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The horror of an uninsured clamp down
I am assuming that the story 'Clamp down on uninsured drivers set for 2010' (Insurance Age, October,...
Retraining for bad drivers
Some 89% of older people think bad drivers should be retrained, whatever their age, according to Age...
Peter Longstaff resigns from GHL Europe
The Board of directors of GHL Europe announced that Peter Longstaff had resigned as director of busi...
Hero's fate hangs in balance
Liverpool Victoria (LV) has declined to clarify its position on the long-term future of Hero Insuran...
Central Insurance makes cross-border raid
Central Insurance Services has acquired leading high performance car insurance specialist, Peart Insurance Brokers, in a £1.5m deal.
KGM increases underwriting capacity
KGM Motor Insurance has announced that it has increased capacity for 2009 by 35%.
Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines 2008
The leading personal lines brokers in the UK
Axa launches new motor product for low risk drivers
Axa Insurance has launched Axa Car, a new personal lines intermediary (PLI) motor product for the low risk driver market.
CSR - Green gold
Katherine Brandon investigates how setting in place an environmental policy can provide tangible benefits for brokers and their clients
Personal motor - Finding the key to motor
There is no escaping the fact that motor insurers are suffering poor results but there is still much that can be done to improve personal lines brokers' performances in this cutthroat market, writes Katherine Brandon
Appointment at Provident
Provident has taken on James Reader as managing director. Reader joined as head of finance in 2003, ...
Brokers gain in rough economy
Brokers frightened of a recession should bear in mind that the worst decade for the British economy ...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has taken on Pauline Colvin as chief risk officer. Colvin has previously been chief risk officer...
Appointment at Evolution Underwriting
Evolution Underwriting made Michael Pike a new business underwriter. He joined Evolution in 2007 as ...
Williams resigns from LV role
LV has confirmed that Debra Williams has parted company with the insurer only months after officiall...
New insurer enters motor market
A new aggregator-only direct motor insurer has entered the market.
Peter Longstaff resigns at Zenith
Peter Longstaff has resigned from his role as director of business development at Zenith Insurance.
One quarter of UK drivers admit to fronting
According to a YouGov survey commissioned by Comparethemarket.com, a quarter of people in the UK admit lowering their car insurance by 'fronting'.
Decline in daylight causes 5% increase in vehicle accident claims
Van and business car drivers will face one of the most treacherous times of the year for road traffic accidents this week, according to new figures from More Than Business.
Confused.com adds new partner to home insurance panel
Confused.com has added Protectyourbubble.com to its home insurance panel.
Motor premiums up 7.6% in 12 months claims survey
The latest figures from the AA’s benchmark British insurance premium index show UK average premium quoted for an annual comprehensive insurance policy rose 3.1% or £22 over the past quarter, a similar rise to the previous three months. Over the year,…
Marsh encourages smarter risk management to ease credit crunch
Marsh has released a paper detailing how insurance and risk management strategies could help UK firms strengthen their financial resilience and continue operating profitably during deteriorating economic conditions.
LV= acquires Highway
Liverpool Victoria (LV=) has completed its acquisition of Highway Insurance. The acquisition, which includes Highway Insurance and Hero Insurance Services, will expand LV=’s general insurance division.
Aon acquires in hospitality sector
Aon has acquired specialist insurance broker, Supercover Holdings for an undisclosed fee.