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Highway: Fairplay for offenders.
Highway is targeting people with convictions with the launch of its Fairplay Home Insurance policy. ...
Trading standards.
Insurers tend to offer similar cover for commercial trades, however, they differ in their attitudes to policy limits and willingness to cover high-risk trades, says Steve Banner.
A break from the Norm.
Norman is dropping its name in favour of that of its parent in an effort to boost its image. The company is also boosting its broker service and venturing into the world of e-commerce, Norman's chief executive Garry Fearn tells Tim Collison.
Appointment at Crowe Insurance.
Crowe Insurance has put together a new fleet underwriting team in Solihull. Jonathan Dye is regional...
Room for expansion.
The majority of commercial insureds do not pay their premiums in instalments. David Fanning asks why.
Appointment at BUPA.
BUPA has created two new roles in its broker support team. Duncan Craig and Mark Norman will both jo...
Taxi Fleet Plus on the up.
Cardiff-based broker Taxi Fleet Plus has bought National Private Hire's taxi fleet account. The acqu...
Hard hat area ...
The construction industry has more than its fair share of theft and liability claims. Adrian Leonard says thorough risk management could prevent many of these.
Appointment at CNA Insurance Company.
Gillian Franklin has been recruited by CNA Insurance Company as underwriter at its Birmingham office...
Appointment at AUL.
AUL has made several new appointments. Ken Wheeler joins the accounts department dealing with credit...
Steve Knight.
Brokers face tough competition from interactive selling, but all is not lost if they take the initiative and make the Net work for them.
High-profile art thefts.
Following several high-profile art thefts, such as Titian's Rest on The Flight to Egypt (above) stol...
Grey matter.
A growing number of new and used cars are being purchased on the Continent, but brokers and insurers need to be on their guard, as with these "grey" imports come several related insurance risks, says Allison Walter.
Syndicate abandons Berkeley name and seeks safe Harbour.
The founders of a broker-owned Lloyd's syndicate have been told they cannot call their new operation...
Household market moves back into black.
The household market moved back into the black in 1999, following losses of over £350m in 1998, acco...
Cox Insurance builds on Internet success with Brokersure.co.uk.
Following the launch of InsuranceWide.Com, Cox Insurance is preparing to extend its online insurance...
Chartside acquires two more brokers
Chartside Ventures has acquired Ladies Direct Insurance and Vans Direct Insurance of Harlow, Essex. T...
Broker Network opens underwriting room
The Broker Network has set up an underwriting room at its headquarters, in response to demand from br...
BDML goes grey
BDML Connect has launched a bespoke import insurance product aimed at parallel and "grey" import buye...
Crowe opens dedicated fleet unit
Lloyd's motor insurer Crowe Insurance Group has launched a Solihull-based fleet underwriting unit for...
Upturn in household market
The household market moved back into the black in 1999 following losses of over £350m in 1998, accord...
Berrymans warns over Access to Justice Act
The introduction of the Access to Justice Act 1999 in April could lead to a situation where insurers ...
CGU name to disappear following merger with NU.
The merger of CGU and Norwich Union will see the CGU name disappear from both the general and the li...
Top UK insurers switch on to the Net.
Four of the UK's top 10 insurers are close to launching new e-commerce solutions aimed at improving ...