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Snowball relinquishes Towergate non executive role
Towergate has announced that Patrick Snowball has decided to step down from the Board of Towergate Partnership (“TPL”). However, he will remain chairman of Towergate Financial Services (“TFS”) where he will also retain a shareholding ( Snowball explains…
One in 10 adults have no contents insurance
One in 10 adults in the UK have no home contents insurance, according to research by Sainsbury's Hom...
XL move signals wider regional push
Newcastle's growing insurer presence has been enhanced by XL Insurance, which has set up an underwri...
Allianz Commercial strengthens proposition
Allianz Commercial has strengthened its small business proposition with the establishment of a speci...
Insight First to provide consultancy services
Independent insurance consultancy Insight First is to provide a range of consultancy services for th...
Markel (UK) launches risk management service
Markel (UK) has launched a risk management service in conjunction with Janjer, a specialist care and...
AIG UK introduces corporate manslaughter entity cover
AIG UK has introduced corporate manslaughter entity cover for its private company directors' and off...
Postcards from the edge
Earlier this year, Allianz Insurance UK chief executive officer Andrew Torrance said the 'reserve release holiday' was coming to an end, while Deloitte revealed that insurers made record reserve releases of £800m from the prior year's claim reserves to…
The hottest insurance gossip
It is not often that Polly receives information about UFOs but the occasional break from insurance i...
Insurers see value in HNW
RSA is aiming to promote its presence in the high-net-worth (HNW) market, after teaming up with SmithGreenfield to wholesale its flagship products.
QBE signs six-year contract
QBE has signed a six-year contract with Network Rail that will see the insurer take over property co...
Aggregators part of personal lines comeback
Personal lines brokers are set for a comeback thanks to aggregators, despite much being written abou...
Customers prefer online home insurance
Independent research by Global Reviews has found that most customers prefer to research and purchase...
Cuckoo, cuckoo
With a strengthening aggregator market and little left in the reserves tank, insurers are being advised to reconsider their approach to motor rates. Liz Booth explains that it is time they stopped living in cloud-cuckoo-land
Rising through the ranks
Tokio Marine Europe is slowly building up its reputation in the UK insurance market, intent on spreading its Japanese parent's ethos of personalised and unwavering service. Michelle Worvell speaks to Alastair Blundell about the insurer's entry into the…
Hagerty International set to offer UK brokers classic car opportunity
Hagerty International, the classic and collector car insurance specialist, plans to expand its role as an underwriting agency to the UK broking market.
FOS figures reveal mixed performance picture
Figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have revealed a mixed picture for complaints rela...
DAS Legal Expenses launches web-based service
DAS Legal Expenses has launched a web-based service that will give policyholders free access to a we...
Peter Knowles appointed
Peter Knowles has been appointed director of general insurance by the Chartered Insurance Institute ...
Endsleigh gives staff ultimatum
Endsleigh Insurance has warned that staff unable or unwilling to take up alternative positions in th...
Survey reveals e-trading trends
Security continues to be a major issue in electronic trading, according to a recent study by Kewill....
JLT Online launches Insurantz.com
JLT Online, a division of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, has launched Insurantz.com, an online su...
Jelf makes third acquisition
Jelf has made its third acquisition in the Reading area with the purchase of Godfrey Moore. Founded ...