Commercial
Ageas moves to strengthen broker relationships
Ageas has appointed Roy Watkinson to the new position of head of commercial pricing and underwriting to support the growth of its commercial lines business.
Bennetts rebrands to become major player in the South
Insurance Broker Bennetts Commercial has unveiled its rebrand.
SMEs still gripped by fear of going bust as confidence nosedives
Many SMEs face going bust in the coming months if trading conditions don’t improve, according to a new study.
Swinton snaps up Westinsure broker
Swinton Group has opened its 34th commercial office with the acquisition of the Brunsdon Westinsure account.
Sandy Scott takes Achievement Award at 2011 British Insurance Awards
Sandy Scott, chief executive, Chartered Insurance Institute, was given the Achievement Award at the British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in front of 1800 fellow industry professionals.
Aviva fills commercial director post
Aviva’s UK chief risk officer has been lined up to take over the vacant commercial director role in November.
Two insurance brokers banned by FSA
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned two insurance brokers, Andrew Porter and Alexander Brincat, from working in the financial services industry and withdrawn the permissions of Mr Brincat’s insurance firm Wise Owl Services.
Midlands broker unveils 20% year on year growth plans
Commercial insurance brokers Johnston Park McAndrew has moved into larger offices as part of its growth strategy.
New Manchester manager for Dual
Dual Corporate Risks has promoted Martin Joyce to manage the company’s national business unit in Manchester.
Products: Aviva returns to telematics with motor fleet product
Aviva has announced its partial re-entry into the telematics arena with a new motor fleet offering.
Products: CBG brews up scheme for drinks makers
CBG has launched an insurance scheme to meet the specialist needs of the commercial brewery industry.
Products: Allianz and Axa launch commercial motor add-ons
Both Allianz and Axa have launched motor add on offerings in an attempt to court broker favour in the commercial motor arena.
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Products: C&A Mackie and Garratts link up to provide cover for 1,000 driving instructors
Preston-based insurance broker Garratts has teamed up with C&A Mackie to provide a scheme to cover driving instructors.
Balance of power
While many brokers believe commercial will outperform personal over the next year, insurers are still investing in personal lines.
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SME proves lucrative for Westinsure
Westinsure, the self-proclaimed alliance of independent community-based insurance brokers, has created a range of SME deals for its members that currently transact more the £100m of commercial business.
Market moves: Aviva moves fuel the rumour mill
Like a moth to a flame, broker attention this month has been grabbed by Aviva. The decision of Mark Hodges to move to Towergate has set the rumour mill into overdrive as to why exactly he took the leap. Meanwhile his replacement as Aviva’s chief…
Cleaning up the wreckage
By adding value and flexibility to the claims process, we can help to repair the image of the motor sector, says Paul Hoyle
E-broking 2011: E-trading capability will develop to achieve premiums of all sizes in future
At Insurance Age’s inaugural e-broking event, Andy Heap, director of Digital Reach, questioned current assumptions about e-trading and assessed how the situation would develop describing technology as “very clever people coding human behaviour.”
Sterling uncovers broker confidence schism
Research by Sterling Insurance has revealed that 65% of brokers are confident about commercial lines business growth prospects in the next 12 months while over half saw no prospect of growth in personal lines.
Appeal decision good news for surveyors
The Court of Appeal has unanimously agreed that surveyors did not owe a duty of care to a buy-to-let investor in the case of Scullion v Bank of Scotland Plc (t/a Colleys).
Markerstudy unveils commercial broker spree
Markerstudy has revealed that its recent purchase of Blagrove Insurance Brokers is the first purchase in a £100m acquisition spree.
CBG launches cover for booze industry
CBG has launched an insurance product to meet the specialist needs of the commercial brewery industry.