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Hanover Park Commercial rebrands
Hanover Park Commercial, the insurance division of the Erinaceous Group, has rebranded as Erinaceous...
Allianz Cornhill refused appeal
The House of Lords Appeals Committee has refused Allianz Cornhill leave to appeal in the Flora v Wak...
Jelf acquires Haines Wallace
In a deal expected to add £4.5m to its premium income, Jelf has acquired the independent commercial ...
Putting people first
If you have the right staff in place, why would you need to splash out on recruitment? As Liz Booth reports, here is one broker - the Thomas, Carroll Group - that makes keeping its staff happy, healthy and well motivated its number one priority in life
Howell Shone redesigns website
Howell Shone insurance brokers has redesigned its website in a bid to improve the online service it ...
Law Society proposal
The Law Society has proposed a 'fast and fair' method of dealing with small claims. According to the...
The rocky road to regulation
It is now two years since the statutory regulation of brokers by the Financial Services Authority (F...
Hold your fire
Sarah Hills discusses the very different issues around hiring and firing staff in light of recent age discrimination legislation, and provides some procedural guidelines for both processes
An alternative ambition
Alexander Forbes International Risk Services has been given a new lease of life through its recent acquisition by US broker Lockton. Stewart McCulloch, ceo of the newly rebranded Lockton International Holdings, tells Sarah Hills about the company's…
Zurich completes Endsleigh purchase
Zurich has signed an agreement to purchase all the remaining shares in insurance intermediary Endsle...
Small, but perfectly formed
Smaller brokers don't have to lose out - they can gain a competitive advantage through access to a variety of wholesale schemes offered by trade associations such as Biba, says Sarah Hills
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly was taken aback when told of a certain individual's attempts to get his insurer to pay for his...
Alan Boswell Group signs contract
The Alan Boswell Group has signed a multi-year contract with Open GI. The contract is for a complete...
New start-up to combine old and new methods
A new brokerage is set to commence trading in the Warwickshire region this month providing niche ins...
Insurecom repays carbon debt
Brighton-based broker software house Insurecom, which has revamped its range of products for brokers...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering
Francis Derry has been appointed business regulatory manager at Allianz Cornhill Engineering, respon...
Australians pounce on Equity
Insurance Australia group, the largest general insurer in Australasia, has bought Equity Insurance G...
The big attraction
Along with the many attractions for smaller companies of floating on the Alternative Investment Market to facilitate growth, there are also some heightened responsibilities brokers should be aware of. Martin Friel reports on the benefits and drawbacks of…
Fortis launches new product
Fortis has launched a commercial leisure product aimed at a wide range of businesses in the sector, ...
Clarification
The gross written premium of Griffiths & Armour published in the Insurance Age Top 100 Brokers Suppl...
Brit Insurance expands products
Brit Insurance has expanded its suite of directors' and officers' products with a new charity protec...
Moving with the times
With the introduction of the updated Companies Act 2006 just around the corner, Alan Tickner offers an in-depth explanation as to the reasoning behind the new legislation and what it means for businesses and directors in the insurance industry