Equity Red Star joins Countrywide panel
by Gill Montia
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Equity Red Star, the largest personal lines syndicate at Lloyd’s, has joined the panel of Countrywide, the independent broker network with 700 members.
Countrywide already has a trading partnership with Hastings Insurance Services, which is part of the Equity Red Star group, and this latest development will increase the range of specialist / non-standard products [...]
L&G takes £269m longevity charge
by Gill Montia
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Legal & General (L&G) recorded full year operating profit of £912 million for 2007, following a £269 million charge which allowed for an adjustment for the longer life expectancy of its clients. Net profit from ordinary activity fell 56%, to £718 million
Tim Breedon, L&G’s chief executive, said: “We have always expected them to live longer, [...]
Towergate Becomes Countrywide Network Partner
by Stewart Douglas
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Towergate Underwriting has today been revealed as the latest insurance partner of the Countrywide insurance panel, making for number seven on the panel which will see increasingly widespread distribution of its expertise and services throughout the Countrywide network.
The move will see Towergate join at strategic partnership level alongside six other organisations in the provision of [...]
Countywide launches Partner Broker Commercial
by Gill Montia
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The Countrywide Network, the UK’s largest broker network, has extended its Partner Broker initiative to include commercial business.
The launch of Partner Broker Commercial is in response to continuing demand from Countrywide’s members and will provide a range of products covering the majority of brokers’ commercial needs.
These include commercial combined, packages, property owners’, liability and fleet [...]
Countrywide Extend Partner Broker To Commercial Lines
by Stewart Douglas
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The Countrywide insurance group has today announced its intention to widen the reach of its Partner Broker scheme to cover commercial insurance divisions, in line with rising demand from independent brokers nationwide.
The insurance group is extending its focus on developing broker relations through opening a wider range of products to market, as it continues to [...]
