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Royal & SunAlliance launches full-cycle commercial policy.
Royal & SunAlliance has gone live with a full-cycle commercial package product on Policy Master's GE...
Towergate travel buy doubles group's GWP.
Towergate Underwriting Services has bought travel underwriting outfit Chase Parkinson, taking the to...
The industry has its say.
The Treasury has received a substantial response to its call for submissions on the future of the IBRC. Tim Collison considers how the trade bodies' arguments stack up on this crucial issue.
Yet more motor market victims.
It would seem that there is no escaping problems in the motor market. Just as a rescue package an...
Colonia Baltica move.
Colonia Baltica has moved its non-marine underwriting, claims, accounts and administration functions...
Wellington quits personal lines.
Wellington Underwriting is pulling out of the UK personal lines market and selling both its motor an...
Conference and Exhibition at the NEC.
Brokers and intermediaries attending this year's Insurance and Financial Services Technology Confere...
Appointment at Moore-Harvey International.
The global engineering consultancy Moore-Harvey International has appointed Michael J Coyle as its n...
Zurich merger with British American
On the eve of its merger with British American Financial Services, Zurich has produced a book that ...
The shortfall of the law.
An estimated £432m shortfall is threatening the future of the Solicitors' Indemnity Fund. Edmund Tirbutt says this could be good for brokers.
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Trevor Hillman has been made Royal & SunAlliance Engineering's regional engineering business manager...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has appointed four new underwriting managers. John Myers, who has been with th...
Appointment at Resolve International.
Resolve International, the global consultancy group, has appointed David Hambly to the board of dire...
Bradstock profits down.
Insurance broker the Bradstock Group has announced a 21.6% drop in profits to £2.9m for the first ha...
Appointment at Heath Insurance Services.
Heath Insurance Services, Wakefield, has appointed Derek Turton (above) as broking manager. He has w...
Appointment at CIGNA International.
Helen Gordon has joined CIGNA International as casualty business manager in the global risk manageme...
Appointment at Insurex Expo-Sure.
Insurex Expo-Sure, the leading specialist event and exhibition insurers, has made several internal a...
Brockbank to sell Admiral.
Direct motor insurer Admiral Insurance Services has been put up for sale by the Brockbank Group, own...
Warren Hill set to grow.
Warren Hill Insurance Brokers has bought East Kilbride insurance brokers C&N Black. The acquisition ...
Appointment at Lombard.
Lombard has appointed Joanne Douglas and Kelly Golding as regional personal accident underwriters. J...
Life after broker division.
Royal & SunAlliance has scrapped its broker division. Tim Collison spoke to Peter Burrows, UK regions director at RSA, about what this means for both its commercial and personal lines operations.
On a collision course.
Insurers have been battling with accident repairers and solicitors for the cut-price end of the uninsured loss recovery market for some time now. However, Steve Banner says insurers are now taking a different stance.
Les McIntosh.
The advent of digital TV looks set to boost Internet services. We must be ready for this: let's set up a central insurance site.
A matter of perspective.
The definition of non-standard is a moveable feast, largely determined by the tastes of standard insurers. Andrew Newman says that what was once a true niche is now fiercely competitive mainstream business.