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NU withdraws motor products from comparison sites
Norwich Union (NU) has withdrawn its direct motor products from all insurance price comparison websites.
Groupama confirms Cathie Bruce's departure
Groupama Insurances has confirmed that Cathie Bruce, distribution and customer service director at Groupama Insurances will move within the UK Group to take up a new position as managing director of ChoiceQuote Insurance Services, as revealed by…
Small business entrepreneurs work half a billion hours annually
Small business entrepreneurs in the UK are chalking up more than half a billion man hours worth £1,046b to the UK economy every year, a study conducted for Hiscox has revealed.
Stakeholding - Insurer stakes can assist independence
Amlin, the specialist insurer and reinsurer, has bought a 19.9% stake in Bradford-based commercial broker TL Dallas for an undisclosed sum, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Promotion at Groupama Insurance
Groupama Insurances has made Phil Bird its claims director. Bird joined in 2004 from Axa, where he w...
Highway purchase
LV= is set to complete the £150m purchase, subject to terms, of Highway Insurance. The insurer will ...
Residential property - Out of crisis, opportunity
Some brokers are shying away from the residential property market in the current gloomy economic landscape. However, under the surface lurks a highly accessible and competitive multi-tenancy market, writes Katherine Brandon
Appointment at Giles Insurance Brokers
Giles Insurance Brokers has appointed David Pinches as a commercial account executive. Pinches joins...
Conflicts of interest - In your best interests
We have authority from some insurers to discount or match rates in order to secure business and I have been told that this should be declared in our conflicts-of-interest policy. Is this correct?
Fortress creates new structure
Fortress Underwriting has revealed plans to enhance its brand by rolling out a new growth strategy, ...
Provision by Defra welcomed
Alliance Corporate Risk Management, part of the Towergate Partnership, has welcomed the Department f...
Insurers up their green credentials
Aon and Aviva have become the first companies in the insurance sector to join an environmental schem...
There's no exiting Exeter
Exeter regional review
Does the recent slowdown in activity ..
Does the recent slowdown in activity from consolidators indicate that the model has reached its natu...
Job losses likely, says Marsh parent
Marsh and McLennan, the owner of brokers Marsh and Guy Carpenter, said it would cut up to 900 employ...
Coyle Hamilton Willis to rename to Willis Risk Services (Ireland)
Coyle Hamilton Willis, the Irish subsidiary of Willis Group, is to change its name to Willis Risk Se...
A magic mantra
In a market where firms are determined to grow at any cost, Laurent Matras holds firm to a different train of thought. With the future success of an insurer in his hands, he tells Martin Friel how a steady pace will win the race for scale
Insurers claim position healthy
First-half pre-tax profits at Brit Insurance more than halved in the first half of the year as the g...
NU looks to brokers after direct selling U-turn
Norwich Union (NU) has pulled out of the direct commercial insurance market after making the decisio...
Broker2Broker set to "eclipse" its creator by 2010 in race for volume
Broker2Broker Insurance Services has embarked on a campaign to target more brokers and increase its ...
Tough times ahead in race for personal lines success
Competition will remain fierce for all private lines business, with brokers continuing to lose marke...
State of the market
Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines 2008
Giles strengthens Welsh foothold
Giles Insurance Brokers has continued its expansion into Wales with the completion of the acquisition of AGM Insurance, its fifth in as many months.
Planes, pains and free events
Overheard can confirm that NU's chief executive Igal Mayer has now moved to London, an improvement o...