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ACE's high with new products.
ACE Engineering Insurance has launched a new range of products which will replace those inherited fr...
Appointment at Aon Risk Services.
Alan Nugent, a professional indemnity broker has joined Aon Risk Services Professions Group, where h...
Appointment at Experian Insurance Services.
Experian Insurance Services has made two new appointments. Ruari MacDonald joins as senior business ...
Ford drivers to benefit.
Ford drivers are set to benefit from a new product, FordInsure, underwritten by Norwich Union. The n...
Towergate acquires Strovers to create 4000-strong broking army.
Towergate Underwriting Services is to be re-named Towergate Underwriting Group following its latest ...
Ex-Willis MD goes solo.
Nigel Horsey, former managing director of Willis Corroon Credit, has launched his own credit insuran...
If you can't take the fleet ...
... stay out of the market. Five years ago, fleet insurance boasted high rates. But, says Shona Cronin, the combination of market newcomers and existing insurers trying to increase market share, has forced rates down to an all-time low.
Don't forget the workers.
Corporate clients have a wide variety of insurance needs, but often the pension requirements of the non-senior workers are overlooked. Keith Sankey says organising a group personal pension is easier than many brokers realise.
Lloyd Hanks.
As an industry we must make sure that we do not waste the opportunity to set up an effective self-regulatory body, as compliance is the key to consumer confidence.
Unitas alliance numbers eight as Tyser adds its fizz.
The Unitas alliance of seven regional brokers has signed up its eighth and final member, Tyser (UK)....
ABI: no guaranteed annuity crisis.
The Association of British Insurers has sought to play down the growing concern about guaranteed ann...
Carrying the can.
If a food manufacturer discovers glass in its crisps, the costs of recalling every bag from the batch could put the company out of business. However, financial ruin can be prevented if appropriate insurance is bought says Tony Dowding.
Appointment at AIG Europe.
John Nicholas has been appointed as the head of risk finance of AIG Europe. He joins from Wachovi...
MIA's first class cover for London students.
The Medical Insurance Agency has claimed that students with London postcodes could save almost £45 b...
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
Sue Rogers has been appointed to claims customer service manager within the commercial lines divisio...
Appointment at McLarens Toplis.
The Board of McLarens Toplis has announced that Ian Muress, currently managing director, Scotland an...
Ready for a top-up?
Since their introduction in 1988, more than a million pension scheme members have invested some £4.5bn in free-standing additional voluntary contributions (FSAVCs). Keith Sankey looks at the arguments for and against this flexible scheme.
Boleat to stand down.
Mark Boleat, director general of the Association of British Insurers since 1993, has announced that ...
Self-regulation will depend on unity.
As a consortium of brokers in the Croydon area, we want to draw your attention to our concern that, ...
Churchill slashes its premiums for users of London Electricity.
Churchill Insurance is pledging to slash its household premiums by up to half for users of London El...
New head for Polaris.
Steve Broughton, UK managing director, personal financial services at Royal SunAlliance, has been ap...
PMI offices act on OFT criticisms.
In response to the Office of Fair Trading's May 1998 report on health insurance, PMI companies are t...
Metamorphosis.
Budget Insurance started life as a direct writer. It is now an intermediary. Peter Winslow talked Tim Collison through its unprecedented transition.
Appointment at Hiscox Insurance.
Maurice Hammond has been made director for UK regions at Hiscox Insurance and will be based at the c...