Articles by Insurance Age staff
Market moves: Normal service is resumed
Regular readers can all breathe a sigh of relief – last month saw a return to the norm in market moves. After a frankly weird September issue where neither Lorica nor Towergate appeared on these hallowed pages, they’re both back in abundance. Elsewhere…
Get ready for E-broking Scotland and Expo
Upcoming events will provide brokers with the chance to learn all about e-trading and do business
Professionalism in focus - the institute's view
In the second of our concluding three-part video series, Steve Jenkins, director of financial services and insurance markets at the CII, gives the institute’s view.
Market moves: Summer lullings
Traditionally, August is a fairly quiet month in terms of news, but that never seems to affect Market moves. It was as busy a month as ever, although regular readers will note the absence of several previous stalwarts of this section – Towergate and…
Broker Expo South returns to Ascot
Don’t miss out on the unique networking and business opportunities available free on 26 September at Insurance Age’s Broker Expo South.
Crack the schemes market with webinar
Panel of experts will explain how to get your schemes ideas off the ground in free-to-access event
Products roundup: Plethora of partnerships and new deals
In a month when product and schemes launches were thin on the ground, LV managed to make an impact with not one, but two new partnerships announced.
Roundtable (part 4): Is chartered status too exclusive and expensive?
In the fourth part of our roundtable debate on professionalism our experts discuss whether chartered status should be an exclusive club and whether attaining it is too expensive for a one-man-band
Product roundup: Networks to the fore this month
It was a month dominated by networks as the likes of Broker Network, Countrywide and Purple Partnership all released an assortment of products.
Events roundup: Brokers learn the Three Rs at regulation event
FCA reveals plans for review into conflicts of interest at inaugural Three Rs regulation event, brokers find out about the latest technological advances at e-broking 2013 and getting ready for Broker Expo South and the UK Broker Awards
Market moves: Busy as a B
Overall this month it was really all about the Bs with Brit and Bluefin dominating the column inches. There has been a range of metaphors to describe the Market moves developments in the insurance industry over the years. Two prominent ones have been a…
Professionalism in action
Insurance Age has hosted a roundtable with experts from across the insurance industry as part of our on-going campaign about professionalism.
Products: LV and H&L move to expand their household presence
Both LV and Home & Legacy (H&L) have moved to expand their footprint in the household insurance broker market. LV has made its home insurance product ABC available through broker Coversure, in addition to the provider’s highway motor, commercial vehicle,…
Products: Biba shakes up equestrian and PI provision for members
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has made two significant changes to its products and schemes offering.
Products: Allianz Commercial offering allows brokers to trade SME business online
Allianz Commercial has focused on allowing brokers to trade completely online with the relaunch of QuoteSME. According to the provider, the new full-cycle business platform will provide instant online quotations and immediate delivery of electronic…
Products: Towergate provides discount scheme for armed forces and veterans
Towergate Insurance has launched a discount scheme for the UK’s armed forces and veterans, with the Defence Discount Service, a partner of the broker since October 2012.
Products: Jelf boosts partnership with solid fuel and biomass industry trade body
Jelf has enhanced its relationship with HETAs, the trade body for the solid fuel and biomass industry, by launching HETAs Insurance Services.
Products: Horses for courses in products this month
A double update from Biba will have pleased both horses and those with professional indemnity issues. For the latter, the trade body has added Griffiths & Armour to its panel while, for the former, Biba has saddled up with SEIB.
Products: Axa enters £10m motor trade deal with Aston Scott
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has agreed an exclusive £10m annual gross written premium motor trade deal with Aston Scott.
Products: L&G updates and clarifies definitions in its critical illness product
Legal & General (L&G) has updated its critical illness product to widen cover for new policies. Changes include altering the definition of a major organ transplant as well as moving the maximum age at the policy’s outset to 67 and adding accident…
Products: Groupama makes products available for integration with brokers’ software
Groupama has made Optima Property, an online commercial property owners’ product, and Optima Trade Plus for micro SMEs available for full-cycle trading on Open GI, Acturis and Insurecom. It promised that integration with SSP will also take place by early…
Product: Skuld targets superyacht owners with protection and indemnity product
Skuld has created Skuld\Yacht, a new service dedicated exclusively to the protection and indemnity insurance needs of superyacht owners.
Product: Insure As U Go launches pay-as-you-go household insurance policy
Insure As U Go has launched a household insurance policy targeted at insurance brokers, mortgage brokers, IFAs and conveyancing solicitors.
Product: BGL to tackle online fraud with data hub
BGL Group has moved to offer insurers improved levels of fraud protection by verifying all Budget and Dial Direct van insurance customers through an in-house data hub. This will be used in combination with checking against a ‘block list’ of past…