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Insurance Age blog: Those flip-flopping insurers
Insurers are a funny bunch. They always seem to be changing their minds about stuff. One day they love a particular line of business, the next they are getting out of it.
Those flip-flopping insurers
Insurers are a funny bunch. They always seem to be changing their minds about stuff. One day they love a particular line of business, the next they are getting out of it. It's the same with individuals.
Blanc pleased with progress but demands more
Amanda Blanc has challenged rival insurers to “put their money where their mouth is” on chartered status as she hailed the progress of her own broker-focused strategy.
Brit UK retail sale progresses
Brit Insurance is close to finalising the first round of the bidding process for its UK retail arm.
Brit CEO to step down
Brit chief executive Dane Douetil is to step down to make way for Mark Cloutier as part of a board shake up.
Plum plucks senior underwriter from Brit
Plum Underwriting has appointed Paul Evans to the position of senior underwriter with immediate effect.
FOS names and shames PPI providers
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has named the providers of payment protection insurance (PPI) cases as it announced that complaints more than doubled to 98,632 in the first six months of 2011 compared to the second half of 2010.
Brit warns brokers to stick to current claims notification deadlines
Brit Insurance has issued a reminder to its brokers of the need for policyholders to comply with policy requirements in relation to the notification of claims.
Chartis raids rivals to build core London team
Barry Taylor joins Chartis Insurance UK from Chubb and John Montgomery arrives from Brit.
Burke predicts interim profits at Thistle in 2012
Chief executive of JLT, Dominic Burke, has predicted that Thistle Insurance will beat its 2010 full year trading profit of £4.8m this year.
Brit sees profits plunge to £6.8m
Brit Insurance has reported a dramatic fall in profits before tax to £6.8m from £77.5m in 2010 in its half year results to 30 June.
Brit swoops for key property player from Zurich to head up new team
Brit Insurance has formed a new, specialist team offering insurance to property investors as part of its UK business unit.
Homecall Plus rescued from liquidation
After being placed into compulsory liquidation in May this year, Homecall Plus has been bought by a 21 year old female entrepreneur from Wigan.
Travelers creates two further senior underwriting roles
Travelers Insurance Company has appointed two new chief underwriting officers (CUO)to its UK business.
Brit becomes latest insurer to join Powerplace
Powerplace has added Brit Insurance to its panel of insurers.
Aviva loses JLT recruitment book to Brit
Brit Insurance has won JLT’s book of business for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) from Aviva.
HomecallPlus enters liquidation
HomecallPlus, supplier of emergency cover for homeowners and landlords, has gone into liquidation with confusion surrounding whether any policies issued in the last six months were backed by an underwriter.
Brit appoints professional risks portfolio manager from within
Brit Insurance has appointed Daniel Mitchell as UK portfolio manager, professional risks.
NIG boosts Leeds office
NIG has made three senior appointments at its Leeds office.
Reportage: Facing up to networks
With networks increasing in popularity, Emmanuel Kenning recounts their development and looks to the future of this crucial market sector.
Hiscox hires in commercial growth drive
Hiscox has strengthened its UK professions and specialty commercial (PSC) division with the appointments of Samantha Newman as head of emerging professional indemnity and charities, and Ann Meaden as senior development underwriter.
NIG defends “Guarantee to Beat” pricing strategy
NIG is promising brokers it will beat premiums by up to 5% on business held or quoted with 15 major insurance companies in the UK market.
Power hour: A flood defence drought
The coalition has already announced that flood defence spending is to be cut. With the Statement of Principles due to run out in 2013 this month's discussion focuses on the possible impact for insurance. Emmanuel Kenning reports from Manchester.
News review: January 2011
Groupama announced its plans to transfer the Liverpool and Glasgow-based commercial motor accounts of broker Choice Quote to its sister business Bollington, as part of a restructure of its GUK Broking Services arm.