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Professionalism
Throughout 2013 Insurance Age ran a campaign to shine a light on the levels of professionalism in the general insurance broking community.
SMEs: A web of complexity
UK companies are quick to take advantage of technological advances to create new business opportunities, and the industry must get up to speed with the many and varied risks this brings.
SMEs: Home advantage
The Olympic experience showed that flexible working is a viable option for many, but companies need to weigh up the risks as well as the benefits.
Market split over tying solicitors into two-year deals before ARP abolition
Predictions of drop in rates sparks debate over signing up for long-term deals
Broking success: What’s the ‘Gos’?
Higos has ambitious plans for growth in the South West and is on the look out for acquisitions, managing director Ian Gosden tells Caitlin Morrison
Review: Cleaning up
Exclusovely Cleaning. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
Products: Autonet adds to its commercial range
Autonet Insurance has added to its commercial insurance range with the launch of shops and commercial let insurance products.
Products: Event Insurance Services celebrates launch of new party package
Event Insurance Services has launched a party product which is to be sold both through brokers and directly. The Celebrations and Party Package provides cancellation, postponement and abandonment cover up to £2,500.
Review: Motoring along
Motor Fleet. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
Products: Indemnity Risk Solutions offers solicitors’ PI policy ahead of market shake-up
Indemnity Risk Solutions (IRS) is offering a two-year professional indemnity (PI) policy for solicitors ahead of the market’s “biggest shake-up in a decade”.
Products: New construction warranties from BLG
Building and Land Guarantees (BLG) has added two warranties for the construction industry to its Shield range of products.
Schemes market set for further growth
Survey reveals growing importance and increasing popularity of schemes to brokers
The Broker Business Club: At your leisure
The most recent edition in our series of Broker Business Club roundtable discussions, in association with Zurich, took place in London in July. Our panel discussed the opportunities and threats within the highly specialised leisure market.
Power hour: Motoring in the middle
The motor fleet sector is at a crossroads, both in terms of rate hardening and the role telematics could have to play in future, reports Caitlin Morrison
Market moves: Blockbuster moves
Cinema-goers are currently flocking in their masses to see Batman take his final stand against deadly villain Bane. It comes just a few weeks after Spiderman came back to spin to his web once more against perilous enemy, the Lizard. What has this got to…
Reportage: Building a stronger commercial sector
Brokers dealing with commercial lines face softening rates, but there are several potentially lucrative areas of the market left to explore, Edward Murray reports
Broking success: Travelling man
Originally known for travel insurance under the Columbus brand, Collinson Insurance Group has expanded into other personal lines but, as CEO David Evans tells Caitlin Morrison, the broker hasn’t forgotten the roots of insurance
Market moves: Silly season for appointments
The summer ‘silly season’ is just around the corner, when pickings are thin for newspapers and trade magazines. However, in the run up, there has been no dearth of appointments with brokers seemingly hell-bent on outdoing each other in the recruitment…
Editor’s letter - July 2012
“Aviva, not content with changing its regional offering, again, has set tongues wagging with its abrupt departure from Broker Network”
Roundtable: Untapped market for brokers?
In a special round table event hosted by Insurance Age, brokers, legal professionals, loss adjustors and BLP Insurance met up to discuss the oft-overlooked issue of latent defects insurance. In a special new development, all online subscribers will…
Products: Macmillan Sheikh launches electrical contractors scheme
Macmillan Sheikh has launched a scheme for electrical contractors and allied trades as part of its programme of commercial schemes development for the intermediary and direct markets.
Products: LFC teams up with Axa to launch professional indemnity product
LFC Insurance Group and LFC Shield have launched a new and exclusive professional indemnity facility with Axa Insurance.
Products: Equity Red Star launches product small fleets
Equity Red Star has launched SME Protect, a new mini-fleet product for family run businesses and small enterprises with fleets of two to 10 cars and/or commercial vehicles.
Product roundup: Motor market focuses on fleet
The UK motor fleet market enjoyed a bit of attention last month, with two market developments. Equity Red Star kicked things off, releasing SME Protect, its new mini-fleet product.