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Axa to expand businessrisk.com.
Axa aims to have 15-20 products on its broker site, businessrisk.com, by the end of the year. The in...
Feeling under pressure.
New regulations designed to keep pressure equipment up to scratch have led to safety concerns in some quarters, though the effect on the insurance industry is not yet clear. Diane Smyth explains.
Appointment at Euler Trade Indemnity.
Credit insurer Euler Trade Indemnity has announced the appointment of Doug Brunner as director of al...
Financial Services Authority publishes provisional regulation
The Financial Services Authority has published a timetable for the regulation of general insurance. ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Allianz Cornhill has made a series of changes to its Southern Regional team. Stephen Pierce and Adri...
Insurers agree to a system of fines.
Three major insurers have agreed to pay a penalty if they fall down in their service to a Folkestone...
Groupama pins its hopes on spring sale.
Groupama hopes to announce its new owner by the end of the first quarter, according to group marketi...
Club Direct backpacking.
Club Direct has updated its Discovery Gold policy for backpackers. The policy now includes three add...
A changing approach to chance.
The Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss a recent loss of chance claim could prove to be a turning point for professionals and their insurers.
Riskclick sets sights on UK broker market.
Riskclick has received over $8m (£5.6m) in second round funding, allowing it to expand into the comme...
Backbenchers call for extra auditor scrutiny.
Insurers' auditors could be up for parliamentary scrutiny after an early-day motion from a group of ...
Management buyout for Endesleigh.
Endesleigh Insurance Services is to be bought out by its management team. The current owner, Dutc...
E-Commerce Watch.
Clients looking for a care home can now check out Bupa's 236 homes online at www.bupa-carehomes.co.u...
A closer look.
Patricia Baxter assesses the impact of recent court rulings on claimants with asbestos-related diseases, as the number of future cases looks likely to rise.
Together the industry will be stronger.
Another month goes by with bad news for brokers - this time Zurich's decision to join the commission...
Appointment at Pinnacle Pet Healthcare.
Pinnacle Pet Healthcare has made Danuta Joyce business development manager. Her new role will involv...
Pure maths?
The benefits of premium finance are clear when you do the sums, say Tony Worthy and Ian Jerrum, who outline the plus points of capitalising on the marketplace.
Appointment at MMA.
Ian Boys had been appointed broker network manager for MMA, bringing seven years of experience in de...
Acturis pilot kicks off.
Acturis, the online broker system for commercial lines intermediaries, will be piloted in brokers' o...
Andrew Holman, Holman Insurance Brokers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Getting hold of Jensen Dickens' motor department. Q: Wh...
What to do if you sell a client the wrong policy.
Q: I have just realised that I sold an inappropriate policy to one of my clients last year. What should I do to rectify the situation?
SecureHealth options.
Health insurance product provider SecureHealth has launched a modular insurance product, Options, th...
Attention to detail.
A merger or acquisition can be completed with seamless ease if the involved parties remember not to neglect the finer points. Ian Ritchie gets down to the nitty-gritty.
Spring Fair supported by Axa Art.
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by British artist Keith Vaughan will be shown at the Fine Ar...