News
Bell & Co in MBO.
Derby-based Bell & Co Insurance Brokers has undergone a management buy-out. All shares in the compan...
Household updates.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has updated its two intermediary household policies. The bedroom-rated poli...
A company on the button.
We provide an overview of Computer Sciences Corporation, sponsor of this supplement, looking at the company's beginnings, its objectives, and its comprehensive range of products and services.
Misys to focus on b2b.
Misys is repositioning itself as a business-to-business technology company after closing screentrade...
Warren Hill starts growth spurt by obtaining PW Kirk.
Haywards Heath-based Warren Hill Insurance Brokers has kicked off a growth campaign with the acquisi...
Young is chairman.
Kevin Young, managing director of Argyll Insurance Brokers, has been appointed chairman of the Credi...
Floating hopes.
International loss adjuster Ashworth Mairs hopes to make an acquisition and float on the stock marke...
Drawing on experience.
The industry may seem to be rushing headlong into cyberspace, but the people who buy the policies are more circumspect with old habits dying hard. Insurers ignore existing channels of business at their peril.
Ex-employees deny insider insight.
Kevin Pallett, managing director of Fusion Underwriting Services, has stated his company knew nothin...
Knowing what you owe staff after selling a business.
Q: I am in the middle of selling my brokerage. What are my obligations to my staff? A: As ever, t...
SVB and Capita team up.
SVB Underwriting Services, the service company of SVB Syndicates at Lloyd's, and Capita Assistance h...
Mardon secures Michael Stimpson.
Yacht and leisure craft insurance underwriting agents Mardon Insurance Brokers (UK) has acquired Mic...
RSA pays £3m to take control of PCS.
Royal & SunAlliance has paid around £3m for Independent Insurance's commercial loss adjusting arm Pr...
Building reliable partnerships.
The collapse of the Independent has highlighted the importance of broker-insurer partnerships. Andy Homer says these relationships should be strengthened and not under-estimated.
Collapse leads to rate rises.
The collapse of Independent Insurance is expected to contribute to a hike of up to 20% in insurance ...
Making the most of marketing a website.
Q: As a small broker, how can I market our website to attract more visitors? There are several po...
No Premium Credit chase.
Premium finance provider Premium Credit has said it is confident that it will not have to pursue per...
Mortgage safety.
Protection specialist Berkeley Alexander has launched MortgageSafe, a mortgage payment protection in...
Who will start the bidding?
While US insurers are clambering to join in internet marketplaces, their UK counterparts remain wary but how long will they hold out?
Beyond conditional fees.
Following the conclusion of Callery v Gray in the Court of Appeal, it is now clear that a major ques...
The battle of the brands.
There has been a plethora of dotcoms launched in the insurance industry in the past few years but it seems the heavy-weights consistently have the upper hand over their start-up counterparts.
Zurich confirms the launch of three business centres.
Zurich UK Commercial has launched three small business centres, as first reported in June's Professio...
SMG marches into York.
Insurance broker and risk management adviser Smithson Mason Group has opened a new office in York, m...
Brokersure.co.uk launches version for smaller brokers.
Brokersure.co.uk has launched Brokersure.go, a version of the system aimed at smaller brokers. Th...