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Coyle Hamilton Willis to rename to Willis Risk Services (Ireland)
Coyle Hamilton Willis, the Irish subsidiary of Willis Group, is to change its name to Willis Risk Se...
Heath Lambert's trading profits up
Heath Lambert's trading profit for operations was up by more than 8% on last year to £9.2m. The comp...
Insurers claim position healthy
First-half pre-tax profits at Brit Insurance more than halved in the first half of the year as the g...
Take on technology
Once brokers have accepted that having an online presence should be at the heart of their business s...
Torrance: "end of the reserve party" closer after results disappointment
Brokers are set to come under greater scrutiny and pressure after Allianz admitted it needed to turn...
Amlin acquired by minority shareholder
A minority shareholding in T L Dallas Group has been acquired by Amlin. Through such investments, Am...
NU looks to brokers after direct selling U-turn
Norwich Union (NU) has pulled out of the direct commercial insurance market after making the decisio...
Partying hard on parents' homes
Parties held by children in the parental home have been responsible for £16.8m worth of damage to ho...
RSA on the lookout for crime in bid to outline risks to businesses
More than 24% of businesses in the UK have been affected by crime at least once in the past 12 month...
Insurance Age goes digital
Insurance Age has launched the first digital edition of the magazine, and is inviting you to sign up...
Broker2Broker set to "eclipse" its creator by 2010 in race for volume
Broker2Broker Insurance Services has embarked on a campaign to target more brokers and increase its ...
LV guns for broker business after making £150m offer for Highway
LV has confirmed acquisition talks with Highway Insurance Group, after it revealed a recommended cas...
DFI adds NU to its panel
Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI) has added Norwich Union (NU) to its panel. With NU actively bidding for...
Gocompare.com adds new clients
Churchill, Privilege, Prudential, Tesco and Virgin have been added to Gocompare.com's home insurance...
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Aon's marine team has appointed two specialist claims directors to raise the profile of electronic c...
Close sets agenda on price
Competition in the premium finance sector has been described as "razor sharp" by Close Premium Finan...
New this year to the insurance age broker expo 2008
Relax in the Chill-Out Zone This year, the Insurance Age Broker Expo will feature a new Chill-out Z...
Delite Insurance Agency exends specialist services
Delite Insurance Agency has extended its specialist services for complex household risks into Northe...
THB opens office in Cheltenham
THB has followed the expansion of its London office with the opening an office in Cheltenham. The mo...
Tough times ahead in race for personal lines success
Competition will remain fierce for all private lines business, with brokers continuing to lose marke...
Credit insurance costs rise for construction sector
Credit insurance costs for the construction sector could rise by as much as 10%, leading to underwri...
Endurance introduces new lines
Endurance has introduced new lines of business to complement its established individual property ins...
Redundancies announced at Axa UK
Redundancies of up to 500 employees were announced by Axa UK, as it reported flat trading in the fir...
Website review - British insurance brokers' association
The new British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) website - www.biba.org.uk - has been designed ...