E-Trading
Tony Baker reunited with Mark Boleat in consultancy venture.
Tony Baker, the former deputy director general of the Association of British Insurers, has launched ...
Call Assist in Admiral deal.
Colchester-based roadside assistance company Call Assist has forged a deal with direct motor insurer...
Exclusive - Warwickshire brokers form WINning alliance.
A new broking alliance has been set up in Warwickshire consisting of seven companies. Called the War...
Progressing up the ladder of success.
Alex Dawson, group managing director of Ward Evans, talks to Shona Cronin about the company's success, its progressive culture and the high value it places on its staff.
When the show doesn't go on ...
Rock-bottom rates and the added strain of new entrants have led to tough conditions in the contingency sector. Those brokers that still catch the limelight look beyond basic cover, Shona Cronin finds.
A cut above at Ward Evans.
Ward Evans Direct, part of the Ward Evans Group, has put together a dedicated policy for hairdresser...
Appointment at Genavco Insurance.
Peter Winston, managing director of London-based broker Genavco Insurance, will retire at the end of...
New online insurer goes live
A virtual insurer has gone live, claiming to offer the fastest online facility for buying insurance. ...
Miller sets up IP facility
Lloyd's broker The Miller Insurance Group has set up a new facility to cover intellectual property di...
Abbey slashes legal expenses premiums
Abbey Legal Protection has surprised the market by halving premiums on its employment-led commercial ...
Aon hits out at St Paul PI deal
Aon is launching into the solicitors' professional indemnity sector following the Law Society's decis...
DTI director takes over from Baker at ABI
Dr Stephen Sklaroff has been appointed as the new deputy director general of the Association of Briti...
Insurance: jobs on increase.
Employment levels in the insurance sector are expected to rise within the first quarter of 2000, wit...
Experian acquisition right on CUE.
Experian has acquired the UK assets of US-based ChoicePoint Incorporated, which includes ChoicePoint...
E-Commerce Watch.
Independent Insurance has revamped its website - www.independent-insurance.co.uk - to broaden its ap...
Lloyd's publishes new strategy document
Lloyd's has published its second three-year strategy document aimed at strengthening its franchise an...
Masterplan members get motor rate-matching.
Masterplan, Policy Master's marketing arm, is offering its members a rate-matching facility for priv...
Broker rating goes online.
In response to the imminent deregulation of the Lloyd's market, an online information service has be...
Calculating the value of insurance.
Q: We are restructuring our business and need to value our general insurance operation. How do we go about it?
Appointment at RL Davison.
Lloyd's broker RL Davison has appointed Joe Hantson to its motor fleet administration department. He...
Lloyd's to axe 1100 jobs.
Lloyd's is to axe 1100 jobs over the next three years as part of chief executive Nick Prettejohn's m...
Publicity-seeking Simon Burgess.
Publicity-seeking Simon Burgess, the managing director of GRIP who dreamed up alien abduction insura...
MULRA raises ULR concerns.
The Motoring Uninsured Loss Recoveries Association has hit out against the implementation of a revis...
The firm behind the box office.
Allan Chapman & James Insurance Brokers tells Shona Cronin how the firm built up a loyal audience in the film and television sector.