Broker News – Page 510
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JLT’s £20m offer leads bids for First City buy-out
Three in race to take over independent Lloyd’s broker
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Roadsure sold to sister company Premium Choice
Up to 30 staff will be affected by the sale of broker Roadsure to sister company Premium Choice. Northampton-based Roadsure will move to Premium Choice’s Birmingham office following the sale this week, which was part of a restructure by parent company Optimas.Roadsure director Neil Beckingham said there would be ...
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Online onlyThe fine art of making money
Investment in modern art has provided fine returns, but for how long asks Andrew Holt
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Motor insurance premiums not yet hit by impact of floods
Gap narrows between direct and broker premiums
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Broker Network completes its 21st acquisition
Broker Network Group has completed the acquisition of commercial broker Priestley & Partners for an undisclosed sum.
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Lockton strengthens affinity team
Three additions to drive business growth into new areas
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Broker Network adds 167th member
Surrey-based warranty & indemnity specialist, BJIC is the latest addition
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Biba attacks FSA dislcosure proposals
New treatment of fee disclosure to consumers represents ‘a licence for the unscrupulous to hide charges' says trade body
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I will make you rich, says R&SA’s new broker boss
Earlier this year, Paul Donaldson, stood in front of a group of brokers and declared: “I will make you rich.” The crowd, at a dinner hosted by the insurance company, cheered. Donaldson, the incoming managing director of the broker division at Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA), clearly knew how to grab ...
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Biba urges government to stick by travel regulation timetable
Biba has called on the government to ensure the introduction of regulation for travel agents goes ahead as scheduled. In its response to the Treasury’s Travel Insurance Review, Biba applauded the government’s decision to bring in FSA regulation.But Graeme Trudgill, Biba technical services manager, said that many Biba members had ...
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R&SA to roll out six ‘open door’ underwriting sites
Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) will roll out six further “open door” underwriting sites across the UK following the success of its site in Leeds. The insurer is set to open market sites in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Croydon, Bristol and Liverpool. The market sites enable brokers to deal face-to-face with underwriters.Paul ...
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Roadsure boss quits to seek new role
Roadsure managing director Simon Jackson has left the specialist motor broker, it has emerged. Jackson, a former director of BGL, joined Roadsure in 2005, with the aim of building a £100m GWP business by 2010. Roadsure originally specialised in motorcycle and non-standard motor risks, but has begun to expand into ...
