News
Open door, closed market.
Risk management is often not the order of the day, and the sector is dominated by a handful of players. Adrian Leonard says church insurance is a tough market.
Consumer protection.
The introduction of the Consumer Protection Act has not resulted in a wave of claims. However, manufacturers must adopt a sensible approach to labelling and providing instruct-ions, say Brendan McCarthy and Rebecca Spillane.
Mitsui Marine enters Lloyd's as syndicate 3210.
Mitsui Marine International is to enter the Lloyd's market as syndicate 3210, and will be managed by...
Healthy options.
When critical illness strikes, you still have to provide for yourself and your dependents. What does CI cover have to offer insureds and insurers?Asks Ian Lindisfarne.
Appointment at Zurich Personal Insurances.
Zurich Personal Insurances has promoted David Swan to underwriting manager, where he will take overa...
E-reforms cause a stir.
E-initiatives introduced in the recent Budget belie the attitudes of Parliamentary traditionalists who are resistant to any such radical reforms.
Crawford SCORE on fraud.
Loss adjuster Crawford has launched a motor insurance fraud validation initiative that adopts techni...
Appointment at Hanover Park Financial Services.
Martyn Lodge has become sales and development manager at Hanover Park Financial Services. Mr Lodge j...
Appointment at Clarke Roxburgh.
West Midlands-based Clarke Roxburgh has appointed two new account executives to its commercial team....
Appointment at EULER Trade Indemnity.
Jonathan Roberts has joined EULER Trade Indemnity as UK head of information technology and will be f...
Household market moves back into black.
The household market moved back into the black in 1999, following losses of over £350m in 1998, acco...
Appointment at Nelson Hurst Professional Indemnity.
Three of Aon Risk Service's specialists in solicitor's professional indemnity have joined Nelson Hur...
Rights of insurance companies.
The right of insurance companies to see the results of prospective customers' genetic tests is to be...
Sub-brokers in the picture.
Regional broker RK Harrison is offering its exclusive printing and imaging insurance package to sub-...
Towergate growth continues.
Towergate Underwriting Group has increased its total gross written premium to £115m with its 21st ac...
Willis Commercial Network clued-up on Internet benefits.
I greatly enjoyed Ric Mathers' article in the January edition of PB (p30). I agree with Ric that ...
Cox Insurance builds on Internet success with Brokersure.co.uk.
Following the launch of InsuranceWide.Com, Cox Insurance is preparing to extend its online insurance...
Appointment at Aon Group Limited Claims Consultancy.
Aon Group Limited Claims Consultancy has appointed John Halls as director. He will be responsible fo...
Land of hope.
With the implementation of the Environment Protection Act, owners of brownfield sites and those developing the land in line with government housing plans, have very specific insurance needs, says Brian Melville.
Trouble at mill.
With the expansion of employee rights under the Labour government, businesses are more exposed than ever before to action by staff who believe they have been unfairly treated. Simon Threadgold reports.
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Yorkshire-based Smart & Cook has appointed Helen Andrews as director. The broker said Ms Andrews bri...
BIBA e-package gets brokers online for free.
The British Insurance Brokers Association will unveil a technology initiative at its annual conferen...
BT mobilises Cox's InsuranceWide.
InsuranceWide.com, COX Insurance's Internet insurance venture with Freeserve, has teamed up with BT ...
Eastgate joins MULRA
Eastgate Assistance has become the eleventh member of the Motoring Uninsured Loss Recoveries Associat...