Commercial
Insurecom made another large loss in 2005
Software house Insurecom made a loss of £4.63m in 2005 on sales of £2.62m. The loss was smaller than...
An apprenticeship training programme ..
An apprenticeship training programme has produced encouraging results for Lucas Fettes and Partners,...
Risk perspectives - You get what you pay for
Everyone likes a bargain, whether it's the most competitively priced car, a travel insurance policy ...
Appointment at Brit Insurance Holdings
Brit Insurance Holdings has made two appointments to its operations division. Mike Thomas has joined...
Products
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH Product: Liability cover for manual and clerical companies Master Trad...
We're back, says MMA
After two years in transition, broker-only insurer MMA has announced that it is back in the market w...
RSA sheds 1,000 jobs
Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) is to cut 1,000 jobs from its UK workforce. It predicts that one third of...
Marsh signs Brit deal
A specialist leisure broker is launching a new product that it claims will save bars and nightclubs ...
RSA re-launches fleet product
Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) has re-launched its enhanced fleet product to help clients meet 'duty of ...
Household performance boosts RSA
Insurer Royal & SunAlliance delivered an 84.9% combined operating ratio for the first three months o...
MMA reports strong profits
Last year, insurer MMA had a record operating profit of £19.7m, up from £15.9m in 2004. MMA chief ex...
Chaucer: motor rates to "remain stable"
Insurer Chaucer has said it expects UK motor rates should remain stable. It also expects a premium r...
RSA revamps fleet offering to corporates
Insurer Royal and SunAlliance is relaunching its risk management offering to large corporate clients...
Royal Sun & Alliances releases three month results
Royal Sun & Alliance (RSA) released its three month results, showing a UK underwriting profit of £35...
Living on the edge
Professional indemnity
Ordnance Survey enhances its digital address system
Ordnance Survey has enhanced its digital address system to create OS MasterMap Address Layer 2, whic...
Moorhouse Group releases range of new products
The Moorhouse Group has released a range of new full cycle EDI products for Misys users. Having rece...
Risk perspectives - Planning for the retirement of key staff
After many years serving the industry, the retirement of any individual is often preceded by several...
MMA reports a record £19.7m profit
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance (MMA) announced that it has delivered its best ever profit t...
Brit increases GWP by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2006
In the first quarter of 2006 Brit Insurance increased its gross written premium in the UK 7.5% from ...
Think small
Commoditisation
D&O rates continue to slide claims broker
Directors' and Officers' liability insurance rates in the London market were largely unaffected by i...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has made two appointments to its UK household underwriting team. Mary Flatres has joi...
Brit eyes offshore cat arm after storms ravage profits
After a devastating year of storms in 2005, Brit Insurance Holdings is to significantly reduce its c...