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Half of UK’s brokers managing schemes
Schemes specialist insurer MMA has today revealed a new study that suggests a significant uptake in the number of brokers undertaking schemes work.
Willis develops nuclear exclusion risk cover
Willis Group Holdings has developed insurance to cover business interruption costs for companies with key locations, suppliers or customers situated in the vicinity of a nuclear power station.
Willis develops interruption cover in wake of recent disasters
Willis has responded to the devastating impact of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March by developing an insurance product to cover business interruption costs for companies in catastrophe hotspots.
Grant Ellis joins Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group
Broker Network and Countrywide Insurance Marketing chairman Grant Ellis is to join the committee of The Prince’s Trust Insurance Leadership Group.
Ambitious broking firm opens offices in London and Cambridgeshire
Managerial appointments have been made across the board following the opening of new offices in London and Cambridgeshire by the Norfolk-based Alan Boswell Group.
Willis targets Polish construction market with broker buy
Willis has bought Polish insurance broker, Brokerskie Centrum Ubezpieczeniowe (AMA) to grow in the Polish employee benefits and construction sectors.
Willis strenthens Polish presence with construction acquisition
Willis Europe BV, a division of Willis Group Holdings has acquired 100% of the shares of Polish insurance broker, Brokerskie Centrum Ubezpieczeniowe Sp. Zoo.
Brunel launches wholesale PI
Professional indemnity insurance broker Brunel Professional Risks has launched a wholesale PI insurance broking service to give brokers to access a wide PI market.
Editor’s comment: A heavy downpour
It never rains but it pours. Cliche that may be but it’s one that works on multiple levels across the insurance industry this week.
Campton targets motorcaravans
Campton Insurance Brokers is aiming to become one of the largest motorcaravan brokers in the UK, after partnering with software provider Wanna Insure in a bid to “dramatically grow” its policy book.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Any company that has ever rebranded will know the path is a perilous one.
Post history – Five years ago: Brokers vie for Olympic partner deal
Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
View from the top: A multi-channel world
Many brokers will have read the recent update around Zurich’s personal lines strategy, following the announcement that we’re re-entering the direct channel later this year via an outsourced arrangement with Endsleigh, where the majority of new business…
Quick Quote ‘baffled’ by rival’s withdrawal
The battle for broker dominance in South Wales is expected to be cranked up a notch following the news that rival firms Quick Quote and Motaquote are both looking to expand operations in the region.
Ex-Swiftcover CEO Blowers back with new online start-up
Online insurance broker Qmetric has been granted full Financial Services Authority approval and is said to be a “few weeks” away from adding three major insurers to the panel of its specialist consumer brand Policy Expert.
ULR shuffles top level after senior departures
Legal expenses provider ULR has embarked upon a major management shake-up in the wake of two long-standing senior figures departing.
Biba and government join forces over flood risk
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association is working with the government to ensure people in high-risk flood areas can still obtain insurance once the Association of British Insurers’ statement of principles expires.
MCC role will not stop Hodson’s plans at Oval
Oval chief executive Phillip Hodson has insisted his coming presidency of the historic Marylebone Cricket Club will not interfere with his running of the broker, which is in the midst of a restructuring process.
Brokers call for trade credit qualification
Brokers are asking for an industry-approved trade credit qualification so they can work with underwriters to help small businesses in the face of a potential double-dip recession.
Market update - High net worth: Time to raise rates in HNW?
Rates in the high net worth market are failing to reflect the risks posed, despite high claims costs. Chinwe Akomah reports on a sector that is starting to come under pressure to deliver results.
Legal update - Quinn: Keeping it confidential
The decision in Quinn v Law Society raised a series of questions around the issue of client confidentiality. Felix Zimmermann looks at whether answers have been forthcoming in the year since the judgment.
Disaster recovery - SME: Dealing with disaster
SMEs would flounder in the face of a disaster, with a large proportion going out of business completely. Edward Murray asks why, therefore, it remains so hard to get them to engage with disaster recovery planning.
Post Magazine – 25 August 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
CBG shareholders approve sale
At a CBG general meeting shareholders approved the recommended cash offer by Giles Insurance Brokers.