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FSA adopts XBRL reporting
The Financial Services Authority has joined XBRL UK and will use the XBRL reporting language from 20...
Singer & Friedlander reports strong growth for 2003
Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance has reported a strong increase in sales over the last year. The recent figures for 2003 revealed that the growing insurance finance company increased its business by 55% compared to 2002.
Lloyd's underwriting syndicate takes over Goshawk account
Talbot Underwriting’s Syndicate 1183 at Lloyd’s has broadened its range of operations by taking up the contingency account previously written by Goshawk Syndicate 102, and in the process acquiring a highly-regarded experienced underwriting team…
Brokers boost commercial legal protection scheme by 73%
Brokers are leading the field in attracting SMEs to commercial legal expenses insurance, according to market leaders DAS.
General insurance brokers confident of meeting July FSA deadline
Over 96% of general insurance brokers are confident that they will be fully prepared to submit their application (by 14 July 2004) to seek authorisation to conduct general insurance business from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which, from 14…
Top independant brokers rule the roost in 2003
Cornell Consulting has updated its list of the 250 commercial provincial brokers. The top 250 controlled at the end of 2003, £5bn of premium income compared with £3.7bn at the start of the year. This is an increase of over 35%. This reflects rating…
Halifax announces fraud pilot with Crawford & Company
Halifax General Insurance Services has selected Crawford & Company’s counter fraud solutions division to assist their internal special investigations team. This pilot contract will run over six months effective from 1st January 2004. A decision to…
Vega expresses interest in HHH commercial lines book
Vega’s managing director Bob Screen, formerly marketing and business insurance director at Hill House Hammond, has confirmed that Vega is interested in Hill House Hammond’s commercial book of business.
Budget Insurance rejects NU's gloomy forecast for personal lines brokers
Matthew Donaldson, managing director, Budget Retail, has criticised Norwich Union’s claim that it was forced to close Hill House Hammond (HHH) because it could not compete with direct insurers on personal lines business.
The ABI launches latest crack down on uninsured drivers
Honest motorists could see motor insurance costs cut by up to £500 million a year, as a result of hard - hitting proposals to crackdown on uninsured driving published today by the ABI (Association of British Insurers). The ABI is calling for a shake up…
Royal & Sun Alliance signs business continuity deal
Royal & Sun Alliance has awarded SunGard Availability Services the contract for all of its UK workplace recovery services.
Amber Credit strikes £100m Budget deal
Amber Credit has announced a new deal with Budget Retail, part of the Budget Group of Companies, which is expected to be worth almost £100m over the next two years.
Beddis picks up BW Cooper
Birmingham-based Insurance broker Beddis & Partners has acquired Wolverhampton-based BW Cooper (Insurance Brokers).
Dual to offer online pricing for intermediaries' D&O business
Insurer Dual Corporate Risks has launched an internet quotation engine exclusively for brokers, to p...
imarket targeting 700 members by year end
Polaris says it is looking to expand its imarket insurer panel and have 700 brokers registered to th...
January
Extended warranties reform The Government gave the green light to reform of the sale of extended wa...
Biba announces new appointments
Biba has announced two new appointments to bolster its regulation and compliance facility for broker...
New report from Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Premiums for casualty insurance - particularly for liability categories such as directors' and offic...
Trafalgar Risk Management launches new insurance products
City of London insurance consultancy Trafalgar Risk Management has launched what it claims is the UK...
Winlow steps in at Zurich as Owen pledges to return
Ian Owen, who has been replaced as managing director of Zurich UK Personal Finances by the incoming ...
Insurance Age competition winner
The winner of last month's Insurance Age competition was Martin Cain of Routen Chaplin insurance bro...
GAB Robins appointed sole supplier
GAB Robins has been appointed the sole supplier of loss-adjusting services to Camberford Law's Netwo...
Highway shows renewed interest in networks
Highway has confirmed it is talking to a number of broker networks - including Camberford Law's Netw...