Employers' liability (EL)
Growing SMEs: Room to manoeuvre
Small businesses are often subject to rapid change and growth, and it is essential that brokers and insurers understand how radically their risk profiles can evolve.
Amlin UK sees market hardening
Amlin UK has reported an average hardening of rates across its renewal book of 5.2% for the year to date.
SMEs: Home advantage
The Olympic experience showed that flexible working is a viable option for many, but companies need to weigh up the risks as well as the benefits.
Autonet expands commercial offering
Autonet Insurance has added to its commercial insurance range with the launch of shops and commercial let insurance products.
Bollington expands into medical devices sector
Bollington has confirmed that it is targeting business in the life sciences sector specifically aimed at the medical devices area with a twelve-strong team.
ECIC targets brokers with renewable energy offering
Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company (ECIC) has launched a new product aimed at the green energy industry.
Yutree and ProSight in SME deal
Yutree Underwriting has partnered with ProSight Specialty Insurance to provide its employers’, public and products liability and contractors’ all risks policies in the SME market.
Products: Macmillan Sheikh launches electrical contractors scheme
Macmillan Sheikh has launched a scheme for electrical contractors and allied trades as part of its programme of commercial schemes development for the intermediary and direct markets.
New scheme from Macmillan Sheikh
Macmillan Sheikh has confirmed the launch of a scheme for electrical contractors and allied trades.
Products: Brokers hope MUM knows best for SME liability
Manchester Underwriting Management (MUM) has launched a management liability policy for SMEs.
CNA targets mid to large companies with new products
CNA Europe has launched a new transport and logistics (T&L) package product aimed at mid to large-freight forwarders and contract logistics companies.
Biba 2012: QBE adds to SME product suite on Fastflow
QBE has launched a professional indemnity combined product to its e-trading platform, Fastflow.
XL launches new combined product for UK businesses
The XL Group has launched a new combined product incorporating liability, property and business interruption covers.
Power hour: Where there’s a claim...
Successfully handling claims means picking the right ones to defend and getting to grips with risk managment, reports Emmanuel Kenning
R&Q acquires Guernsey insurer NFIL
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (R&Q) has acquired Northern Foods Insurance (NFIL), a captive insurer domiciled in Guernsey, for just over £700,000.
Products: La Playa tests its new research and development product in the lab
La Playa has produced a new product designed specifically for start-up, early stage and SME research and development businesses.
Aviva’s McMillan bullish on insurer summit outcomes
David McMillan, chief executive officer UKGI at Aviva, has told Insurance Age he was as optimistic as he had ever been on reducing the cost of motor premiums following the outcome of last week’s insurance summit with the Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Reportage: Looking to liability
As the nature of risks facing many businesses and industries changes drastically, brokers could break into areas traditionally dominated by liability specialists, writes Emmanuel Kenning
Whittington heads out from London
Lloyd’s-based managing general agent, Whittington Capital Management Syndicate 2525, has appointed Stephen Fitzgerald to develop business in the UK regions that is not currently accessed through the Lloyd’s broker channel.
Aviva survey shows rise in uninsured SMEs
Aviva’s twice yearly SME Pulse survey of 500 UK SMEs has revealed an increase in the number of these businesses trading without insurance from 8% in June to 20% in December 2011.
Marketform boss steps down
Simon Turner has stepped down as a director and CEO of Marketform Managing Agency, and as director of Marketform.
Products: Dual Corporate Risks launches fraud product
Dual Corporate Risks has launched Management Liability Plus designed to protect privately-owned companies, their directors, company pension funds and trustees from claims and losses incurred as a result of internal fraud.
MMA deal leads to scheme option for UK General brokers
UK General has signed an extension to its capacity deal with MMA to broaden the terms of its tradesman’s liability offering.
Amlin teams up with BJP to launch GP scheme
Amlin UK, in conjunction with insurance broker BJP, has launched a new scheme dedicated to providing Employers’ and Public Liability (PL) cover to GP surgeries in the UK.