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Property claims for escaped water tripled
Statistics compiled by Lockton's Real Estate & Construction division revealed that property claims a...
Bollington embarks on a programme ..
Commercial broker Bollington has embarked on a programme to grow its wholesale arm by 50%. From this...
Swinton deal bolsters its position as UK's largest high street broker
Swinton has cemented its position as the largest high street broker in the UK with the purchase of E...
CII drops merger with Antipodean cousin as latter discloses finances
The proposed merger between the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and its Australian and New Zeala...
Insurance employees bemoan their bosses' resistance to work web use
A new survey has revealed a rift between employer and employee attitudes to internet and technology ...
Insurance managers fear dire prognosis for the year ahead
A survey published by the Chartered Management Institute has compounded fears for business across th...
Mark Underford's new role
Mark Underford, assistant technical manager at Groupama Insurances, has been appointed as the new ch...
No-claims discounts
Findings commissioned by Sainsbury's Home Insurance have revealed that while almost all car insuranc...
Dual Corporate Risks targets SME businesses with new digital tool
Dual Corporate Risks will make its new management liability product available electronically in an e...
Government actions to tackle flooding ..
Government actions to tackle flooding must result in people being better protected and informed abou...
Britons under-insure their homes
Britons under-insure their home contents by more than £255bn, meaning many would struggle to replace...
Open days offered by Groupama
In a move designed to develop closer working relationships with its regional broker partners, Groupa...
Biba places accessibility at head of industry's agenda
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) is aiming to make insurance more accessible in the...
New career-building website launched
A new career-building website, abintegro.com, has been launched featuring a 'three-dimensional CV', ...
London brokers break ranks to set up their own independent representative trade organisation
London Market brokers have voted unanimously to form a new, independent organisation to be called th...
FSA publishes a consultation paper
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a consultation paper (CP) that clarifies the FS...
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
BROKERS Stuart Lawson has been appointed head of Aon Trade Credit (ATC) where he will be responsibl...
Aggregators to unite under trade body in push for professionalism
The price comparison sector is set to make a bold bid for greater respectability with the imminent f...
TMKS launched
R J Kiln & Co and Tokio Marine have launched the Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicate (TMKS). Syndicate 1880,...
Hiscox cutbacks see its private clients operation in Bristol axed
Hiscox is to shut down its private clients operation in Bristol as part of a plan to scale back its ...
Fear credit hire and repair claims 'may reach £1.2bn'
New figures suggest that credit hire and repair claims are projected to cost the insurance industry ...
Zurich Insurance Ireland to change its name
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced that Zurich Insurance Ireland, the group's Ireland-bas...
R K Harrison Holdings completes acquisition of Bowood Holdings
R K Harrison Holdings has completed the acquisition of Lloyd's broker Bowood Holdings with the assis...
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating of XL Capital to Baa2 from Baa1 and the insurance fina...