News
Appointment at Chaucer Insurance.
Chaucer Insurance has employed Alan Woodcock to head a new non-standard motor underwriting team. Mr ...
Dispelling myths.
In the first of a regular series looking at the state of the insurance industry, Andrew Homer examines some of the commonly-held myths which prevail within the market.
DAS employs new manager to improve broker contact.
Legal expenses insurer DAS wants to increase its number of brokers and has employed Diane Willshire ...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Royal & SunAlliance has made two senior management appointments. Rod Kitchen has been made claims an...
Appointment at Mardon Insurance.
David Cole is to join Mardon Insurance as business development director. Mr Cole was previously empl...
Appointment at Miller Fisher.
Miller Fisher has taken on Tom Anderson as managing director of Miller Firstline, its third party ad...
Zurich praises good service.
Zurich is claiming service comes first, after an NOP study for its commercial business unit found 31...
Appointment at Inter-Alliance.
Keith Carby has joined Inter-Alliance as non-executive director where he will focus on assisting sen...
SiS: access to shooting policy.
Sporting Insurance Services (SiS) is offering sub-broking access to Shotsure, a new policy aimed at ...
Zurich invests in training programmes for broker partners.
Zurich's commercial business unit is rolling out a series of national training events aimed at its b...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe has employed Damien Coates as commercial management liability manager for the UK/Ireland ...
IIB sees external donations.
Andrew Paddick has claimed 35% of the anti-rule 42 appeal donations he has received have come from b...
Appointment at Bupa.
Martin Noone has been promoted to head Bupa's intermediary sales division. Mr Noone has been with th...
Willis denies it is about to float.
Broker giant Willis has quashed rumours that it is to float on the stock market for a second time. ...
Ray Johnson in training for Flora London Marathon 2001.
Ray Johnson, owner of Independent Insurance Services, is currently in training for the Flora London ...
Brokers offer support to Lloyd's' LMP2001 plans.
Lloyd's' modernisation continues to drive ahead, with 77% of brokers by premium income signing up to...
Ensuring agreed payments are made after a sale.
Q: I am selling my insurance business and would like some clarification on what I need to do to ensu...
Online term for general brokers.
Protection intermediary, Direct Life & Pensions, is to launch a non-regulated life business network ...
Devitt rides out with two biker schemes.
Personal lines specialist broker Devitt Insurance Services launched two new motorcycle schemes at th...
What is 'reasonable' disclosure?
The Woolf reforms have changed the rules for disclosure making 'document management' key for insurers, brokers and their clients.
Yearly figures for Policy Master reveal profitable 2000.
Policy Master Group will announce its yearly results at the end of March and initial indications, ba...
Catterall saves taxi drivers.
Preston-based broker Catterall Insurance Services has come to the rescue of taxi and private car dri...
Back to the business in hand.
A visit to the Post Office highlighted the lack of expertise of part-time insurance dealing and consequently brought to attention the industry's sense of defeatism regarding GISC rule 42.
Time to take a few eggs out of the basket.
Though outsourcing is far from being a new phenomenon, it has increased in popularity throughout the industry. Steve Totty explains why it makes good economic sense.