Personal
Personal touch.
Providing a personal service is key to the success of RE Hutt, a company which has retained clients for three generations. Chris Hutt tells Diane Smyth why the company intends to stay local.
New non-standard motor product for Chaucer brokers.
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer is launching Hi-Marque, a non-standard personal motor product, to brokers. M...
RSA claims premiums must rise
Royal & SunAlliance has called for liability premiums to be increased, in order to meet the rocketing...
Insurers urged to push direct debit
Insurance companies are failing to promote direct debit payment adequately, says an Inform report for...
Former Drake CEO sets up new venture.
David Prewer, formerly chief executive of the collapsed motor insurer Drake, has launched a new unde...
Argent rebrands as insure-shop following acquisition spree.
Insurance broker Argent is pressing ahead with its acquisition programme and is to be rebranded insu...
Crowe rolls out new motor policy to software houses.
Crowe Insurance Group, motor syndicate 963, has launched CIG Ruby, a private motor policy. The po...
Policy Master: full S&F range.
Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance has added its full range of insurance premium finance service...
When the chips are down.
The kind of machinery used in business has altered enormously over the past century and so, says Simon Threadgold, have the policies designed to protect in the event of their breakdown.
Appointment at Broker Direct.
Graeme Auld has been appointed motor manager for Broker Direct. In the early 1990s, Mr Auld was invo...
House proud.
Lloyd's has become an important market for placing high net worth household business. However, Steve Banner says Lloyd's can accommodate other types of household risk as well.
Aon restructures.
Aon Limited, formerly Aon UK Holdings, has restructured its management. One 12-strong board now mana...
Living in the fast lane.
Overheard has been living in the fast lane this month, with a plethora of motor-related stories to t...
An update for Drake's former policyholders.
Q: Are our clients ever going to receive any money following the collapse of Drake last year? A: ...
Niche earner.
Peter Best has turned his passion for classic cars into a successful insurance brokerage. He talks to Diane Smyth about the advantages of niche schemes.
Income protection.
Goodfellows has launched a product that protects a client's income stream for up to 24 months should...
CIG drives ahead with new policy
Crowe Insurance Group, motor syndicate 963, has launched CIG Ruby, a screen-driven private motor poli...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Ruth Moretti (left) becomes claims controller at Peoples Choice. Ms Moretti has been with the compan...
Online competition ... Win an Ericsson R380s smartphone.
Is your mobile phone a smartphone? If not, you should enter this month's online competition as we ar...
On the safe side.
Insurers insist that if premiums in the construction plant industry are to stop rising then the issue of security must be taken more seriously. Steve Banner explains.
Former CGU director helps NFU Mutual push into broker market.
NFU Mutual is looking to increase its presence in the broker market, and has appointed CGU's former ...
Edgar Hamilton name change after parent acquires FE Wright.
Edgar Hamilton and FE Wright have merged to form a new company called Sterling Hamilton Wright. The ...
NIG announces new MD.
NIG has announced that Phil Bunker has been appointed deputy managing director, and will become mana...
Oxford is scrapped.
George Higginson and Steve Windich have abandoned their attempt to establish a broker-funded persona...