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Keelan Westall offers to beat quotes
Wholesale property insurance broker Keelan Westall has launched a ‘guarantee to beat’ initiative promising to beat premiums by 10% for commercial property risks over £500 until the end of the year.
JLT issue solicitors' PI renewal date reminder
Broker bosses from JLT have issued a reminder for legal firms to get the best quote from insurers before the 1 October renewal date for solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance.
Wilson Organisation takes on Boots man
Nottingham insurance broker The Wilson Organisation has named former Boots The Chemist director Gary Cormack as non-executive deputy chairman to work alongside MD Charlotte Perkins and CEO Annabel Prow.
Policy covers schoolkids' iPads
CityMain's education insurance division Burnett & Associates has launched a policy to cover iPads and other tablet computers in schools and colleges, covering use in the classroom, at home or digs and when travelling between the two.
PowerPlace launches D&O workshops
Commercial insurance portal PowerPlace is to run free educational workshops for brokers in directors’ and officers’ insurance.
Comment- mutuals: Public preference
Mutuals can be overlooked or underused by public bodies, but Allan Guest argues that they are the most cost-effective and appropriate choice for public sector risks.
Ex-Churchill MD joins aggregator start-up
Former Churchill managing director Mike Quinton has taken an “opportunity of a lifetime” to become Debra Williams’ first senior appointment at a new price comparison site, joining as commercial director.
Essex broker rebuffed by Qmetric over Primo name
An Essex-based insurance broker has lodged a formal complaint against Qmetric for using the ‘Primo’ trading title, which it claims was its brand name first.
Penny Black’s insurance week
After the guest host at this year’s British Insurance Awards Jonathan Ross said Capita Group’s Tony Tarquini had a name for show business, Penny was keen to meet the man herself.
People moves - 1 September 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 1 September 2011 edition of Post.
View from the top: An endangered species?
UK-domiciled Lloyd’s brokers are under significant pressure. It’s always been a tough market, but the increased use of broker requests for proposals and unsolved inefficiencies are squeezing the London community further.
Takaful insurance: A future full of potential
Despite the failure of the first domestic Shariah compliant insurer, the Takaful market is predicted to have a great future. Sam Barrett looks at its potential for growth.
Broking - travel: Tailored travel
Brokers are struggling to keep pace in the travel insurance market, as aggregators take an ever-increasing share of the sector. Callum Brodie investigates the future of intermediaries in this highly competitive arena.
Marsh buys Alexander Forbes broker business
Marsh of Marsh & McLennan companies has acquired the brokerage business of Alexander Forbes.
Post Magazine - 1 September 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Essex broker rebuffed by Qmetric over Primo name - Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories which include an Essex based insurance broker lodging a formal complaint against Qmetric for using the Primo trading title which it claims was its brand name first.
All conditions satisfied for Giles' CBG bid
All conditions for the £5.1m offer from Giles for fellow broker CBG have now been satisfied.
Howden opens for business in Bermuda
Howden Broking Group, part of international insurance and reinsurance distribution group Hyperion, has opened a new wholesale and retail operation in Bermuda’s capital, Hamilton.
Audience with Zurich: Techmedia sector in the spotlight
Zurich Insurance today launched independent research which found that more than half of Britain’s mid-size technology companies feel at risk from losing skilled employees, with the figure rising to 70% amongst companies with a £25-£100m annual turnover.
Insurance Insight weekly update live
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is live with an article on harmonising European compensation systems; and an article on the opportunities for brokers in the international PMI market.
International PMI: the brokers opportunity.
Many brokers fear branching out into unknown lines but Tim Mutton argues there is an excellent untapped opportunity for many European brokers in the international PMI market.
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.