Management
Exclusive - General Network expels 18 brokers.
The General Network is set to change its name to that of its parent by the end of the year, followin...
Broadening your horizons.
Recent legislation affecting the selling of travel insurance could mean more business for brokers, although the value of this market lies more in the opportunities it offers for cross-selling, says Jacqueline Page.
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Beachcroft Wansbroughs has made further investment in its insurance division with the appointment of...
Report highlights discrepancies.
Much of the work done to rectify subsidence damage is unnecessary and is inflating claims costs, acc...
Appointment at Addleshaw Booth & Co.
Simon Twigden has been made partner in charge of Addleshaw Booth & Co's London Office, and will mana...
Money in the bank.
Providing a bespoke premium finance plan could make all the difference to a business with a very tight budget or cash flow difficulties. Steve Banner reports.
AUA's new policy - Pedal Cycle.
Allied Underwriting Agencies (AUA) has put together a dedicated cyclists policy for bicycle owners w...
Country life.
Farmers are having a hard time of it at the moment. Brokers that can win over their confidence and find them better and, where possible, cheaper cover, will be onto a winner, says David Murray Wells.
Asda customers can checkout travel cover.
Asda has moved into the financial services arena with the launch of a range of travel insurance poli...
Brown warns that CII must modernise.
Reg Brown, the incoming president of the Chartered Insurance Institute, has issued a stern warning t...
Will the chain break?
AA Insurance sold its 250 high-street shops and telebrokers are increasing their market share. Shona Cronin looks at what the future holds for the major high-street chains.
Malcolm Harvey.
The Woolf reforms are completely changing the way insurers' claims departments work. But, be warned, this will have an impact on brokers.
Coaching the leader.
Towergate has bought the coach travel portfolio of BMS Chapman Stevens. The company is an acknowledg...
David Worsfold.
Direct writers will be the first regulatory target of the GISC. This clears up any nonsense about the council being devised by insurers as a means to control brokers.
Top of the reform.
As a past chairman of the Examiner's Committee, Reg Brown is well aware of the need for change at the CII. Tim Collison spoke to him about his plans for his year as president.
On the buses.
Bus and coach insurers are managing to push through some significant rate increases. However, Steve Banner says this good news is offset by an increase in fraud and in claims costs.
Woolf increasing costs.
Law firm Hill Dickinson has warned that, far from reducing the cost of litigation as intended, the W...
CGU's Tony Cornell retires.
Overheard was very sad to learn of the the retirement of CGU's Tony Cornell. All the trade press has...
Appointment at RL Davison.
Lloyd's broker RL Davison has appointed Mark Culleton to its motor fleet administration department. ...
DRL scoops IIP award.
Disaster Restoration (DRL), which provides fire and flood restoration services, has become the first...
CII turns down the heat.
Chartered Insurance Institute exam candidates will be spared some pre-exam pressure next year, as th...
Appointment at Allan Chapman & James.
Colchester-based Allan Chapman & James has made a string of new appointments. Chris Eyers joins a...
All fired up.
Loss adjusters are under pressure to provide insurers with a slick, 24-hour service. Simon Threadgold says this also means forging better relations with brokers so that customers can benefit from a seamless claims handling service.
GISC calls halt to claims consultation.
The General Insurance Standards Council has called a temporary halt to consultation on the regulatio...