Maloney to head Stone after Asteron buys Service 1st
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Maloney to head Stone after Asteron buys Service 1st

Asteron has bought advisory back-office firm Service 1st for an undisclosed sum with its founder, Mike Maloney, to remain in a senior position with the insurance group.
David Chaplin
Thu, Nov 27th 2008 04:42PM
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