Articles by Insurance Age staff
Hastings Direct and Equity Direct reveal closure of two of their five contact centres
Hastings Direct and Equity Direct have revealed that, subject to consultation, they will be closing ...
SSP to continue growth strategy
Software provider SSP will be pushing ahead with its acquisition strategy, after securing a private ...
Fusion founders depart
Company founders Kevin Pallett and Geoff Crisp have left Fusion Insurance Services, nearly three yea...
Carrick Neill & Co and Hancock General Insurance Services become Giles latest acquisitions
Edinburgh-based Carrick Neill & Co and Welsh broker Hancock General Insurance Services have become t...
Open GI forms exclusive partnership with Optilead
Open GI has formed an exclusive partnership with lead optimisation specialist Optilead to help broke...
Risk perspectives
Encouraging safe behaviour at work Helen Toll is a health & safety consultant at Norwich Union Risk...
Pinsent Masons reveals general insurance market concerned about risk of fraud
A survey carried out by law firm Pinsent Masons has revealed that the general insurance market is co...
Renewal rights acquired by RSA
The renewal rights for Navigator's regional marine and engineering portfolio have been acquired by i...
Crawford and Company launch healthcare network
Crawford and Company has launched a healthcare network to support employers and employees in managin...
Towergate raise £100m to fund proposed acquisition
Consolidator Towergate raised £100m to fund Towergate Financial's proposed acquisition of regional i...
DAS Legal Expenses launches online claims tracing service
DAS Legal Expenses has launched an online claims tracking service, eClaims. It will allow both broke...
Appointment at Arista Insurance
Arista Insurance has appointed Andrew Ball as schemes manager. Reporting to Simon Henderson, head of...
A monthly look at who is moving where ...
Martyn Hughes has been made group finance director at Manchester-based broker CBG Group. Martyn has ...
PI claims - Industry rounds on MoJ proposals
The Ministry of Justice's report on personal injury claims has been slammed as inadequate and poorly timed, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical has taken on Chris Lynwood as technical casualty manager, joining the company from Ca...
Appointment at Benfield
Benfield has hired William Riker to its board of directors as a non-executive director with effect f...
Appointment at NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual has taken on Beverley Hodson as a non-executive director. Hodson has had a varied career ...
Economy opens door on legal policies
Commercial legal insurance sales opportunities are stronger than ever, writes Katherine Brandon
Love and Knox - Nothing ventured, nothing gained
The PB Interview
BIG - The big picture
Brownhill Insurance Group
Travel - Destination unknown
As Financial Services Authority regulation looms large for travel agents, Jane Bernstein looks at a sector facing multiple challenges to assess where broking opportunities may lie
Insurer margins - Economic dip leads to uncertainty
Insurers have been humbled by poor results and economic uncertainty after a period of confidence in the UK market, writes Katherine Brandon
Appointment at United Insurance Brokers
United Insurance Brokers has appointed Matthew Day as the operations director for its aviation divis...
Planes, pains and free events
Overheard can confirm that NU's chief executive Igal Mayer has now moved to London, an improvement o...