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Broker Ward Evans expands into aviation
General commercial insurance broker Ward Evans has continued its expansion programme by setting up an...
Royal & SunAlliance opens third Enterprise centre
Royal & SunAlliance is to open its third 'Enterprise' centre for brokers by the end of July. The ce...
Churchill motors into Alliance
Insurer Churchill has been appointed sole underwriter and administrator for the car insurance account...
e-risks specialist goes live
A company offering insurance for e-risks, including viruses, hacking and fraud, has gone online. Ba...
General insurance is fundamentally unattractive
General insurance is suffering its worst trading conditions for a decade, according to a report on CG...
Support given for chartered title
The Chartered Insurance Institute has moved a step closer to approving the title Chartered Insurance ...
ACE Europe launching online claims service
ACE Europe is to allow its European policyholders to initiate, view and process claims via the intern...
Barristers stripped of court immunity
The House of Lords today stripped barristers of their immunity when working as advocates. Barristers ...
RP Hodson continues to expand
RP Hodson Insurance Brokers has bought a 77% stake in London-based John Wimble Insurance Brokers for ...
Lloyd's takes to the road
Brokers are being invited to attend two free Lloyd's trade fairs, to be held in Leeds and Bristol on ...
Churchill Insurance creates 120 jobs
Churchill Insurance is creating 120 jobs in Ipswich with the opening of an additional claims unit. ...
Dickson Manchester takes a share of Chartwell's business
London broker Dickson Manchester has secured renewal rights on all Chartwell business Hiscox cannot a...
Motor market continues to harden
Motor insurance premiums have increased by an average of nearly £200 in the last six years, according...
Just passing through?
The Financial Services & Markets Bill has finally made it to the statute book, however, its passage through Parliament is far from over.
Pet plan: new low-cost cover.
Pet Plan has introduced a new low-cost pet insurance policy providing life-long veterinary cover. ...
Lloyd's brokers set to merge.
Lloyd's brokers Edgar Hamilton and FE Wright are to merge, following the acquisition of FE Wright fr...
GISC - make your mind up time.
After many months of discussion, GISC has finally been launched. Now the dust has settled, it is time for those in the industry to get involved and not watch from the wings, says Mike Slack.
Appointment at Methodist Insurance.
Peter Lowe has been appointed general manager at Methodist Insurance, replacing David Blanks who rec...
Adventures in cyberland.
Over the next few months, there is set to be an explosion of new online insurance start-ups. But only a few will have the IT and staying power needed to survive. Tim Collison explains why.
Limit boss slams shareholder greed.
Jonathan Agnew, chairman of Lloyd's managing agency Limit Underwriting, has accused the company's sh...
ABI warns insurers could become e-dinosaurs.
Insurers must embrace e-commerce or face extinction, the Association of British Insurers has warned....
Independent Insurance opens Irish headquarters.
Independent Insurance's deputy managing director Phil Condon officially opened the company's Irish h...
Appointment at Self Assured Underwriting Agencies.
Former Lloyd's underwriters David Storr and Graham Johnson have joined Self Assured Underwriting Age...
Top jobs at Groupama.
Groupama has restructured its senior commercial lines team. Stephen Hartigan, managing director of G...