Agriculture
Rural Insurance launches online product for smallholders
Insurer says it responded to feedback from rural brokers and plugged gap in the market.
Axa expands Scottish underwriting business
Insurer appoints three underwriters as it moves to grow in Scotland.
Rural turns to NIG FarmWeb for second underwriting hire
Harrogate-based specialist insurer in bid to boost on-site development underwriter presence.
Bluefin creates new farming director role
Broker promotes branch director to new farming role
Bryan James boosts equestrian book with Brightwells buy
Bryan James & Co has bought the insurance division of property management and auctioneer company Brightwells.
Rural targets local brokers with Aviva appointment
Rural Insurance has snapped up former Aviva man Simon Dixon as a development underwriter as it bids to move closer to brokers.
RK Harrison opens new Yorkshire office
RK Harrison Insurance Services has opened a new office in Richmond, North Yorkshire.
UK General unveils new management team as commercial MD resigns
Peter Hubbard has been appointed chief executive of UK General, and Cathie Bruce, managing director commercial, has resigned.
Cornish Mutual pushes for growth in farming sector
Cornish Mutual has launched a campaign to recruit new farmer members in the West Country.
The Insurance Partnership expands in the North East
The Insurance Partnership (TIP) has made appointments to its agricultural and private client teams.
South West rural insurer wins chartered status
Cornish Mutual has been awarded chartered insurer status by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
Clear Insurance confirms five new recruits
Clear Insurance has announced five appointments across the company.
CCV in new wholesale offering
CCV is consolidating its brokers’ wholesale offerings into one with the launch of CCV Links.
Livestock rustling sends claims soaring in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is the worst affected region for livestock rustling, accounting for more than 20% of claims in 2011, according to rural insurer NFU Mutual.
Rural expands reach with three new deals
Rural Insurance has signed deals with Coversure and the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW), and renewed its partnership agreement with Broker Network to distribute agricultural motor, equine and farm risks until the end of December 2014.
JLT snaps up Irish broker
Jardine Lloyd Thompson’s (JLT) Irish arm has acquired FBD Insurance Brokers, an insurance broker based in Ireland in a deal worth up to €8.5m (£7.1m).
Schemes: Rural rides high with horse scheme
Rural Insurance and broker UK Insurance Solutions have teamed up for the launch of the provider’s first equine delegated authority scheme.
Product roundup: ‘Tis the season to tackle cyber crime
While it may seem incongruous to raise such matters in the season of goodwill, this month’s products and schemes pages are dominated by cyber crime, fraud, litigation and a change at Biba’s oldest scheme as the association dispensed with Sterling’s…
New chief executive for agricultural network
FarmWeb has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.
Rural makes further appointments to push for growth across UK
As part of its ambitions to be a top five player in the agricultural market, Rural Insurance has hired two new senior managers to cover Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Farmweb seeks to grow market share with senior hire
David Harrison has been appointed area underwriting manager for Gloucester based Farmweb with immediate effect.
NIG makes senior hire to strengthen FarmWeb contract
NIG has appointed Andy Brock as its new head of agricultural business.
Rural targets 5% market share with two new schemes
Rural Insurance has launched delegated authority schemes for two Northern Ireland brokers, including Autoline Insurance Group.
Towergate pinches key players back from Rural
Towergate AIUA, an agricultural underwriting agency based in Harrogate, has confirmed the recruitment of four senior managers from Rural Insurance Group.