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Insurers & Underwriters - Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has appointed Peter Goodright as its new head of accident damage operations, o...
Risk and reward
Q. We run a small personal lines brokerage and transact a large amount of private motor business by phone. One of the reasons for our success is the bonus we pay staff for winning new business. I am told we may have to review how we structure our salary…
200-plus brokers sign up for Countrywide EDI car
More than 200 brokers have applied for access to the launch of Hastings' new full-cycle EDI car prod...
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health ..
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) said it was pleased that MPs had finally vo...
Industry is failing to retain young blood
New research from Norwich Union Healthcare has revealed that the intermediary industry is failing to...
UKI Partnership rolls out free seven day insurance coverage
Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary UKI Partnerships is introducing a scheme across its portfolio of m...
Brokers to be targeted as Bunker makes return
Phil Bunker, former managing director of NIG has teamed up with a range of former colleagues to laun...
Arc Legal Assistance ..
Arc Legal Assistance, a bespoke legal costs insurance provider, has launched a new service to protec...
Chubb Insurance has launched ..
Chubb Insurance has launched what it claims is the first EDI multi-vehicle prestige car policy for b...
Zenith Insurance, a Gibraltar-based insurer has announced ..
Zenith Insurance, a Gibraltar-based insurer has announced that it will be providing personal lines c...
Warning from TER follows spate of machinery thefts
The National Plant and Equipment Register (TER) is warning plant dealers to be on the alert followin...
pollyc@incisivemedia.com - The hottest insurance gossip
What is the world coming to, Polly had to wonder when she discovered that handbag theft is no longer...
Longford Insurance Schemes ..
Longford Insurance Schemes, providers of Chaufferplan Lifestyle Protection Insurance for motorists h...
BIBA launches non- standard property household insurance
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has launched a non-standard property household insurance ...
One in three brokers set to buy in 2006
Consolidation among UK insurance brokers is set to continue apace in 2006, but prices could rise sha...
Zenith signs £12m agency deal with Kinetic
Zenith Insurance has won a contract to provide personal lines capacity of up to £12m to Kinetic Unde...
Shared blame for an untimely death
For the first time, the High Court has reduced the damages awarded to the family of an asbestosis victim on the grounds of contributory negligence - because the dead man never gave up smoking
Allianz warns of whiplash risk
Allianz Cornhill has launched an initiative to raise awareness of the effects of whiplash and inform...
Direct Line launches 'no claims promise'
Direct Line has launched a 'no claims promise' enabling motorists to save hundreds of pounds on thei...
Cracking a problem area
Uninsured motorists could now be sent to prison under proposals to be published by ministers, in an effort to crack down on the going problem. Gary Hyndman reports
Broker consolidation to continue during 2006
Consolidation among UK insurance brokers looks set to continue in 2006, but prices could rise sharpl...
Guardian Holdings 'close to Rubicon deal'
Motor insurer Link's parent company was close to closing a deal for third-party administrator Rubico...
Biba rolls out schemes for excluded customers
New schemes for convicted criminals and flood and subsidence-hit houses have been launched by the Br...
January
Aviva consolidates Aviva planned to bring together its general insurance and life businesses togeth...