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Product launch: Biba and Broker Direct unite
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has appointed Broker Direct as a scheme provider to offer access to its private motor and light commercial vehicle products to all members.
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Only 5% of companies have adequate product recall cover, warns Cunningham Lindsey
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has announced a ten-fold increase in the number of product recall claims it has handled in the past year and warned that most companies do not have adequate cover in place.
Santa’s insurance cost falls to £25m, according to Aon
While Santa has been dusting off his sleigh, making sure the reindeer are in tip-top shape and asking his elves to put in overtime to finish off all the presents to make sure every child across the globe gets a present, Aon has been calculating the cost…
Upheaval at Westinsure
Rival networks have begun to circle Westinsure in the wake of a series of upheavals since its takeover by Ink Underwriting.
Giles reveals turnover and earnings drop
The Giles Group’s full year results for the year ended 31 August 2010 has revealed a 3% drop in turnover to £70m (2009: £72.1m).
Cullum's Towergate shareholding to drop below 50%
Peter Cullum will lose his majority shareholding in Towergate Partnership as part of a new equity deal, Insurance Age understands.
Car claim volumes double as snow and ice turn UK roads into ‘fairground dodgems’, says AA
Snow and ice have contributed to a 100 per cent increase in car insurance claims compared to an ordinary Monday in December, AA Insurance has reported.
Oval scoops IRM ‘Insurance Broker of the Year’ award
Oval Insurance Broking has received the ‘Insurance Broker of the Year’ award from The Institute of Risk Management.
Broker leaves RBSI in management buyout
RBS Insurance (RBSI) has agreed to sell Devitt Insurance Services to its existing senior management team, lead by managing director William Hughes.
Giles makes second acquisition in as many weeks
Giles has strengthened its presence in the Belfast market with the acquisition of CJ Higgins & Co.
Insurance Age blog: A year of progress at the CII
Once again the UK dissolves into chaos and anarchy, writes Alasdair Stewart, head of business development, general insurance, at the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). No, not the student protests, but the snow.
MUM expands product range with D&O move
Manchester Underwriting Management (MUM) has enhanced its product range with the launch of a D&O product.
Higos announces bold growth plan with senior appointment
Higos Insurance Services has appointed a retail branch director as part of ambitious plans to add 20 high street branches in the next three years.
SRA consults on bringing sole practitioners in line with sector
The Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it is consulting on a proposal to bring the process for authorising sole practitioner law firms (firms with only one principal, who can be a solicitor or a registered European lawyer) in line with…
HSB appoints London and South East regional manager
Sian Williams, regional broking director at Willis, has moved to HSB Engineering as regional manager for London and the South East.
Mid-corporates bullish about 2011, according to Chartis
Research by Chartis has found almost two thirds of mid-corporates are positive about the outlook for their business for the next 12 months.
Insurance Age blog: Bankers, music and brokers
Bankers just don’t get it, but do you? You might think that bankers in Ireland and the history of HMV have little to teach insurance brokers. But I beg to differ.
Survey finds increasing loyalty to aggregator sites
A survey by consultants EMB has found that around a third of people buying car insurance now choose an aggregator site to visit based on one they have used before, up from 26% in February.
Towergate teams up with the meerkat
Towergate will be provided with business insurance leads via comparethemarket.com
Video: Surviving the construction PI market in a recession
As the UK’s construction sector struggles to come to grips with the current recession, attention within the insurance industry has focused upon the professional indemnity (PI) exposures associated with construction and particular emphasis has been placed…
Ace targets brokers with regional expansion
Ace has opened larger premises in Watford in a bid to build relationships with more regional brokers.