Analysis
Homebase appoints Budget Group
DIY giant Homebase has appointed intermediary Budget Group to providehousehold products to its loyal...
Rural links up with Sirius
A £1m technology deal is set to help intermediaries speed the processof placing rural business. The...
Discounts for Freedom Food
Rural Insurance has reached an agreement to provide members ofFreedom Food, the RSPCA's farm-animal ...
The FSA's Approach - Unwritten rules
Regulation
Risk layer for OS MasterMap
Ordnance Survey has released a new imagery layer for its OS MasterMapsystem, enhancing its comprehen...
Covered wagons
Caravan Insurance
Binding contacts
Heather White offers businesspeople some advice on that most useful -and difficult - of soft skills: networking
The Great Unknown - PI... comply...goodbye?
Regulation
Marsh worried about EL 'time-bomb'
Marsh's Annual State of the Market Address put employers' liability(EL) at the top of the agenda, wi...
Moore Stephens announces appointment
Following an intervention order from the General Insurance StandardsCouncil, Moore Stephens has anno...
The Insurer's View - Just a regular thing
Regulation
Contingency plans for war
Two-thirds of companies have yet to make contingency plans for the eventof war or further terrorist ...
Unlocking the lochs?
Insurers and landowners have been asked to give their views on thecode which will form the core of a...
Broker Network announces launch
The Broker Network has announced the launch of a dedicated Scottishnetwork from June 1, 2003. "The B...
Major IT failure, business and computer fraud
Major IT failure, business and computer fraud, risk of fire, andunexpected loss of key personnel are...
1,200 brokers will go: Mazars
A hard-hitting survey of the UK broking market has found that 86% ofintermediaries believe there wil...
Travel Cover - A new departure
Regulation
Boncaster to administer insurance for Argos
Intermediary Boncaster has signed a deal with Argos to provide theretail giant's financial services ...
Halifax's service begins At Home
Halifax General Insurance has launched a new claims service that willsee its in-house loss-adjusters...
Cobra launched
A new commercial broking alliance called Cobra has been launched,with a panel that includes Allianz ...
Risk perspectives - Managers must meet
'Stakeholder' has become a buzzword, and, like all such words, canbecome overused and irritating. Ye...
'Respectable cheat' revealed
The ABI has estimated that fraudulent claims on motor and householdinsurance alone is now costing in...
Compensation culture is 'impossible burden'
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for a majorrethink in the way business insura...
BUILDING A BOOK - How to cut a rug in HNW
Cultivating relationships at the more exclusive end of the market can lead to some lucrative business opportunities. Carl Gledhill offers some advice on building a successful high net worth line and looking after VIP policyholders