E-Trading
Arista Insurance opens its sixth office
Arista Insurance has opened its sixth office to support Birmingham and Midlands-based brokers. The m...
Online contact becoming increasingly attractive
Customers are showing significant interest in the increased use of the internet for day-to-day trans...
Recent survey by law firm Pinsent Masons
A recent survey carried out by law firm Pinsent Masons has highlighted the need for insurers to revi...
InsureitUK offers brokers expanded commercial online trading platform
InsureitUK.com will launch several new products on its online commercial platform for brokers as par...
Staysure to launch new brands online
Travel insurance specialist Staysure is set to launch new motor and home insurance brands online in ...
Crimestoppers tackles in-house crime
Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is tackling in-house corporate crime with the launch of its Int...
Householders overpaying on home insurance by £1.3bn
British householders are overpaying on home insurance by a staggering £1.3bn every year, according to Confused.com.
PB Week: Press week, Barry Smith’s ‘new job’ and the Connaught Hotel
It has been a busy week putting the April edition to bed writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking. We hope you enjoy the issue when it hits your desks towards the end of next week.
LV records £200m loss
LV has reported a sharp increase in operating profit, but in line with many other insurers, investment losses have dragged the results down.
LIU moves into IFA professional indemnity market
Liberty International Underwriters Europe (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, has expanded its professional indemnity presence with a new team covering the market for Independent Financial Advisers (IFA).
Willis staff offered cash incentives for unpaid leave
Willis chief executive Joe Plumeri has offered staff cash incentives to cut their working hours in a bid to trim costs, Reinsurance can reveal.
Heath Lambert reports flat trading
Heath Lambert has reported flat trading with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) remaining at £17.5m.
OurNetwork claims 200th member
OurNetwork has announced it has signed up its 200th member.
Unicorn Underwriting launches new property division
Unicorn Underwriting, the specialist underwriting agency arm of THB group, has secured full delegated authority from Zurich Insurance to start underwriting property investors business.
Ascot lays financial foundations for further growth
Ascot Underwriting has deposited an additional $100m at Lloyd's to support its 2009 business plan.
Hiscox sees £130m drop in profits
Hiscox has reported a slump in pre-tax profits of over £130m to £105.2m (2007: £237.2m) for 2008. The insurer also reported a deterioration in its combined ratio to 91.1% (2007: 85.5%) which it blamed poor investment returns.
Aon aims to help companies reduce risk costs
Aon Global Risk Consulting has launched a cost reduction initiative for EMEA businesses to help reduce their cost of risk.
Comparethemarket expands motor offering
Comparethemarket.com has added twelve motor insurance brands to its site.
Continuity planning - Avoiding disaster
Katherine Brandon investigates why business continuity plans are essential for brokers and their clients
Drinan goes On Air with PB
With the world's financial markets in turmoil and much uncertainty about how long such conditions wi...
Look beyond your websites
Why are so many niche brokers still apparently blind to the business opportunities that the internet...
Appointment at Ace Europe
Ace Europe has recruited Jeff Carr as client relationship manager for its UK and Ireland major risks...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama has appointed Louise Welsh as key account manager for the North east region. Welsh joins th...
IT budgets - Cutting IT down?
Brokers should pay due care when considering reducing spending on information technology, writes Katherine Brandon