News
Towergate acquisitions go on.
Towergate Underwriting Group has denied speculation that it is in discussions to acquire Cheltenham-...
Online Competition.
In PB's latest online competition, sponsored by Independent Insurance, we are giving away two VIP ti...
Appointment at Permanent Insurance.
Phil Calvert has taken on the newly-created role of head of national accounts at Permanent Insurance...
Boorman: support from new IOB team.
The Insurance Ombuds-man Bureau has made five appointments to support principal ombudsman Tony Boorm...
New technologies are on the horizon that will help the ambitious
The news is full of emerging technologies that could have a dramatic effect on the way insurance is ...
Budgeting for tax changes.
Q: What are the effects of the capital gains tax changes announced in the recent Budget?
Planning is the source of a good business.
Q: I am thinking of setting up a company to provide a lead source to insurance brokers. What is the best way to go about it?
Holman becomes HML.
Holman Marketing has been officially rebranded as HML Marketing following its acquisition by Cox Ins...
RSA: simpler legal expenses cover a boon for brokers.
Royal & SunAlliance has produced two simplified legal expenses policies to help brokers and intermed...
New underwriters set for strong growth.
Former Cox Insurance Services chairman Anthony Lumsden-Cook has gone live with a new Lloyd's high ne...
BIBA proposes benchmark cure for falling standards.
The British Insurance Brokers Association is planning to tackle the problem of falling insurer servi...
Negotiation is key to hanging on to bonus.
Q We are looking to sell our business in the next six months and want to know what will happen to our bonus and profit-based commission?
Appointment at RJ Kiln & Co.
The board of RJ Kiln & Co has appointed Edward Creasy as director of underwriting. He joined the com...
Appointment at Ocaso SA.
Ocaso SA, the Spanish insurance company, has recruited Ray Nichols as business producer. Mr Nichols ...
E-Commerce Watch.
Weathernet has gone online with its insurance validation services that provide the industry with ins...
Shetcliffe launches consultancy.
Former general manager at Iron Trades John Shetcliffe has gone live with a new Watford-based consult...
Appointment at Kyle Insurance.
Kyle Insurance has recruited Pat Porter as accounts supervisor at its new head office in Ballymena. ...
Net conflict for IIB and BIBA.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers and the British Insurance Brokers Association have gone head-to-h...
GISC launch - your membership questions answered.
With the launch of GISC on the horizon, brokers may be starting to consider their application for membership. Jim Beveridge addresses some of the queries already raised, and gives some assurances about the council's procedures.
Revamp for MiniBusPlus.
MiniBusPlus has been relaunch-ed as MBP Insurance and has reassessed its underwriting approach. The ...
Crowe swoops on bus and coach operators with Fleet Legal.
Crowe Insurance is targeting fleet operators with the launch of a litigation policy called Fleet Leg...
Zurich to cover doctors.
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced that it is to underwrite professional indemnity insura...
FSA bill - the final round?
The criticism surrounding the various aspects of the Financial Services Authority currently being fought over in Parliament, does not bode well for the future.
Their livelihood in your hands?
The medical negligence market for doctors is still sewn up by the defence unions. But with St Paul offering cover, and the NHS facing potential liabilities of £2.4bn, Shona Cronin asks whether this sector is set to open up.