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NIG raids rivals to boost Midlands team
NIG has lured staff away from Keychoice Underwriting, Axa, Bluefin and UK General with four appointments at its Midlands regional office in Birmingham.
NIG plans to expand property owners portfolio
NIG has announced plans for an additional property owners product aimed at smaller risks following the first year of trading for its premier property owners product.
Farmweb seeks to grow market share with senior hire
David Harrison has been appointed area underwriting manager for Gloucester based Farmweb with immediate effect.
NIG unveils dedicated broker microsite in contractors push
NIG has announced a focus on increasing its contractors business book by offering improved cover levels along with a dedicated broker microsite.
NIG appoints senior BDM from Aviva
NIG has appointed Stewart McConachie as senior business development manager from Aviva with a remit to boost its broker-only business opportunities and product development.
NIG makes senior hire to strengthen FarmWeb contract
NIG has appointed Andy Brock as its new head of agricultural business.
Westinsure eyes SME market
Westinsure is set to launch a range of products to tackle the SME market.
Brokerbility members reveal best performing insurers
Axa Commercial Lines has topped the Brokerbility bi-annual Satisfaction Survey for the second consecutive time.
Biba 2011: My Manchester Q&A Part Two
The team at Post and Insurance Age will again be publishing a daily at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester on Wednesday and Thursday.
NIG unveils new logo in rebrand
NIG has unveiled a new logo and brand identity following the restructure of its regional business.
NIG boosts Leeds office
NIG has made three senior appointments at its Leeds office.
Arista seeks to double business in next three years
Arista Insurance has unveiled a range of measures in bid to double its business volumes by 2014.
Plum hires in bid to fuel further growth
Plum Underwriting has hired two new underwriters to handle its rapid growth in the non-standard household market.
Provident deal receives cautious welcome from brokers
MMA’s acquisition of Provident has been welcomed by brokers, but concern has been voiced over how the merger could impact on the variety of products available.
Personal lines exits highlight need to avoid reliance on single insurer
Reduced insurer appetite in the personal lines market should serve as a timely reminder to brokers to avoid the pitfalls of placing all their eggs in one basket.
Profile: Hidden depths
CCV’s Michael Rea may not shout about it but he’s certainly made his mark at the consolidator. He talks to Martin Friel about his appetite for aquisition, the prospect of flotation and working for an industry ‘personality’
NIG makes senior regional appointment
Insurer NIG has appointed Stuart Webb as head of regional trading.
News analysis - numbers: rival brands NIG's new pricing policy 'suicidal'
"We are certainly looking to grow our book of business and that means making it clear that we have an appetite"
The consolidator bubble: refunding lessons
Tony Cornell reflects on the problems of excess capital in the market and the effect on long-term growth.
NIG's rates guarantee is suicidal according to Groupama CEO
Groupama Insurances CEO, François-Xavier Boisseau, has fired a broadside at NIG and its controversial ‘guarantee to beat’ rate offer to brokers, describing the move as suicidal.
NIG defends “Guarantee to Beat” pricing strategy
NIG is promising brokers it will beat premiums by up to 5% on business held or quoted with 15 major insurance companies in the UK market.
Power hour: A flood defence drought
The coalition has already announced that flood defence spending is to be cut. With the Statement of Principles due to run out in 2013 this month's discussion focuses on the possible impact for insurance. Emmanuel Kenning reports from Manchester.
Allianz responds to calls for South-west presence
Allianz has responded to regional broker demand by launching a mobile underwriting team in the South West.
2010 review: A year of living cautiously
The economy grew, rival political parties unexpectedly started working together and personal lines rates even hardened, although plenty of surprises and setbacks meant that 2010 was far from plain sailing, writes Andrew Tjaardstra.