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First Title launches online quotation system
First Title Insurance has launched a streamlined commercial online quotation service for its clients...
Highway reports 27% rise in profits
Highway has reported pre-tax profits of £24.3m for 2007 – an increase of 27% on the previous year.
Insurance secured for construction of World Trade Center
World Trade Center (WTC) developer Larry Silverstein today announced the placement of the workers’ compensation, general liability, excess liability, and specialty insurance with a host of insurers including AIG, Beazley and Ace, for the construction of…
Car insurance premiums on the increase
The average car insurance premium has increased by 5.24% in the last year, according to the latest Sainsbury’s Car Insurance Index.
Appointment at Provident Insurance
Provident Insurance has appointed Adrian Furness to the new role of claims director. Furness has bee...
Step by step
In a bid to access more markets, brokerages are increasingly redesigning their business approach, particularly in the way they address environmental concerns. Sarah Hills highlights how one broker has been steadily gaining ground by adopting a multi…
Biba calls for software summit to tackle data sharing problems
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has called on software providers to address proble...
Product Review
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH PL product offers time-saving solutions Product: Online Public Liability Exce...
Once more unto the breach
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NFU Mutual Mutual Bonus scheme
NFU Mutual will be returning up to 10% of renewing customers' premiums in 2008 through its Mutual Bo...
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission to extend the time limit on personal injury claims from thr...
Vehicle recovery costs set to soar
Norwich Union (NU) is calling for stricter and more controlled statutory charges following recent Home Office proposals to hike costs for removing vehicles from the highway under police powers.
Compensation deadline for victims of abuse extended
A landmark judgment handed down by the House of Lords has effectively extended the deadline for some abused victims seeking compensation from their abusers. In some sectors this will also affect employers of those abusers, particularly in health, social…
THB Group establishes underwriting division
Specialist insurance broker THB has launched a new division outside its core broking operation. Unicorn Underwriting Limited has received Financial Sservices Authourity authorisation and will operate as a separate company to emphasise the Group’s highly…
Upward premium trend continues, says AA
Premiums for both car and home insurance have once again risen, the latest findings from the benchmark AA British Insurance Premium Index show.
Online motor insurance premiums take a dip
Online comprehensive motor insurance premiums dipped slightly during the last quarter of 2007, the first quarter to see a fall in the average price since 2005, according the latest Motor Insurance Benchmark from Experian.
Appointment at FirstAssist Legal Expenses
FirstAssist Legal Expenses has recruited Donna Napieralla as a proposition development and marketing...
Appointment at Thistle Underwriters
James Gerry has been announced as the new chief executive of Thistle Underwriters, the new underwrit...
Experian: female directors are changing face of UK business
Women are entering the UK's boardrooms in increasing numbers and are changing the face of business, ...
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Artur Niemczewski has been appointed chief executive, multinational, by Marsh UK. Multinational comp...
Crash repair bills
The crash repair bills of UK motorists are being increased unnecessarily by more than £2bn a year be...
Venture Preference establishes presence in North-west
Venture Preference (VP) has established a presence in the North-west, with the acquisition of Chambe...
Seeds of change
With all eyes turned to the fluctuating commercial property rates in the national and international markets, Liz Booth reports on why some in the UK insurance industry are expecting a rise in premiums far greater than first predicted