News
To affinities and beyond.
The emphasis for affinity schemes is altering and the focus expanding. Some brokers are choosing to embrace this change while others express reservations, as Diane Smyth reports.
Caution: men at work.
The construction industry has very obvious dangers attached to it, but too many contractors are not taking health and safety seriously. Simon Threadgold reports on the need for sound risk management.
Appointment at PJ Hayman & Company.
Philip Watson has been appointed as general manager. Previously Mr Watson was director at John Charc...
Cox goes live with brokersure.co.uk.
Cox Insurance is rolling out its free intermediary website, brokersure.co.uk, to its retail brokers....
Ecclesiastical makes push into commercial.
Ecclesiastical has launched a major expansion of its broker partnership scheme. Launched 3 Novemb...
New online credit service.
Alternative Market Operations, a subsidiary of Aon Corporation insurance brokers, has launched an on...
GISC compliant cover offered to ABTA members
Devitt Insurance Services has put together a commercial policy for the specific needs of members of t...
Appointment at The Davis Group.
The Davis Group has appointed five new directors. Peter Bridges is the divisional director and Bryn ...
QBE set to move.
Australian insurer QBE could relocate its head office to London, managing director Frank O'Halloran ...
Unitas: adds tenth member.
National broking alliance Unitas has signed up its tenth member, Aberdeen-based Central Insurance Se...
Neil Utley for panto?
With the pantomime season just around the corner, Overheard thinks it may have found a budding star....
Unum gets more support.
Unum, the income protection insurer, is to open a new administrative centre in Bristol. The company ...
Appointment at Beazley.
Beazley has made Paul Bromley the underwriter responsible for the binding authority book of business...
Appointment at Alfred Blackmore Group.
Alfred Blackmore Group has recruited Stephen Hodson as its marketing manager. Mr Hodson previously w...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Howard Carter has been appointed as an executive director. Mr Carter has been with the company since...
Capita to buy Eastgate Group.
Outsourcing and service provider The Eastgate Group is believed to be in the final stages of being b...
Is it still viable for brokers to have company cars?
Q: Am I right in thinking the cost of my company car and that of my co-directors is going to go up? ...
Appointment at SecureHealth.
SecureHealth has hired Steve Grant as national sales manager. Mr Grant was formerly southern region ...
CNA Maritime and TT Club join forces.
Insurers CNA Maritime and the TT Club have launched ThruCargo, a joint venture cargo insurance produ...
GISC changes received revenue definition.
The General Insurance Standards Council has altered its definition of deducting revenue on a receive...
BIBA forced to ditch net plan.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has ditched its internet initiative and is now considering...
Jewellery appraisal and valuation service launched.
Loss Management Group, the independent jewellery claims specialist, is launching a jewellery apprais...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Usecolor, Royal & Sunalliance's online service for small businesses, has appointed Gerry Callaghan a...
Looks can be deceiving.
There are several policies available in the uninsured loss recovery market that appear to offer the same standard as the rest. But, as Veronica Cowan finds out, they do not all deliver what they suggest.