Schemes
Management – Employment law: know their rights
With a host of changes to employment law coming into effect, employers need to ensure they are up to date with their legal responsibilities, says Peter Done.
Is 2011 set to be the year of the start-up or the consolidator?
The news that Towergate had lost a pre-action disclosure application in the High Court and been ordered to pay £17,000 in costs to Lorica Insurance Brokers came shortly after the announcement that the consolidator’s deal with Advent had created a £90m…
Cancer u-turn reveals division in PMI
Bupa’s u-turn on capping cancer cover for its corporate schemes has exposed how fragmented the private medical insurance (PMI) industry is in its approach to the disease.
Bupa 'first' claim met with scepticism
Rival private medical insurance providers have expressed surprise at Bupa’s claim to have secured an industry first in its cancer cover limits.
Stride breaks into commercial market
Stride expanded into the commercial insurance market with the immediate appointment of Sally McIntosh to head up a new dedicated commercial insurance unit.
New software house launches platform for brokers
Wanna Insure has launched a end-to-end software platform which it claims reduces the development costs and implementation time for products inherent in legacy software house solutions.
Ecclesiastical exits standard household market
Ecclesiastical has announced it is to run off its standard household business by July 2012.
Macmillan Sheikh launches security industry scheme
Macmillan Sheikh has launched its first scheme to provide a broad range of insurances to the security industry.
The all new Insurance Age hits the broking market
Insurance Age relaunches with a fresh new look featuring a round table with some of the biggest names in the industry as they look to reshape the market for the future
Products/schemes: Bovis rolls out Subguard in EU
Bovis Lend Lease UK has signed up to Subguard, a risk management product from Zurich Global Corporate UK and JLT Specialty, which it is now rolling out in the EU and UK construction market.
Lord Sheikh returns to broker market
Conservative peer Lord Sheikh has launched insurance broker and underwriting agent Macmillan Sheikh.
Schemes news: Deposit scheme attracts agents
A tenancy deposit scheme backed by brokers Hamilton Fraser Insurance Services has seen a sharp increase in the number of protections taken out by letting agents.
Health news: MCD trust fund scheme offers brokers alternative route into PMI
Medical Care Direct (MCD), part of the Skipton Group, has launched a scheme which offers brokers an alternative path into the private medial insurance (PMI) sector.
Reportage - Environmental liability: Caring for the environment
As local authorities begin to grasp the new Environmental Damage Regulations, the number of cases ending in legal action looks set to rise. Liz McMahon clarifies how brokers operating in the agricultural sector can protect themselves and their clients.
Editor's comment - February 2011
As you are no doubt aware from this month's cover story, brokers are facing another year of heavy, heavy levies from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
Schemes news: 'Smart scheme' to double Gent & Craig's GWP for dental policies
Northern Ireland broker Gent & Craig Insurances has boosted its presence in dental surgery insurance following the creation of a 'smart scheme' by specialist insurer UK General.
Power hour: A flood defence drought
The coalition has already announced that flood defence spending is to be cut. With the Statement of Principles due to run out in 2013 this month's discussion focuses on the possible impact for insurance. Emmanuel Kenning reports from Manchester.
Schemes news: Vets covered for interruptions
Heath Lambert has launched a comprehensive surgery package to cover business interruption risks which may affect a vet's day-to-day work.
Schemes news: Biba credit role for Perkins Slade
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has appointed Perkins Slade as a scheme provider for credit management products and services.
Your opinions: Any thoughts on implementation of the Consumer Credit Directive?
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UK General Insurance targets smaller brokers with launch of commercial property scheme
UK General Insurance has added to its smart schemes initiative with a tailored commercial property scheme targeting upwards of £150,000 gross written premium.
Reportage - Defining schemes: Spoilt for choice
Coming in such a vast array of shapes and forms, it is difficult to define what schemes actually are. Tony Bloomer argues their ambiguity enables flexibility and innovation and, ultimately, opportunity for the industry.
Product launch: Schemes target set for 2011
UK General has announced an ambitious new target of delivering 180 new schemes in 2011.
Reportage - Scheme innovation: Creative sparks
Has the financial crisis forced insurers to become more imaginative with new products and schemes or are they following where brokers lead? Louise Phillips investigates the catalyst for recent innovation in the market.