News
Renewal rights acquired by RSA
The renewal rights for Navigator's regional marine and engineering portfolio have been acquired by i...
Pinsent Masons reveals general insurance market concerned about risk of fraud
A survey carried out by law firm Pinsent Masons has revealed that the general insurance market is co...
Risk perspectives
Encouraging safe behaviour at work Helen Toll is a health & safety consultant at Norwich Union Risk...
Open GI forms exclusive partnership with Optilead
Open GI has formed an exclusive partnership with lead optimisation specialist Optilead to help broke...
Carrick Neill & Co and Hancock General Insurance Services become Giles latest acquisitions
Edinburgh-based Carrick Neill & Co and Welsh broker Hancock General Insurance Services have become t...
Fusion founders depart
Company founders Kevin Pallett and Geoff Crisp have left Fusion Insurance Services, nearly three yea...
SSP to continue growth strategy
Software provider SSP will be pushing ahead with its acquisition strategy, after securing a private ...
Hastings Direct and Equity Direct reveal closure of two of their five contact centres
Hastings Direct and Equity Direct have revealed that, subject to consultation, they will be closing ...
Confused.com adds E-home to list of insurers
Confused.com has added E-home, an internet-only brand, to its list of insurers for home cover. E-hom...
Sagicor Underwriting re-brands and re-launches website
Sagicor Underwriting, formerly Byrne and Stacey Underwriting (BSU), has re-branded and re-launched i...
NU sees a niche future for brokers
A stronger focus on niche insurance could increase brokers' income, according to Norwich Union (NU)....
Iprism launches new product for brokers
Iprism, the online comparative quote facility for the small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector,...
Anger over uninsured driving delay
The government has stalled the fight against uninsured driving by failing to implement an enforcemen...
New initiative to be launched by motor insurer Highway
Vehicle repair suppliers providing the highest quality of claims service to policyholders are to be ...
AIG acquire outstanding shareholdings of Ascot Underwriting
AIG has acquired all of the outstanding shareholdings of Ascot Underwriting. The firm is the managin...
July
Endsleigh confirmed plans to close its entire branch network just weeks after it had entered into co...
Equity Insurance completes two book acquisitions
Equity Insurance has completed two book acquisitions, transferring both personal lines and commercia...
Higos seeks to build public profile with high-street growth strategy
In a bid to increase its high-street presence, Higos Insurance Services has embarked on a brand-buil...
Appointments at Arista Insurance
Two underwriters from RSA have been recruited by Arista Insurance to help set up a new office in St ...
Sterling to relocate commercial operation to West Malling
Sterling is to relocate its commercial operation from Romford to West Malling in order to accommodat...
SBJ UK to become integrated into Venture Preference
SBJ UK is to be integrated into Venture Preference (VP). As part of the move, Howard Fryer, formerly...
Appointment at BGL Group
Mark Collier has joined the BGL Group as managing director. Previously at Provident Insurance, he wi...
Rulings shift balance of PUWER
Two recent Court of Appeal rulings have left businesses in a stronger position to defeat compensatio...
MoJ reforms signal LEI uncertainty
Brokers could feel the pinch of the reduction in referral fees in light of the Ministry of Justice (...