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There is a steady growth in the high net worth market as more and more people become eligible for this insurance. David Fanning investigates what this may mean for the industry.
Goodfellow: MPPI rethink.
Mortgage payment protection insurance provider The Goodfellow Group has stopped providing wholesale ...
Brockbank name change.
Lloyd's insurer Brockbank Syndicate Management has changed its name to XL Brockbank. The new name in...
Solicitors welcome bullying judgement
Solicitors Vizards Oldham has welcomed yesterday's decision in the case Bradford-Smart v West Sussex ...
Privilege to sell non-standard motor online
Non-standard insurer Privilege has made a bid for the online motor market by launching an online 'quo...
Politics not welcome in insurance press.
I am thankful that I receive my copy of Professional Broking free of charge when I read the article ...
Brokers let down by their telephone skills.
Brokers need to improve their telephone service in order to make more sales, a mystery shopping surv...
E-commerce Watch.
Financial Planning, computer-based training software for candidates of the CII's Financial Planning ...
Honest motorists foot bill.
The Motor Insurers' Information Centre is a long overdue effort by the insurance companies (and I ho...
Rename: The Davis Group.
Newmarket commercial broker Robert and David Ltd has been renamed The Davis Group Plc. Becoming a Pl...
Best foot forward.
Positive thinking was in evidence at the CII Conference. There were calls for new technology to be further embraced and opportunities to be seized, as Diane Smyth reports.
Concerns over fuel crisis.
Last month, the fuel crisis had many in the industry concerned about how they were going to get to w...
Adding insult to injury?
Changes in the law over the last couple of years have had a dramatic impact on the insurance industry. Personal injury insurers have been particularly affected, says Diane Smyth.
Appointment at Farm Web.
Farm Web has appointed George Gordon as chairman. Mr Gordon has 41 years experience in the insurance...
BUPA responds to customer feedback and gets up-to-date.
BUPA International has updated its health insurance for people living abroad, making additional cove...
Pleasurecrafts get legal cover.
Navigators and General has made legal expenses cover available to its pleasurecraft policyholders fo...
Commercial lines for MarkerStudy and big plans for future.
Broker marketing organisation MarkerStudy, set up by former Edgar Hamilton Group director Kevin Spen...
Zurich takes radical approach to EL.
Zurich Commercial has devised a radical new approach to employers' liability, with a product that co...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Charles Lennox has been appointed motor trade underwriting manager by Independent Insurance. He join...
Groupama keeps on biking.
Groupama Personal Insurances has launched two new motorcycle policies called Optima Unibike and Opti...
Appointment at InsureE-com.
InsureE-com has appointed three people to work on business development for the company. Chris Newman...
All down to price?
Recent figures suggest that though the public does want private medical insurance, they prefer for employers to pay for it. Altering this trend requires market innovation, says Ian Lindisfarne.
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe has appointed Chris Townsend as vice president with responsibility for mergers & acquisit...
Towergate acquires MIA and Canterbury Insurance Practice.
Kent-based underwriting agency Towergate Underwriting Group has made two acquisitions and several ke...