Broker slams 'bad practice' of blanket city-centre bans
Broker-focused insurer MMA has pledged to broaden its commercial property proposition, after Insuran...
Broker-focused insurer MMA has pledged to broaden its commercial property proposition, after Insurance Age received a complaint from a broker regarding its 'blanket approach' to underwriting in this sector.
George Buchanan of West of Scotland Insurance in Greenock said that while trying to obtain a quote for a company in Glasgow city centre via the insurer's website he was suprised to discover that the area was out of bounds.
"I was simply attempting to obtain an office combined quotation for a
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