Articles by Insurance Age staff
Electrical contractors scheme re-launched
Camberford Law has re-launched its scheme for electrical contractors, catering for all sizes of cont...
ABC Insurance opens regional branch
ABC Insurance, part of the LV= Group, has opened a north of England regional branch in Sheffield. Th...
Slade Edwards & Co joins Broker Network
Slade Edwards & Co, based in Horsham, West Sussex, has become the latest firm to join the Broker Net...
Erinaceous left in the cold
The ongoing saga of the potential takeover of the Erinaceous Group ground to a halt with the news th...
Independent trial round-up
The trial of the three former directors of Independent reconvened last month following a two-week br...
H1: stable but competitive
Companies in the London Market revealed their results for the half-year to 30 June 2007, while other...
Flooding: a plain issue
Flooding
Fees rising?
Remuneration
Appointment at The Cooper Gay Group
The Cooper Gay Group has appointed Iain Pickard as chief operating officer of its UK arm. ...
Oxygen acquires Lloyd's broker
Oxygen Holdings, the parent company of Oxygen Insurance Brokers, has today completed the acquisition of Lloyd’s broker Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers(Robertson Taylor).
New forum launched for brokers
Lead distributor paaleads.com has created a forum entitled ‘Community’ on its website encouraging brokers to give their opinions.
THB Group acquire health and safety specialist
THB Group, the insurance broking and risk management group, has acquired health and safety specialist Cardinus (CL).
Property professionals back Commercial Lease Code
Over 80% of property professionals believe that increased transparency between landlord and tenant under the new Commercial Lease Code will eliminate costly and time-consuming disputes, according to a snapshot survey by Lockton’s real estate and…
Equity strengthens regional presence
Completing its third regional acquisition in just eight weeks, Equity Insurance Group has purchased Lichfield broker, R F Hobson & Co.
SSP transacts first live policy via Imarket
Software Solutions Partners (SSP) has launched its first live policy via its integrated imarket panel that is currently in pilot phase with a small number of brokers.
Mark Allison of Prime Professions loses battle with cancer
Mark Allison, 39, sadly lost his short battle with cancer this week. He leaves behind his wife Angela and two young daughters.
NU to expand broker underwriting service
Norwich Union is to increase its Broker Onsite Underwriting Service (BONUS) with a further 100 business account executives (BAE’s) over the next 18 months.
Woodstock Insurance Brokers acquire Kent-based broker
Woodstock has taken over the entire client portfolio from Morton Associates, Insurance Brokers based in Newnham, Kent.
Hart Insurance Brokers joins the Willis Commercial Network
The Willis Commercial Network has added a new member, Clydebank-based Hart Insurance Brokers, its eleventh Scottish member.
Motor premiums set to rise by 10%
Motor insurance premiums in the UK are set to rise by around 10% in the coming year, according to analysis by EMB, Europe’s largest firm of non-life actuaries. Despite the widespread public feeling that premiums are already too high, researchers found…
Link and Zenith to merge
GHL Europe, the holding company for the European businesses of Guardian Holdings, has announced that it will bring together its two insurance companies to create a single Gibraltar based insurer underwriting a single suite of products.
Average age of insurance candidates continues to fall
The ifs School of Finance has revealed that the average age of those gaining an entry level qualification in the insurance industry has fallen year on year since 2003, the year the Certificate in Regulated General Insurance (CeRGI) was launched.
Small businesses buying insurance out of hours
Research conducted by One Business Insurance has shown that most small businesses enquire about business insurance outside of normal working hours, with early mornings, evening and weekends being the most popular.
LV.com launched
LV= (formerly Liverpool Victoria) have unveiled a bold new online domain name: LV.com