News
Argo hires new active underwriter
Paul Kneafsey replaces Mark Lawrence who is leaving the company
Dual raids Brit for new underwriting director
Jenny Martin joins Dual Corporate Risks as underwriting director
Groupama cracks down on fraud
Insurer rolls out fraud solution across its household and commercial business
Autonet to grow team
Broker to take on 200 new recruits following office move
RSA joins growing list of PowerPlace insurers
Matthew Reed: "Great signing for PowerPlace"
Biba concern over IPT changes
Government to apply insurance premium tax to fees on personal lines insurance
Axa Assistance appoints new travel boss
Insurer also announces integration of Axa Assistance UK travel hub
Marsh appoints new business continuity chief
Rod Ratsma succeeds Martin Caddick as leader of Marsh's UK business continuity management team
Fire costs soar
According to a new report, in the first half of 2009 insurers paid out £639m for fire damage
Aon chief "disappointed" at trade credit "failure"
Government announces it is closing its trade credit top-up scheme to new applications at the end of the year
Darling increases National Insurance again; small business tax increase deferred
Chancellor Alistair Darling announces his pre-Budget report
Premier Medical Group buys Principle Medical Services
The move is part of the group's expansion in the UK
Loss adjuster opens new Reading office
Office established to handle QuestGate's growth in PI
In search of lending
Emmanuel Kenning investigates if the bank bailouts have been good for brokers and their customers, as well as what 2010 might hold for financing businesses.
Aviva returns to corporate risk
Andrew Tjaardstra reports on Aviva's plan to become a top-three corporate player within five years.
HSBC linked with Marsh
Marsh has been linked with buying HSBC Insurance Brokers.
Intermediary customers in line for FSCS payout
Five insurance intermediary firms have been declared in default
Oxygen makes Sunday Times list
Oxygen makes number four in in top 100 fastest-growing companies
FSA bans broker for sales techniques
Financial Services Authority bans Aaron Nickols, trading as Warwick Finance, for "widespread systems and controls failings"
Liberty targets larger regional PI risks
Liberty International Underwriters Europe to target professional businesses with an annual fee income of £20m
HNW premium hike for Sterling
Sterling urges other insurers to follow suit in a bid to "correct artificially low prices"
Wealthy hit by crisis of confidence, says Hiscox
Research shows that over 2.5 million households are classed as wealthy but that more than ever do not consider themselves to be in this category
Confused overtakes Moneysupermarket as most visited site, says EMB
Research shows Comparethemarket's popularity has increased due to its Meerkat adverts
Tax reforms threaten UK competitiveness, warns PwC
Jonathan Howe, UK insurance tax leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, calls on the Chancellor to get UK competitiveness back on track in next week's pre-budget report