E-Trading
Primary General refocuses growth strategy to build broker relations
Primary General and Rural Insurance are set to target small and medium-sized independent brokers in ...
GAB Robins targets broker sector with claims management initiative
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has launched a claims management initiative targeted at the UK broker marke...
Productivity damaged
Poor business communications channels are damaging insurance brokers' productivity by up to 20%, acc...
Swinton sets aside £100m for team
Swinton has set aside £100m for its acquisition team, headed by Hazel Walker, to fast track purchase...
Quick thinking
With networks being touted as a must-have membership for small brokers, Martin Friel speaks to David Quick about what constitutes a positive business-to-business relationship and why technology in the market is set to soar
QBE rebrands Limit, Ensign and MBP
QBE has rebranded Limit Underwriting, Ensign and MBP under the QBE name, as well as simultaneously l...
ABI welcomes VAT modernisation
Following the announcement today of the European Commission’s latest proposals to modernise VAT rules on the supply of insurance and financial services, Sarah Knight, assistant director of Financial Regulation and Taxation at the Association of British…
Allianz Engineering win Lockton account
Allianz Engineering will be the sole provider for Lockton Companies International. Following a successful tender process, Allianz Engineering will be repsonsible for Lockton’s clients' Computer insurance covers.
Scottish broker moves to new £3m HQ
Aberdeen’s largest insurance brokers, Central Insurance Services, have relocated to a new custom-built headquarters.
50% of coffee shops could be operating illegally
Allianz Engineering has revealed that 50 per cent of the 1000+ coffee shops in London could be operating illegally, without proper inspections on one of their most frequently used machines, the coffee boiler.
Swinton set aside £100m for its acquisition team
Swinton has set aside a £100m for its acquisition team, headed by Hazel Walker, to fast track purchases and help brokers benefit from the current rules.
Biba pushes for fast-track changes to electronic motor certificates
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) announcement that motor insurance certificates will now be permitted to be delivered electronically as it is a win-win situation for customers and the…
Citybond buys Aon UK’s wholesale travel insurance book
Citybond Suretravel, a division of Citybond Holdings, has acquired Aon's wholesale travel insurance book of business.
Homeowners 'can't be bothered' shopping around for cover
Homeowners could be missing out on great deals by neglecting to shop around for their home contents or buildings policies according to a survey conducted by Sainsbury’s Home Insurance.
Zurich Corporate Risk
‘Managing change in a volatile market: A Zurich supplement published by Professional Broking’
NU’s full small package business now on imarket.
The launch of residential property owners and pub & restaurant via the Acturis software house system takes Norwich Union’s (NU) integrated imarket products to five, along with tradesmen, shop, office and surgery.
Open and Towergate Unveil Future Plans
The chief executives of Towergate and Open International (Andy Homer and Phillip Bell) attended the Open User Group AGM last week to outline their plans for the business following the recent acquisition.
Broker Network Acquires Member Firm
Broker Network has acquired commercial insurance brokers George Williams Insurance Services, the twenty-second acquisition to be made by the Group.
Manning Insurance Services becomes Broker Network member
Manning Insurance Services has joined the Broker Network.
Reconnecting business
Business interruption
Fraud - Watching out for the sting
Corporate Risk
CDL module to 'improve aggregator returns'
A pricing module created by software development house CDL promises to improve brokers' returns from...
Appointment at Aon Global
Aon Global has appointed Alan Morton as its director responsible for claims advocacy. ...
APC extends scheme to NI
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has extended its property owners scheme to include brok...