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Daily Insurance Industry News
Thursday 23rd of May 2013
August 2, 2012

Jelf launches new pension proposition

by Gill Montia

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Jelf Employee Benefits has launched a new pension proposition aimed at ensuring employers and their staff get the support they need in the light of increasing pension legislation. The offering, which comprises “Jelf Money at Work” and “Jelf Money after Work” takes a holistic approach, looking after the complete pension journey from joining through to [...]



November 18, 2011

Jelf to boost South East profile with new hire

by Richard Kilner

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Jelf Insurance Brokers have announced the appointment of Lee Gwilliam to the post of business development executive. Gwilliam’s appointment is made with a view to enhancing the firm’s profile in the South East, and he is to be based in the Guildford office. In his new role he assumes responsibility for business growth and service [...]



November 23, 2010

Jelf partners IMechE with a focus on liability

by Gill Montia

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Jelf has entered into an affinity partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Under the agreement, the broker will create a range of products exclusively available to IMechE’s 90,000 members and specifically tailored to the needs of those working in the industry. According to Jelf, increasing health and safety legislation has made it critical [...]



October 26, 2010

Jelf appoints partnerships director

by Gill Montia

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Jelf has appointed Andy Tedstone as partnerships director, reporting directly to Phil Barton, the group’s chief executive, insurance. In his new role, Mr Tedstone will focus on strengthening and developing relationships with affinity partners, with the aim of building relevant schemes with specialist scheme insurers. Having joined Clarke Roxburgh in 2004 (acquired by Jelf in [...]



June 16, 2010

Jelf reports £616k loss as revenues remain flat

by Gill Montia

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Jelf Group has reported that revenues for the six months to the end of March 2010 were in line with a year earlier, at £34.9 million, with some organic growth at its wealth management and employee benefits units having offset a small decline in its insurance business. Operating profit came in at £997,000, compared with [...]



April 30, 2010

Jelf names new Insurance CEO

by Richard Kilner

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Jelf Group plc has announced that Phil Barton has been promoted from his present position as group commercial director to the newly created post of Jelf Insurance chief executive officer. He has been with the firm since 2003, during which time he has helped formulate Jelf’s strategic approach to marketing and led compliance function and, [...]



April 29, 2010

Purple welcomes Jobson James as 40th member

by Gill Montia

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Purple is welcoming its 40th member as Birmingham-based Jobson James joins the broker network. The new member, which specialises in corporate insurance and financial services, says it has been particularly attracted to Purple’s healthcare offering, which was named Best SME Proposition at the recent Healthcare industry awards. Purple was launched by Jelf in January 2008 [...]



March 22, 2010

Manson relocates to new, spacious premises

by Richard Kilner

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Manson Insurance Group has announced it is relocating to the heart of the Mancunian business distract, to Kabel House, 15 Quay Street. The insurance brokerage, which is part of Jelf Group plc, is moving all of its 100 employees the larger premises, which are fully refurbished and cover a total of 15,000 square feet. The [...]



February 4, 2010

Jelf relocates Ringwood office

by Gill Montia

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The Jelf Group has relocated its Ringwood office and 92 members of staff to Endeavour House on Crow Arch Lane in the Hampshire town. The Ringwood location is one of the all-service financial consultancy’s larger hubs and the centre of operations for its healthcare insurance businesses. The firm says the move is a significant investment [...]



January 18, 2010

Jelf bolsters Gloucestershire team

by Richard Kilner

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Jeremy Uzzell has been named by the Jelf Group as the firm’s new account executive in the Cheltenham-based commercial insurance team. He most recently worked for Towergate Insurance, and has held a number of positions with independent brokers in the region. Uzzell’s appointment comes as part of the firm’s strategic goal of achieving greater growth [...]



June 19, 2009

Jelf posts £0.4m six-month loss

by David Masters

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Financial consultant Jelf Group has posted an operating loss for the six months ending 31 March 2009, despite revenues increasing 40%. Revenues for the interim period grew to £35.0 million, up 40% compared to revenues of £25.0 million during the same period in 2008. However, the company reported an operating loss of £0.4 million, compared [...]



June 5, 2008

Jelf’s profits fall despite turnover boost

by David Masters

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UK-based insurance company Jelf Group has reported its results for the six month period ending 31st March 2008 with turnover up 49% on year to £25 million. However, despite this increase in turnover and 13% organic growth, pre-tax profits on year were down. Jelf reported pre-tax profits of £738,000 for the six month period, compared [...]