Sport
Lockton renews deal with football event provider
Lockton has renewed its deal as a global partner for football event provider Soccerex until 2018.
Liberty Mutual announces England cricket sponsorship deal
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe (LMIE) has become the official insurance partner of England's test match grounds for 2013.
Thomas Carroll appoints ex-Cardiff City player
Thomas Carroll Group has appointed Geza Hajgato as account executive in its commercial insurance division.
Aon teams up with Manchester United in bumper training deal
Aon has signed an eight-year deal worth a reported £120m-£180m with Manchester United to rename the football club’s training centre as the Aon Training Complex and sponsor its training kit.
Mitsui Sumitomo employee grabs bronze in Olympic judo
Mitsui Sumitomo is celebrating after one of its employees won an Olympic medal at the London 2012 Games.
Aon to sponsor Man Utd's business network and charity arm
Aon has signed up to be the title sponsor of Manchester United’s business network and of the Manchester United Foundation.
Arsenal footballer fined for driving without insurance
Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been fined almost £5,000 for driving without a licence and insurance.
Allianz teams up with Saracens
Allianz has taken on the sponsorship of Saracens rugby club whose home ground in Hendon will be named Allianz Park.
CCV in new wholesale offering
CCV is consolidating its brokers’ wholesale offerings into one with the launch of CCV Links.
Finding a niche
Sutton Winson managing director David Thomson tells Caitlin Morrison why the broker has interests in so many niche sectors and diverse industries and how it plans to ride out the recession
Ellis Clowes targets commercial business with new office
Ellis Clowes & Company has opened a second office, based in Banbury, to operate its commercial division.
Bluefin appoints sport specialist
Bluefin Insurance Services has appointed Richard Cliffe as divisional director of Bluefin Sport.
Insuring David Beckham
Following the news that David Beckham’s proposed loan move to Tottenham Hotspur was being affected by insurance issues, Manchester-based broker CBG group has calculated the insurance cost for the short-term loan as being a minimum of £300,000.
CBG scores insurance deal with rugby star
CBG Group's specialist division CBG Sports has been appointed to provide insurance cover for the luxury car business owned by by England rugby star Paul Sackey.
Bluefin selected as SPL broker
Bluefin is to target further sporting business north of the border after being appointed by the Scottish Premier League (SPL) as its nominated insurance broker.
The PB Interview: Grahame Chilton: Global visibility
Andrew Tjaardstra meets Grahame Chilton, vice-chairman at Aon Group, who is relishing the company's sponsorship deal with Manchester United that astonished both the insurance and marketing worlds when it was announced last summer.
Bluefin appointed as broker for Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) has appointed Bluefin as its nominated insurance broker to place its central programme for member clubs including Celtic, Rangers and Dundee United.
Insurance industry prepares for Olympics red alert
The insurance industry has been warned to prepare for every eventuality, including a terrorist attack, in the lead up to the Olympics in 2012.
Aviva revamps commercial offering
Aviva claims to have improved its commercial policy documentation to extend the cover and make it more broker and customer-friendly.
PB Week: World Cup time
On Friday it is the start of the World Cup and some industry pundits give their verdict on who is going to win in the latest PB Week.
World Cup insured for £6.2bn, says Lloyd's
The most watched sporting event in the world, the football World Cup, will be insured to the tune of an estimated £6.2bn when it kicks off in less than a week according to Lloyd’s.
FPB issues World Cup advice
With the football World Cup just over a week away, the Forum of Private Business has advised its members to plan ahead for the likelihood that some employees will take more of an interest in their team’s fortunes than their duties and want to watch games…
World Cup 2010: Looking for extra time
Without doubt, many employees will want to watch this year's World Cup. Andrew Tjaardstra examines how different businesses are reacting and what to think about when setting a staff policy for the tournament in South Africa.
Market Watch: Sporting chance
With the 2012 Olympics looming large on the horizon, Emmanuel Kenning delves into the many and varied risks surrounding the insurance of sports clubs.