Allianz
QBE raids Fusion for senior underwriter
Martin Nixon joins the insurer's Manchester office
Heath Lambert raids Axa for music specialist
John Feaver will be responsible for developing UK and European musical instrument business
Allianz enhances commercial product
Allianz Legal Online added as an automatic level of cover
Allianz highlights risk of empty construction sites
British building industry suffered its 22nd successive monthly fall in activity last month
Sterling raids Allianz for regional manager
Lee Venamore will be responsible for developing broker relations in the South East
Allianz: fraudulent claims 'stable'
Graham Gibson: Insurer to publish monthly key performance indicators
Open GI raids Allianz for insurer relations chief
Jason Potter joins Open GI as head of insurer relations
Allianz Commercial develops cross-border capability
Insurer develops solution to provide property and casualty cover for UK companies with European or global exposures
Fire costs soar
According to a new report, in the first half of 2009 insurers paid out £639m for fire damage
What makes an MGA tick?
PB asked some leading industry figures about how the managing general agent model works.
2009: stepping into the unknown
A near-catastrophic global banking collapse and the worst recession in living memory have all affected insurance broking. Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the big stories from an unprecedented year.
Tomorrow's commercial lines today
Emmanuel Kenning finds out where technology is taking the market for commercial lines insurance.
Brokers surprised by Allianz small business move
Dave Smith says consolidating small business operation makes sense
Soundbytes
New offering from Allianz aims to make SME trading simpler
Allianz launches SME trading platform
Allianz Commercial has launched a new online trading platform for its small business products.
Allianz launches new legal protection products
The insurer says the products have been developed with the needs of brokers in mind
Allianz profits up but no underwriting profit so far this year
Allianz Q3 results show a £173.3m profit but £100m of reserve releases
Insurers unite to attack aggregator phenomenon
Comparison sites blamed for impact on pricing
MMC industry urged to admit responsibility for fire claims rise
Experts have voiced concern about modern methods of construction
Work-related deaths hit record low
Allianz urges brokers to play crucial role in ensuring clients comply with safety regulations
Allianz Commercial opens office in Bristol
Lloyds deal leads to insurer expansion.
QBE boosts Manchester office
The insurer has strengthened its Manchester team with hires from NIG, Towergate and Allianz
Allianz targets Zurich Building Guarantee customers
Zurich's closure of division leaves way open for Allainz and BLP
Edge's latest offering eliminates IT middleman
Brokers given tools to create their own IT solutions