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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...
MMA up to speed with EDI.
MMA Insurance has completed full cycle EDI development with software house Cheshire Datasystems. The...
Exclusive - Online start-ups hit the market.
A wave of new start-up internet intermediaries is about to hit the personal lines market. Profession...
Appointment at Groupama Commercial.
Groupama Commercial has appointed David Gayton (above) as sales and distribution manager. Mr Gayton ...
CETA's free broker facility goes online.
The Central Electronic Trading Agency has launched PReMIUM, a free internet portal which gives broke...
Bupa launches advertising campaign.
Bupa has launched an advertising campaign to promote its critical illness cover. Running in national...
MMA announces premium increases totalling 12.5%.
MMA, formerly known as Norman Insurance, has announced its second increase on motor trade road risks...
The right medicine.
Many general insurance brokers shy away from private medical insurance because of its perceived complexity. However, Diane Smyth says that sales of PMI policies are set to grow and brokers should looking to make their mark in the group sector.
Disability: handle with care.
Disability issues are hot news, and with a mountain of legislation to protect the disabled against unfair discrimination, insurance professionals need to be aware of the potential pitfalls.
Brokers scoop top awards.
Excellence in the insurance industry was celebrated last month at the biggest ever British Insurance...
Risks in cyberspace.
Internet use among businesses is growing at phenomenal speed. Rob Wotherspoon outlines some of the potential cyber risks facing insureds and assesses to what extent current commercial wordings address these.
Working relationships.
Last month's Willis Commercial Network Conference in Portugal saw a great deal of action in the conference hall, as well as on the golf course. The key theme was the need for brokers and insurers to work together. Tim Collison was there.
The price is right: valuing a portfolio.
Q: My colleague and I currently run a specialist portfolio within a brokerage. We wish to buy this portfolio, but have no idea of its value. Can you help?
Pay future is bonuses.
Insurance salaries are now so close to investment banking levels that insurers should look to profit...
Northern lights.
Martin Hill and Philip Battersby are the team responsible for taking SMG onto better things. Diane Smyth hears how these two bright sparks took a good, but unprofitable, broker and turned it into a lucrative venture.
SVB introduces mid net worth policy for executives.
SVB Underwriting Services has launched a household policy aimed specifically at senior executives ap...