News
January
Insurers were reported to be facing an 80-fold increase in fees for police removal of damaged vehicl...
Correction: Agency's capacity stated incorrectly
In last month's article about the signing of APC's unique combined contract, the underwriting agency...
Misinformed brokers need help from industry to implement TCF
Broker networks and industry bodies should be doing more to help brokers meet the impending Treating...
Square Mile - diary of a start-up - The right way, or the wrong way?
As we come to the end of our gardening leave from our current employers - which both continue to be ...
AA to use Thunderhead NOW
The AA revealed that it will be using the Thunderhead NOW enterprise communications platform as the ...
Towergate acquires I4CH
Towergate Partnership has acquired Insurance 4 Car Hire Agents (I4CH), an internet-based insurance a...
Overseas property market dogged by ignorance and under-insurance
Brokers are missing an opportunity to tap into a multi-million-pound industry, according to a risk m...
RJ Kiln acquires IMUA
R J Kiln has acquired International Marine Underwriting Agency (IMUA), adding to its international n...
EBayMotors.co.uk and www.insurancewide.com
EBayMotors.co.uk, a UK online showroom, has partnered with insurance comparison website www.insuranc...
Oxygen Insurance Brokers acquires portfolio
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has acquired a portfolio of specialist technology and new media professiona...
Dip in online motor premiums
Online comprehensive motor insurance premiums dipped slightly during quarter four in 2007, the first...
Markel confirms availability of electronic system
Markel International has confirmed that it is now ready to accept any new claim that is available th...
Soundbytes - Paul Scanlon, head of e-commerce, Towergate
What is Towergate WebQuotes? Towergate WebQuotes is a web-based quotation facility for brokers that...
ABC private car insurance policy
ABC Insurance has made its private car insurance policy available on the Open GI system. The policy ...
Industry must respond now to new EU environmental directive
The insurance industry has been warned that it must get to grips with the latest European Union envi...
Canary Wharf risk taken by NU
Norwich Union (NU) has embarked on a major insurance project at Canary Wharf as part of its commitme...
Howden to establish London medical malpractice team
Independent Lloyd's broker Howden has revealed plans to build a team in London to further enhance it...
QBE shakes up regional offices to refocus underwriting operations
QBE has restructured its national underwriting centres and streamlined its product offering in a mov...
Vision Underwriting acquired by Liberty
Vision Underwriting has been acquired by Liberty International Underwriters, but will continue to op...
IT provider set to target brokers
IT-Freedom is set to target broker networks and the broking sector with its claims management servic...
Appointments
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
Networks tighten contracts to gain greater hold over broker members
Brokers could face the prospect of legal action as networks tighten up contractual obligations in th...
Venture Preference confirms restructure of its CEO set up
In a much-anticipated move, Chris Blackham and Paul Meehan have stepped down from their roles at Ven...
Biba calls for software summit to tackle data sharing problems
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has called on software providers to address proble...