Author Archive for James Qualtrough

Isle of Man Assurance (IOMA), trading as IOMA Life, has announced the launch of a new and innovative Inheritance Tax Plan – The Estate Management Bond (EMB). The EMB enhances the current suite of IHT plans available from IOMA Life and maintains the tenet of Control, Income and Access complimented by tax efficiency. The plan [...]

Musicians who studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester are gathering at the Erin Arts Centre on Thursday 9th September to celebrate 10 years of directorship of the Mananan Opera by Stefan Janski, Head of Opera Studies at the RNCM as well as College’s connections with the Island and its young musicians. [...]

Marsh has appointed Ann Collins to the newly created role of Client Service Director of its insurance broking operations on the Isle of Man. Based in Marsh’s Douglas office, Mrs Collins assumes responsibility for client development and customer servicing among the firm’s client base, which includes leading businesses from the hospitality and leisure, financial services, [...]

Alan Crone, site manager at Heritage Homes’ prestigious Quay West apartments overlooking Douglas Marina, has every reason to stand high after winning a Pride in the Job Quality Award from the National House-Building Council (NHBC). Employed by Dandara/Heritage Homes for the past six years, 33-year-old Alan has also worked on the iconic Court House development [...]

The recent Show Racism the Red Card event, held in conjunction with local primary schools, three ex-professional football players and Barclays Wealth, proved to be a huge success with local school children. The seminar, held at the Manx Museum, was attended by close to 200 primary school children from Murrays Road, St Mary’s, Arbory, Anagh [...]

Four Manx competitors, from King William’s College and the Buchan, have brought home trophies from the RS Tera 2010 World Championships in sailing, including the Junior World Champion title. The four pupils were part of the British team at the Championships, which were entered by seventy of the best under-16 sailors from across the world.  [...]

The Island’s online shopping directory, shopiom.com recently celebrated its first birthday this bank holiday weekend.  Launched in September 2009, shopiom.com has helped to set up over 40 local businesses online in a scheme by the Department of Economic Development to encourage increased sales for independent retailers.  Last Saturday, teams of three took to the streets [...]

Royal London 360° has added two new benefits to its whole of life international protection product, LifePlan, to mark its first birthday. Term benefits are now available until the age of 80, an increase from the previous limit of 65, which will allow the policyholder greater flexibility. Long-term care is now a standard feature of [...]

Equiom, an Isle of Man based corporate service provider, is exhibiting at the Monaco Yacht Show to promote its yacht registration and management services. The show, which runs over four days in September, is the highlight of the yachting industry’s calendar and will feature 500 exhibitors from 36 countries and a projected 30,000 visitors.  This [...]

Girl Guides from the UK taking part in a trek around the Island were able to phone home to get their exam results thanks to gifts from Manx Telecom. One hundred Girl Guides aged 16 to 26 are walking 100 miles around the Island’s coastline to celebrate 100 years of Girlguiding. The event is called [...]