, p3)? It has ha...
Appointment at ABC
ABC Insurance has appointed Mick Davis as head of the north of England regional branch office based ...
Hanging on the telephone
Regulation: premium rate numbers
NU puts another 100 into broker offices
Norwich Union says it has no plans to cut back its regional office footprint despite extending its B...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed Nobuyuki Akahane as the company's specialist construction divis...
Appointment at Reich
Reich Insurance Brokers has appointed John Capel as client services manager. Mr Capel brings with hi...
LV appoints ex-Ace manager
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group, has appointed Kevin Hawkins as UK commercial packages manager.
European insurers stand firm despite turbulent first half says Moody's
The European insurance industry continued to enjoy ratings stability and good results in the first half of 2007 despite external influences, according to Moody's Investors Service.
GT and Robson Rhodes call themselves Big Four Alternative
Grant Thornton and RSM Robson Rhodes have announced a new cross-discipline group known as the Financial Services Group, following completion of their merger. The division will replace the old Financial Markets Group (Grant Thornton) and Financial…
THB acquires Cardinus
Broking and risk management group THB has acquired health and safety specialist Cardinus.
SSP transacts first live policy on i-market
IT provider SSP has transacted its first live policy – through its integrated imarket panel currently in pilot phase with a small number of brokers.
Novae Syndicates announces reshuffle
Lloyd's (re)insurer Novae Syndicates has announced several management changes to its Syndicate 2007 - following the decision of active underwriter Alan Hicks to retire later this year.
GHL set to transfer renewal rights
GHL Europe has revealed it will transfer the renewal rights of the fleet motor products underwritten by its Gibraltar-based insurer Link Insurance Company to Lloyd’s motor insurance syndicate 1231 – managed by Jubilee Managing Agency.
Jubilee to take over Link fleet products
GHL Europe, the holding company for the European businesses of Caribbean-based financial services group Guardian Holdings, has announced its intention to transfer the renewal rights of the fleet motor products currently underwritten by its Gibraltar…
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers