AXA appoints Agrical as lead adjuster for farming and agriculture claims
by Brian Turner
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AXA Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has appointed Agrical as its lead chartered loss adjuster for all farming and agricultural claims. Agrical is the UK’s leading specialist loss adjuster for farms and landed estates. The appointment is for three years and Agrical has the appropriate level of authority to make decisions on 90% of the [...]
BGL Group announces new executive chairman and CEO
by Brian Turner
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The BGL Group today announced that Peter Winslow is to become Executive Chairman of the BGL Group, and Matthew Donaldson will take the role of Chief Executive Officer. The changes will be effective as of July 1. Peter Winslow has been Chief Executive of the Group since 1995, and has led the Group through an [...]
AIG launches its Apprenticeship Programme
by Brian Turner
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AIG Europe Limited is joining forces with the National Apprenticeship Service to announce its new Apprenticeship programme. AIG will be creating job opportunities for up to 25 apprentices in 2013 based in the company’s Claims centres in Croydon and Chesterfield. Nicolas Aubert UK Managing Director for AIG said, “There is a very real need within [...]
Open GI appoints Insurer Relations Manager
by Brian Turner
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Open GI, has enhanced its Insurer Relations team with the promotion of Tavis Childs to Insurer Relations Manager. In his new role, Tavis will be responsible for maintaining relationships with insurer customers, working closely to secure products and making them available on the Open GI system for use by brokers. With over a decade of [...]
BGL announces management changes
by Brian Turner
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The BGL Group today announced two new appointments and a departure within its senior team. Martin Overton has stepped down as Group Director Legal Services and leaves BGL in March. Martin joined the Group in 2006 as Director, Commercial and Corporate Services, and was promoted to Managing Director of ACM, BGL’s claims management arm, in [...]
Accident Claims Specialists directors jailed for fraud
by Brian Turner
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Two fraudsters who made thousands of pounds from fraudulent insurance claims have been jailed. Shakir Javid was sentenced to three years in prison at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday (1 March 2013) for masterminding the scams. His accomplice, Amjed Malik Iqbal, will serve two years and four months behind bars. An investigation was launched after [...]
Vamco aims to ringfence repair monies
by Brian Turner
Story link: Vamco aims to ringfence repair monies
Outsourced motor insurance claims specialist Vamco has pledged to keep every pound destined for its body-shop partners safe behind a legal ring-fence. The Surrey-based organisation, which has never sought or taken ‘referral fees’ from its networks of repairers, guarantees that monies it receives from insurers for accident damage will go to the hard-pressed body-shops and [...]
Thomas Carroll Group announces new appointments
by Brian Turner
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Thomas Carroll Group, the Welsh insurance, risk management to financial services group, has announced two senior executive appointments to its commercial insurance division. Sian England has joined Thomas Carroll Brokers as Account Executive based at the company’s Caerphilly headquarters. Augmenting Thomas Carroll’s Swansea headquarters is Jo Watson, who has been appointed New Business Executive for [...]
AXA Commercial Lines wins accolades from Celent
by Brian Turner
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Celent, an international financial research and consulting firm, has named AXA as a Model Insurer 2013, one of 18 insurers from across the globe to receive the prestigious award. Celent bestows awards to those organisations that can best demonstrate the use year’s best technology initiatives through the use of innovation, best practices and measurable business [...]
Towergate signs Loss Recovery Insurance agreement with Lorega
by Brian Turner
Story link: Towergate signs Loss Recovery Insurance agreement with Lorega
Towergate has entered into a five-year agreement with Lorega, to exclusively provide its range of Loss Recovery Insurance products to the broker’s clients. Lorega has successfully worked in partnership with Towergate since 2006, to provide specialist policyholder claims services, branded as Towergate Assist. Under the terms of the new agreement Towergate will continue to own [...]
Higos Insurance Services launches second TV advertising campaign
by Brian Turner
Story link: Higos Insurance Services launches second TV advertising campaign
Higos Insurance Services is launching a second television advertising campaign, building on the success of its first campaign in May 2012. The insurance broker’s second campaign launches on ITV1 in the West region at 19:58 today, Friday 1st March, at the end of the first episode of Coronation Street. The region covers 14 of Higos’ [...]
Insurance Daily financial news website for sale
by Brian Turner
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Are you an insurance organisation, business owner, or entrpreneur with an interest in promoting your financial services online? InsuranceDaily.co.uk could be the perfect place to do it – an industry standard syndicated insurance news site that has been the leading independent insurance news provider online for the past 5 years. And now as part of [...]
Henderson acquires Arlington Financial Ltd
by Brian Turner
Story link: Henderson acquires Arlington Financial Ltd
Henderson Insurance Brokers Teesside has expanded its business portfolio with the acquisition of one of the North East’s leading firms of independent financial advisors. Arlington, which handles the finances of many wealthy North East individuals and businesses with a portfolio in excess of £100 million for both individual and business clients, will now be known [...]
Whiplash claims explained
by Brian Turner
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Russell Thomson is an injury claims lawyer working at The Injury Lawyers, who explains that while whiplash is a clear and serious issue, the whole subject of whiplash claims has become badly distorted through insurance companies selling customer details for referral fees. Like Tony Blair and his “Education, Education, Education” speech at the start [...]
RSA underwrites telematics for Ingenie
by Brian Turner
Story link: RSA underwrites telematics for Ingenie
RSA today announced it will provide underwriting capacity to ingenie, the car insurance brand for drivers aged 17 to 25, to meet the increasing demand for their young driver telematics insurance cover. The partnership with ingenie (http://www.ingenie.com) is the first telematics initiative announced by RSA this year and is part of the insurer’s strategy to [...]
Cullum Capital Ventures granted Chartered Broker status
by Brian Turner
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Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has attained the prestigious status of Chartered Broker, awarded by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). The accolade means that CCV joins a select few brokers nationwide, including sister company Towergate, that have achieved this recognition, awarded to those who meet the highest professional standards in the industry. Peter Cullum, Executive Chairman [...]
Barbon Insurance Group appoints Mike Ramsey as CEO
by Brian Turner
Story link: Barbon Insurance Group appoints Mike Ramsey as CEO
UK property insurance broker Barbon Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Mike Ramsey as its new Chief Executive Officer – with effect from 6th June 2012 and subject to FSA approval. An experienced CEO and strategist, Mike brings significant leadership, marketing and commercial skills to Barbon, as well as a proven track record in [...]
IFB appoints Andrew Buck to roll-out Insurance Fraud Register
by Brian Turner
Story link: IFB appoints Andrew Buck to roll-out Insurance Fraud Register
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has recruited Andrew Buck to oversee the launch of the industry’s ground-breaking Insurance Fraud Register (IFR). Buck, a former Claims Fraud Manager at Aviva, will help roll-out the UK’s first register of known fraudsters to customers across the industry, whilst managing the integrity of data loaded on to the IFR. [...]
BGL Group appoints new board director
by Brian Turner
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The BGL Group today announced the appointment of David Downie to a new Board-level position, ‘Group Director of Intermediated Businesses’. David joins the Group from HSS Hire Group, the UK’s fastest growing large ‘Tool and Hire’ company. As Chief Operating Officer, David’s responsibilities included branch and central operations, commercial, supply chain, contact centres and customer [...]
New Birmingham office for Argent Liability Adjusters
by Brian Turner
Story link: New Birmingham office for Argent Liability Adjusters
Argent Liability Adjusters has announced the launch of a new Birmingham office as its strong growth continues apace. The office will be headed by Neil Hackett, an industry recognised expert in disease and illness and will provide a new base for Argent’s expanding disease team. Responding to increasing client demand, Argent is also recruiting for [...]
