E-Trading
Axa launches new long-term policy.
Axa has launched a new long-term policy which gives commercial policyholders the option of committin...
City of London's first art cafe.
Contemporary art has arrived in the City thanks to Hiscox and its introduction of the City of London...
Motorcycle Direct gets kick start.
Telebroker Motorcycle Direct has been sold for a seven-figure sum. The deal is expected to be fin...
Ace industries guide.
ACE Engineering Insurance has produced a quick reference slide guide to current plant and inspection...
Wellington produces chemical terror policy.
Wellington Underwriting has launched the first-ever chemical terror protection policy, which guards ...
Rolling credit error.
In the August issue of Professional Broking, p29 it was suggested that Premium Credit does not offer...
Cox Insurance buys Shead for £8.75m.
Chartwell Re has sold Shead Motor Policies (syndicate 866) and its service company, Archer Personal ...
Steve Knight.
E-commerce and e-business - buzz-words for the late nineties and a world away from pounds, shillings and pence.
Appointment at Sedgwick Group.
Sedgwick Group has appointed John Albrecht as director of electronic commerce. He will be based in t...
Quality addition in merger.
Welsh broker Thomas, Carroll has bought Portercroft Associates. The business will be merged into Tho...
Tough at the top.
Directors of private companies now face very real D&O exposures. Kelly Lyles says the market must re-examine the standard D&O policy to match the needs of the owner-managed business.
Tough talk at Peebles.
Conversation at the BIIBA conference at Peebles was dominated by the issues of regulation, the Millennium bug and customer care and commitment. Shona Cronin heard the arguments.
IIB promotes brokers in national newspaper advertising campaign.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has launched a national advertising campaign promoting the merits...
O&H keeps on buying.
Hull-based broker Oughtred & Harrison has completed its second acquisition in the space of a month, ...
ITT L&E denies motor portfolio sale rumours.
ITT London & Edinburgh has strongly denied rumours that its motor portfolio is up for sale. Over ...
RHG becomes a plc.
Stevenage-based RHG Corporate Insurance Brokers has moved to new premises in Argyle Way and has floa...
Sedgwick expands Aldgate into US and eyes up Europe.
Sedgwick is planning to relaunch its commercial lines middle market operation, Aldgate, under a new ...
Bright ideas.
Although hard to value, intangible assets such as reputation can be vital to a company's success. David Fanning investigates insurers' changing attitudes to the protection of intellectual property.
Lloyd's approves Hanratty.
The Council of Lloyd's has approved Judith Hanratty, company secretary of BP, as a nominated member ...
Wellington boots policies to Chubb.
Wellington has completed the sale of its high net worth business to Chubb and will start to transfer...
PPH merge operations to form Cendant.
Motor repair and claims specialist PHH Insurer Services has merged with its sister operation PHH Acc...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Alan Sumner has been appointed area sales manager at Independent Insurance's Leeds office. Mr Sumner...
Insurance Investigator.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has recently become embroiled in the world of insurance investigation. The Darl...
Cornhill spends £4m on new IT.
Cornhill Insurance has signed up Cover-All Technologies to supply the software, licensing and servic...