Commercial
Sparking off a dream scheme.
The IT revolution has opened up a wide range of opportunities for schemes business, which can prove very fruitful for the resourceful broker, says Ken Elms.
St Paul snaps-up NU portfolio.
St Paul has bought the renewal rights to Norwich Union's professional indemnity portfolio. The busin...
Surveying the risks.
The levels of risk involved in chartered surveying are unpredictable and so it pays for insurers to be cautious when underwriting professional indemnity, says Simon Threadgold.
Axa unveils its best-of-breed range following GRE takeover.
AXA Insurance has launched its new commercial product range following the acquisition of the Guardia...
Contractual challenge.
The proposed Contracts Bill will have repercussions throughout the insurance industry. Some sectors, such as construction, are set to benefit, say Charlotte Capstick and David Wilkinson.
RSA sponsors Stress Awareness day
Royal & SunAlliance is sponsoring National Stress Awareness Day (tomorrow) to help raise awarenesss o...
Security bodies to merge
Two leading security inspection organisations are merging to strengthen their market positions. Fol...
Axa unveils new commercial products
Axa Insurance has launched its new commercial product range following the acquisition of the Guardian...
Brockbank sets up yacht agency
Lloyd's insurance group Brockbank has formed Sextant International, a pan-European yacht insurance ag...
SVB's commercial policy is online first for Lloyd's.
Fusion Underwriting Services, the new online subsidiary of managing agency SVB, has launched what it...
Practice makes perfect?
Royal & SunAlliance has undergone restructuring recently to facilitate broker access. Mike Jakeman talks to Tim Collison about this latest move towards providing a seamless service.
Equestrian Broker expands
In response to increasing volumes of new business, British Equestrian Insurance Brokers has boosted i...
CSC signs contract with Polaris.
CSC has signed a contract with the Polaris board of insurers to provide full integration of the Pola...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Paul Moors has joined Cheshire-based intermediary The Bollington Group as managing director of its c...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Royal & SunAlliance has made several appointments as a result of its restructuring. Duncan Boyle, cu...
AIG Europe goes global in broker support.
Brokers with international clients are being offered a one-stop-shop insurance service with the laun...
Appointment at Devitt Insurance Services.
Devitt Insurance Services has appointed Nicky Binkiewicz to product development manager in order to ...
Keep on truckin'.
There is a convoy of insurers looking to pick up goods-in-transit business, with some very cheap rates being offered. Steve Banner surveys the main players in the market.
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey.
Cunningham Lindsey International has recruited two further staff to its Financial Institutions and S...
Devitt snaps up awards.
Devitt Insurance Services, the east London-based insurance broker, has won two of the 12 categories ...
Tense, nervous, headache?
Soft rates, year 2000, the Pension Review... these are just a few of the worries facing many professional indemnity underwriters. Shona Cronin reports.
St Paul in London.
St Paul International has launched a London market operation which will be headed by Paul Cusition, ...
Appointment at Devitt Insurance Services.
Devitt Insurance Services has made Alex Minajew (above) its new business development manager. He is ...
Pursuit means legal costs breakthrough.
Royal & SunAlliance has teamed up with Willis Corroon to provide what it is billing as "ground-break...