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IFST conference focuses on e-law.
Last month's IFST conference took a long, hard look at e-regulation, say Tim Collison and Shona Cronin.
Axa unveils its best-of-breed range following GRE takeover.
AXA Insurance has launched its new commercial product range following the acquisition of the Guardia...
Industry puts its weight behind rehabilitation code of practice.
A revolutionary Code of Practice on Rehabilitation has been launched following the publication of th...
Road safety not priority for fleet managers
Just 10% of companies with motor fleets advise their staff on careful driving, despite the fact that ...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Simon Willcock (above) has been appointed as branch manager of Ecclesiastical's Birmingham office. M...
Calling for back-up.
As brokers look to get the edge in an increasingly competitive market, they need to concentrate on what they do best. David Fanning says astute firms are outsourcing functions like claims handing and are focusing more on new business.
AUL's Personal Property Policy targets elderly.
Colchester-based Agency Underwriting Limited (AUL) has put together a household policy for people wh...
Anada alliance now five strong.
West Country broking alliance Anada has increased its membership to five following the appointment o...
Opus Corporate Risk launches range of services.
Opus Corporate Risk has launched a range of services to meet the insurance needs of arts, media and ...
Norman and Cox hatch brands.
In conjunction with its corporate rebranding programme, Norman Insurance is going out into the marke...
BN causes a stir in the Lakes.
The location of this year's Broker Network Conference belied its hard-hitting messages for the broker community, says Tim Collison.
BBN buys BFS business.
Financial Services and insurance broking group Berry Birch & Noble (BBN) has acquired the personal f...
Appointment at Reliance National Insurance Co.
Reliance National has appointed Richard Green as senior underwriter at its financial lines division....
Appointment at AIIB.
John Wardrop, a director of the Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers, has been appoin...
Appointment at Denham syndicate 990.
Peter Matson has been made underwriter of Denham syndicate 990. The appointment will take effect fro...
A changing approach to risk.
Changes in the engineering sector have expanded the insurer's role to include risk management, although this has not increased the profitability of this market, says Tony Dowding.
Most brokers remain outside of the Net.
Over 60% of brokers have no website and only 10% are working towards developing one, according to Li...
Contractual challenge.
The proposed Contracts Bill will have repercussions throughout the insurance industry. Some sectors, such as construction, are set to benefit, say Charlotte Capstick and David Wilkinson.
New WPA product keeps small firms in the best of health.
In a bid to provide smaller- and medium-sized businesses with cheaper and simpler private medical in...
Merger master.
Tony Lancaster, chief executive of Groupama in the UK, talks to Tim Collison about the integration of Lombard and GAN, the latest of a string of mergers he has managed.
Claims logjam fear.
The Woolf Reforms were intended to stream-line the legal system. Six months since their introduction, Shona Cronin, looks at their effect on the insurance industry.
Lloyd's broker targets ex-offenders
Lloyd's broker Clegg Gifford is targeting ex-offenders with a range of personal and commercial lines ...
CSM quits non-marine underwriting at box
Crowe Syndicate Management, part of the Crowe Group, will cease writing non-marine property business ...
Kiln offers virtual tour of Lloyd's
Lloyd's insurance group Kiln has gone live with a new website which boasts a moving image tour of the...