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Direct Line enters telematics market
Direct Line is offering telematics products to customers following a pilot with sister firm Tracker.
QBE appoints new non-exec for UK businesses
QBE has appointed Wai Au as a non-executive director of its two principal UK regulated insurance entities, QBE Underwriting and QBE Insurance (Europe).
Axa Commercial Lines launches broker training clubs
Axa Commercial Lines has added a Local Training Club facility to its range of professional development training services for brokers.
Allanfield posts loss in first results since listing
Allanfield Group has reported a loss of £476,412 for 2011, compared with profit of £508,244 for the previous year.
Zurich GI CEO to leave
Zurich Insurance Group has confirmed that Mario Greco, chief executive officer for general insurance, has decided to return to Italy to assume the role of Generali Group CEO.
Products: Brokers hope MUM knows best for SME liability
Manchester Underwriting Management (MUM) has launched a management liability policy for SMEs.
QBE appoints Ray Cox chairman in restructure
QBE has restructured its regional UK & Ireland operation.
XL unveils new products for financial companies
XL has launched a suite of five products focused on the insurance needs of financial institutions.
The Broker Business Club: Food for thought
The latest in our series of Broker Business Clubs in association with Zurich, took place in Belfast where the panellists discussed the food and beverage sector and the pressures, strains and opportunities that existed within it.
Romero wins chartered status
Romero Insurance Brokers has been award corporate chartered broker status by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Power hour: Break with the past
At a special round table held at Biba 2012 in Manchester, Martin Friel found out what trends face the industry and what brokers can do to survive and thrive in a quickly evolving environment
Reportage: Facing the future
Brokers need to embrace technology and follow the online trend for commercial lines, especially for smaller businesses, writes Edward Murray
How to… make the most of Biba
The after-hours fun at Biba may be what sticks in the mind (or not) after this year’s conference but there are more important things to remember. Make sure you follow up on leads and tell your colleagues about anything useful or interesting you learned…
Market moves: The shareholder spring
Without a doubt the biggest management change last month, indeed of the year so far, was that of former Aviva group CEO Andrew Moss who fell on his sword following a shareholder revolt over executive pay. There is no word as to what he will be doing next…
Commercial CORs show improvement
Commercial CORs show improvement
Ever heard of this thing called the internet?
Insurers are losing out on customers because of their shoddy websites, according to research carried out by Global Reviews.
Amlin awarded stable outlook by ratings agency
Fitch has rated Amlin’s financial strength as A+ and reported that Amlin plc's long-term issuer default rating was A- with a stable outlook for both.
The hunt is on
Speculation is rife over who Aviva will install as its new CEO
Searching for the sales holy grail
Consolidators that want to achieve growth through additional sales may have embarked on a long and ultimately unfruitful quest, Tony Cornell says
Fitch hails OFT decision to refer motor market to Competition Commission
Fitch Ratings has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) provisional decision to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission.
OFT competition decision on motor market divides opinion
The news that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering referring the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission has been met with a range of different reactions.
RSA unveils new personal lines broker MD
RSA has appointed Jill White as managing director, personal lines broker, following the announcement of a change in role for previous chief Steve Kingshott.
"Dysfunctional" motor market referred to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has provisionally decided to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission.
RSA partners with Ingenie on telematics
RSA has signed a deal with Ingenie to provide underwriting capacity for the telematics offering targeted at drivers 17 to 25.