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Ansvar is into charity events.
Ansvar has launched a special events insurance policy for charities, churches and voluntary groups. ...
Direct Line in Auto deal.
Direct Line has made Auto Indemnity its preferred supplier of accident management services, followin...
www.brokerworld online from 2001.
Independent's brokers are to have access to an information website from the beginning of 2001. ww...
Zurich makes D&O easier for SMEs.
Zurich's commercial division has launched a new directors' and officers' policy aimed at small and m...
Safety in numbers.
Accountants' work may not be glamorous or seem dangerous, but they still need to know they can count on insurance cover against the high risks that some areas of the profession bring, says Simon Threadgold.
Worrying times for brokers?
With all the recent merger upheaval and the introduction of new regulations currently rocking the world of insurance, should brokers be worrying or should they just carry on as they always have?
Cox: free quote system.
Cox Retail Division is seeking to entice brokers away from proprietary software house systems with a...
Abbey wins on PI referrals.
Abbey Legal Protection has won the contract to run the only personal injury referral and no win, no ...
Home guard.
The rise in the number of people working from home is not being mirrored in the sales of homeworkers insurance policies. Steve Banner looks at why this is and how brokers can tap into this market.
A pile of potential?
Carried out professionally, a direct mail campaign has the capacity to be a very lucrative endeavour. John Shetcliffe says a whole new market can be opened up with careful mailing.
Cox splashes out on TV advertising.
Cox Insurance Holdings has launched a television advertising campaign publicising Cashback, a motor ...
High win, high rates.
Fuelled by aggressive advertising campaigns, from the likes of Claims Direct, and recent high-profile court cases, the public is now far more aware about claiming for work-related injuries. Diane Smyth reports.
Is diversifying dangerous?
The advent of new technology has given insurers the chance to move into non-core markets. Diane Smyth questions whether they could get their fingers burnt.
Misys sells personal lines business to HHH.
Software giant Misys has sold its high-street broking interest. The company has sold the personal ...
IFAs get into general insurance and mortgages
There has been a 10% increase in the number of IFAs selling, or intending to sell, general insurance ...
Help is on the line
BT has teamed up with Cornhill Insurance to launch a disaster recovery and insurance package to prote...
Professional Broking gets in with City people
Professional Broking is contributing news and features to the newly-launched CitiPeople.com, a site f...
Alexander Forbes on acquisition spree
International broker Alexander Forbes is paying a total of £12.7m for three of Bradstock's retail and...
Norwich Union and Cornhill back PIP
Norwich Union and Cornhill are backing new venture Personal Insurance Plan. The insurers are underwri...
Direct Line goes live.
Direct Line's jamjar site went live on 12 July, accompanied by a TV advertising campaign. The site h...
AmEx sets up its own insurer.
American Express has set up an insurance company in the UK and transferred the underwriting of its t...
B&A policy targets net risks.
Southampton-based broker Burnett & Associates has launched a policy insuring businesses against comp...
Popular combination.
Lloyd's broker Clegg Gifford has reported a high demand for agency facilities. The company recent...
Survey shows jump in profits.
Profitability has risen sharply in the general insurance market as a whole, but fallen in the broker...