Articles by Insurance Age staff
Taylor and Lopian - Independent thinking
Andrew Tjaardstra meets Simon Taylor and Danny Lopian, the partners behind one of the few remaining Manchester brokers that is determined to grow independently rather than sell
Mortgage fraud - Spotting the danger
Mortgage fraud is on the rise in the UK, meaning that brokers are well advised to keep abreast of Law Society advice on how to spot it, writes Marcus Thompson
And they're off
Insurance Raceday
Appointment at Allianz Insurance
Allianz Insurance has appointed Graham Gibson as its director of claims. Gibson joins Allianz after ...
Appointment at Allianz Insurance
Allianz Insurance claims division has appointed Janet Brady as its operations manager. She has worke...
Steve Rockingham - Firm foundation
Director's Q&A
Appointment at Travelers
Travelers has taken on Jayne Gardner as its practice leader for medical technology industries. Gardn...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has recruited Harry Dawe-Lane as the business development executive for its ultra high net worth...
Personal lines broker set for come-back, says Defaqto
Personal lines Brokers are set for a come back thanks to aggregators, despite much being written about their demise over the past 10 years, says Defaqto.
Broker re-launches service offering
Hampshire-based personal lines insurance broker Computerquoteinsurance.com has closed its branch network and has opened a new business centre at Parklands Business Park in Denmead, Hampshire.
City cars not protecting drivers from whiplash
New figures from Thatcham have shown that very small or ‘city cars’ to be the least effective in saving the occupant from debilitating whiplash injury in the event of low speed rear end collisions.
Highway predicts 2008 will provide diappointing earnings
Highway Insurance Holdings has released an Interim Management Statement and trading update in advance of its Annual General Meeting as required by rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
AIRMIC and Advisen combine for benchmark survey
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) and Advisen, a provider of benchmarking services to the global commercial insurance industry, has launched an initiative to provide programme benchmarking to buyers of insurance in the UK.
Aon promotes female talent to branch director roles
Aon has promoted two of the insurance industry’s businesswomen, Jane Kielty and Lisa Bartlett, to the roles of branch director in Manchester and Birmingham, respectively.
Ex-Aon team form new credit insurance support operation
Chris Baker, Deana Kearns and Eileen Barter, formerly of Aon Trade Credit have formed Credit Insurance Alliance (Brokers), a new specialist support operation designed to enable general insurance brokers to realise the potential of their client portfolio…
Kwik-Fit Fleet launches road risk management survey
Safety-focused Kwik-Fit Fleet, Britain’s largest independent fast-fit company, will be launching a major occupational road risk management survey in conjunction with RoadSafe, which is managing the Government’s ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme.
IIB members fear commission disclosure
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has received feedback from many troubled members in connection with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Discussion Paper - Transparency disclosure and conflicts of interest in the commercial insurance market.
IASB support development for global insurance standard
A report issued by Ernst and Young has shown that overall the insurance industry and its constituents have given the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) strong support for the development of a high-quality global insurance standard, with many…
Increase in insurers outsourcing despite FSA concerns
A recent survey carried out by International law firm Pinsent Masons LLP has revealed that the appetite of major insurers for outsourcing is likely to increase in 2008, which suggests that insurers feel confident that their arrangements are sufficiently…
16 million school run drivers have had an accident, says Sainsbury's
Research commissioned by Sainsbury’s Car Insurance reveals that over 1.6 million people, or 8% of school run drivers, have had an accident whilst on the "run" in the last five years. Of those undertaking the school run, either driving children to school…
Ferma call on member participation for Solvency II implementation
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma) has called on its member associations to play an active role in developing the detail of Europe’s new prudential regime for insurers, Solvency II, so that captive insurance companies are…
Norwich Union issues trading statement
Aviva has reported its general insurance business is on track to “meet or beat” its target group combined operating ratio of 98%.
IIB supports Treasury’s financial stability report
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has expressed its support for the overall objectives expressed in the joint publication by HM Treasury, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Bank of England – Financial stability and depositor protection…
Keychoice extends Fortis relationship
Fortis Insurance and the Keychoice Network have extended their existing trading relationship to provide Keychoice Network members with access to a range of SME commercial lines products with enhanced commissions.