News
Insurer investment strategies fall short
Non-life insurers may be taking risks inefficiently through investment strategies that lack appropri...
Brokers feeling happier with insurer service levels
Brokers are happier with the service they receive from insurers after recording improvements in thei...
DAS restructure boost for broker service
Legal protection insurer DAS has confirmed plans for what it claims is a 'new, seamless approach to ...
Blanc leaves Groupama for Towergate position
Amanda Blanc, distribution and customer service director at Groupama Insurances has announced she wi...
CII introduces Job Role and Competency Framework
A Job Role and Competency Framework has been introduced by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) t...
Ex-footballer makes record illness claim
Ex-Tottenham Hotspur footballer, Dean Richards, has claimed a record £2m in compensation for an illn...
CFS announces creation of CISGIL
Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) has announced the creation of CIS General Insurance (CISGIL) w...
Cunningham Lindsay pilot broker friendly IT systems
Cunningham Lindsay UK has developed and is piloting a number of IT related services which it says wi...
Williamson Moore acquires Bradford Peters
Williamson Moore, a property captive specialist and commercial insurance broker based in West Sussex...
Soundbytes - Bruce Stewart, managing director, Pancentric
What is Enabler? Enabler gives brokers an easy way to use email for their communications and market...
Fortis Van Guard released
Fortis Van Guard has been released to Misys brokers and members of the Countrywide network, completi...
Direct Line launches 'no claims promise'
Direct Line has launched a 'no claims promise' enabling motorists to save hundreds of pounds on thei...
Stackhouse Poland continues expansion
Stackhouse Poland has continued its expansion with the acquisition of London-based broker RHB Insura...
CMT launched by IFS
The Competence Maintenance Tool (CMT) has been launched by the Institute of Financial Services (IFS)...
Car and home premiums remain static
Premiums for both car and home insurance remained static over the last three months of 2005, followi...
Broker consolidation to continue during 2006
Consolidation among UK insurance brokers looks set to continue in 2006, but prices could rise sharpl...
Guardian Holdings 'close to Rubicon deal'
Motor insurer Link's parent company was close to closing a deal for third-party administrator Rubico...
SSP announces new operating structure
SSP has announced a new operating structure that will take effect immediately. The business will now...
Moorhouse Xbroker doubles business
The amount of business underwritten through Moorhouse Xbroker doubled during 2005 with £1.6m in new ...
Broker forum fun
The Insurance Age Broker Forum has proved a great success, receiving many thousands of hits since it...
Biba rolls out schemes for excluded customers
New schemes for convicted criminals and flood and subsidence-hit houses have been launched by the Br...
Split widening in broker sector
A widening split in the broker sector between 'traditionalists' and 'innovators' will see competitiv...
January
Aviva consolidates Aviva planned to bring together its general insurance and life businesses togeth...
Finsure achieves growth
Finsure, one of the most recent providers to integrate with Misys, has achieved growth since releasi...