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Drive & Survive warns of distractions.
Motor fleet risk management outfit Drive & Survive is warning the market about the danger of distrac...
Paying respects.
With regard to your comment on GISC solvency rules (September, p21), I believe that the money paid s...
Appointment at Crutes.
Angela Coburn has joined Crutes. She will work on defendant personal injury cases and will also carr...
New challenge for Leitch.
Sandy Leitch, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services, has been appointed chairman of the New D...
Appointment at Groupama.
Lloyd Hanks, (above right) Groupama's Personal Insurance sales & marketing manager, has recruited fo...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has made three senior appointments. Patrick Carey joins JLT Corporate Risks n...
Appointment at Syndicate 839.
John Grant has joined syndicate 839 as a fine art underwriter. He was previously the fine art and je...
Brokers offered new commercial system.
Brokers are being invited to sign up for an internet-based underwriting system for commercial lines....
Appointment at NIG.
NIG has promoted Joanna Bushell (above) to account executive. Her role will be to establish and main...
Stangroom offers his services to John Shetcliffe Marketing.
Ex-Iron Trades intermediary manager Norman Stangroom, has joined former colleague John Shetcliffe as...
Ex-Independent Pallet and Crisp plan to launch underwriting agency.
Ex-Independent Insurance board member Kevin Pallet and former colleague Geoff Crisp are planning to ...
First-class.
FirstCity's route to success has not been easy. After a false start in 1992, it is now growing steadily by sticking to what it knows best. Tim Watkins, managing director, explains the broker's strategy to Tim Collison.
Corporate killing laws a cause for concern
The Confederation of British Industry has warned government proposals for the new offence corporate k...
Is diversifying dangerous?
The advent of new technology has given insurers the chance to move into non-core markets. Diane Smyth questions whether they could get their fingers burnt.
Retirement from Crowe Insurance Group.
Michael Crowe, founder and chairman of Lloyd's managing agent Crowe Insurance Group, is to retire at...
Peninsula is extended.
Peninsula, the employment law firm, is expanding its insurance broker arm. Peninsula offers companie...
High win, high rates.
Fuelled by aggressive advertising campaigns, from the likes of Claims Direct, and recent high-profile court cases, the public is now far more aware about claiming for work-related injuries. Diane Smyth reports.
Critical analysis.
While long-term care and private medical insurance are still in the doldrums, sales of critical illness insurance have gone from strength to strength. Keith Sankey explains why.
Cox splashes out on TV advertising.
Cox Insurance Holdings has launched a television advertising campaign publicising Cashback, a motor ...
Holman returns to PI three years after sale.
Holman Insurance Brokers is moving back into the professional indemnity market, just over three year...
Home guard.
The rise in the number of people working from home is not being mirrored in the sales of homeworkers insurance policies. Steve Banner looks at why this is and how brokers can tap into this market.
Abbey wins on PI referrals.
Abbey Legal Protection has won the contract to run the only personal injury referral and no win, no ...
Appointment at Link Insurance.
Darrell Drake has been appointed Link Insurance's commercial underwriting manager. Initially, Mr Dra...
Appointment at Coversure Insurance Services.
John Hooper is to be the new operations director of Coversure Insurance Services, having spent the l...