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Arista builds Manchester team with in-house promotion
Arista has appointed Martin Hyde as regional underwriting manager.
Sentiment Survey Autumn 2011
The latest Sentiment Survey indicates that dual pricing is still a concern for brokers and commercial is lagging behind personal lines in terms of rising premiums
Products: Travelers launches commercial cover specifically for the plastics industry
Travelers has launched a new insurance product for the plastics industry providing a range of commercial covers including property damage, business interruption, employers’ liability, public and products liability and professional indemnity. The insurer…
Products: Groupama adds cleaning to its Exclusively range
Groupama has released Exclusively Cleaning, the third niche commercial product in the range following the launch of Exclusively Recruitment and Exclusively Security.
How to… ensure scheme claims run smoothly
Members of a scheme often communicate with each other and share their experiences on all manner of subjects – including insurance. And so the well-worn saying that a claims service is the “shop window” for the insurance industry has never been truer than…
Market moves: welcome home
October saw a lot of business development action with insurers chasing brokers and brokers chasing clients in the static UK economy. While there were numerous appointments across the board, as seems to have been the case throughout 2012, Scotland and the…
Review: Keeping the wheels turning
ABC Car from LV Broker. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
Products: Willis offers hotels cover against loss of reputation
Willis has teamed up with Lloyd’s of London underwriter Kiln to create Hotel Reputation Protection 2.0, a new policy designed to limit the financial fallout from negative public relations exposure for hotels.
Products: Aviva launches product to cover multiple cars
Aviva has launched MultiCar a new motor product that can cover up to five vehicles for families living under the same roof. Business vehicles can also be included provided they are all registered at the same business address.
Product roundup: Cleaning up in a commercial niche
Groupama is aiming to sweep up business in the cleaning world, an industry it believes has a turnover of £5.3bn a year. The latest addition to its Exclusively range, which is available for open market trading, allows brokers to flex their commission…
Reportage: LEI’s future in the balance
Legal expenses insurance faces an uncertain future but commercial could provide a lucrative new market, reports Louise Meeson
Profile: Two’s company...
Six months after RSA snapped up Oak underwriting, Steve Kingshott and Bob Trott tell Martin Friel how the companies’ different approaches are combining for an assault on the ultra high net worth sector
Failing to plan…
Broker start-ups need to set out a realistic business plan if they want to succeed in the current uncertain economic climate, explains James Sharp
Power hour: what SMEs want
The SME space is much fought over, but what is it that this disparate group of businesses want from insurers and brokers, and what do brokers need from insurers in order to deliver now and in the future? Caitlin Morrison finds out
Disturbing lack of faith
The centuries old principle of uberrima fides, or acting in good faith, has disappeared in non-business insurance, and the industry only has itself to blame, writes Tony Cornell
Homeserve suspends sales after mis-selling review
Homeserve has suspended all telephone sales and marketing following a review of its UK telephones sales operations and procedures.
Brokers missing out on untapped event market
Brokers around the UK could be taking better advantage of local event cancellation business, according to research commissioned by Beazley.
Invicta completes Fountain acquisition
Invicta Insurance Services has acquired the household and property owners’ portfolios of Fountain Insurance & Investment Services.
RBS offered £4bn for insurance division
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been offered £4bn for its insurance arm by private equity group CVC Capital Partners.
Lawyers warn of loophole in referral fee ban
Global law firm Kennedys has warned there is a significant loophole in the government’s proposed ban on referral fees.
LV appoints senior underwriter from Aviva
LV has appointed Tom Maughan as a senior underwriter for its Bournemouth branch which looks after brokers in Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
Profits tumble at Aspen
Aspen Insurance Holdings has revealed a 76% fall in third quarter profits to $22.2m (£13.8m) compared to the same period of 2010 when it made $92.8m.
Ecclesiastical aims for growth in Ireland with new MD
Ecclesiastical has appointed a new managing director for its Ireland business.
Allianz rolls out fleet changes
Allianz has unveiled new motor fleet products in a move to separate small fleet cover from that for mid to large businesses.