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Power utility underwriting team created
Aegis London has created a power utility underwriting team for its Lloyd's syndicate. It will includ...
Through the fog
With growing pressure from the Financial Services Authority for brokers to become more open to commission disclosure regulation, Sarah Hills weighs up the necessity and financial cost of a more transparent insurance industry
New product from Chapman and Stacey
Broker Chapman and Stacey has created a wholesale schemes division and launched a new excess of loss...
Cleaning up the market
The broking sector has proven itself able to cope with the demands made by the Financial Services Authority. Liz Booth examines the regulator's strategy for dealing with the minority that have failed
HSBC hits back over claims of protecting illegal fox hunting
HSBC has hit back at claims from the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) that it is providing legal e...
Flood bill could hit £3.25bn
The floods that overwhelmed parts of the UK this summer could cost insurers between £2.25bn and £3.2...
Top of the class
Arrow visits can prove hazardous for a company, especially those that are ill-prepared. Simon Morris explains what to expect and how to tackle this worrying time
Fortis UK: too early to estimate July weather-related losses
Fortis UK has described the commercial market as "sluggish", as it unveiled a 14% increase in gross ...
Ajax Insurance Brokers acquired by Cullum Capital Ventures
Liverpool-based Ajax Insurance Brokers has been acquired by Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV). Chief exe...
Broker in bid to fill rent protection gap
Broker B Portwood has teamed up with DMS Security Plans to launch a rent protection cover policy. A...
Risk Perspectives
There's good reason to be alarmed. Richard Underwood, risk adviser and security specialist, Norwich Union Risk Services
43% rise for CBG Group
CBG Group has produced a 43% rise in pre-tax profits to £718,000 (2006: £501,000) for the first half...
Getting away with it
Regarding your feature on aggregator websites in the August edition of Insurance Age, I suppose that...
A hop, skip and a click away
With spending on the internet increasing exponentially, Vivek Banga explains how to ensure your internet presence is hitting the right market
Motor policy for childcare providers introduced
Childcare insurance specialist Morton Michel has introduced a motor insurance policy for childcare p...
Norwich Union to increase on-site underwriting service
Norwich Union (NU) is to increase its broker on-site underwriting service (Bonus) with a further 100...
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
Marsh has appointed Mark Hicks and Richard Park, together with Andrew Wilton and Mark Lumley, to dri...
Stand out from the crowd
With direct writers increasingly targeting the small to medium-sized enterprise market, David Gilchrist discusses how brokers can regain some lost ground by incorporating tailored schemes benefits into their offering
Anything is possible
The Financial Services Authority's Treating Customers Fairly principle has left many in the insurance industry wondering whether compliance is possible but, as Martin Friel discusses, the regulator's intentions are becoming clearer as the market spends…
Hastings Direct rebuked for computer error
Hastings Direct has come under fire from consumers, after it cancelled 3,000 policies based on what ...
ProtectaGroup monitors young drivers
Wales-based broker ProtectaGroup has been monitoring young drivers using the VL-Fleet GPS tracking s...