Articles by Caitlin Morrison
JLT's Thistle expands into warranty market with RMS acquisition
Thistle Insurance Services has acquired Risk Management Support Ltd (RMS) and eWarranty, Insurance Age can reveal.
Ex-Lloyd's chairman and Aon chief Taylor joins Pioneer Underwriting board
Pioneer Underwriting has appointed Max Taylor as chairman of the board.
Lloyd's in review of sanction controls over US regulator fears
Lloyd’s is currently reviewing the controls used by members of the market to prevent breaking of sanctions with countries such as Iran and North Korea.
False pride
Insurance workers are proudest of their industry, according to research which shows that 90% of insurance professionals surveyed feel proud to work in the market.
Bluefin makes double promotion
Bluefin Insurance has appointed Robin Thomson as regional managing director for the Midlands within the commercial division.
Gallagher's Deakin: the speculation is "going to increase"
Janice Deakin is confident that she joined Arthur J Gallagher (AJG) “at the right time”, although she claims she will always be loyal to Aviva.
JLT Specialty completes double Nottingham appointment
JLT Specialty Limited has appointed Pardeep Bains and Louise Bilbie to its client service team in Nottingham.
Smith Greenfield is in the Pink
Smith Greenfield has joined the general insurance panel of mortgage and insurance network, Pink.
Markel launches cyber risk offering
Markel International has launched a privacy, data-breach and electronic risks (PDE) offering for professional services firms in the UK.
SSP appoints Swinton's Cassidy as e-trading director
SSP has appointed Paul Cassidy as director of its e-trading division.
LV replaces Zurich as sole provider for Caravanwise
LV Broker has been appointed as sole insurance provider for specialist broker Caravanwise.
PIA promotes two to share MD role
Professional Insurance Agents, the Eastbourne-based broker, has appointed two employees to share the role of managing director.
Zurich's Steve Lewis calls for better underwriting discipline across the market
Steve Lewis, CEO of Zurich’s UK general insurance (GI) business, has stated that he is “extremely pleased” with the provider’s results for the first six months of 2013.
Aon and QBE aim to snap up more solicitors' PI business after XL withdrawal
Aon Risk Solutions has extended its exclusive arrangement with QBE Insurance (Europe) for solicitors’ professional indemnity (PI) to include one to three partner firms.
Zurich UK GI sees £20m GWP drop while profit and COR improve
Zurich UK’s general insurance (GI) business has reported a £20m drop in gross written premium (GWP) for the six months to June 2013.
Polaris pulls the plug on iParc
Plans for a real-time personal lines rating hub dropped after talks break down
Broking success: The scheme of things
Camberford Law managing director David Ottewill tells Caitlin Morrison about his plans to become an MGA and why schemes are so enjoyable
Swinton fined over add-on sales after FCA probe
Regulator hands broker £7.4m fine because of aggressive sales strategy
No rest for the wicked
August is usually when we reach the peak of the silly season (if you take a positive view of it – many would term it the trough).
Allianz UK CEO "content" to see broker motor book shrink
Jon Dye, CEO of Allianz UK, has stated that the company is in “very good shape”.
Roundtable (part 3): Can you be professional without charging a fee?
In the third of our roundtable debates on professionalism, our experts discuss fees, transparency and how to attract young talent to the broking profession
Towergate founder Proverbs joins 1 Answer Brokerdrive board
Tony Proverbs has been appointed as non-executive director at 1 Answer Brokerdrive.
Insurance companies implicated in use of rogue private investigators
Ten insurance companies have been implicated in the use of the “rogue element of the private investigation industry”, according to a report from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).
Bluefin Insurance goes to Jelf for new Bristol recruit
Bluefin Insurance has appointed Andy Purnell as a client services director in its Bristol office.