Commercial
Higos employee wins Bristol achiever award
Higos Insurance Services employee Caroline Webster has won the Insurance Institute of Bristol achiever award for 2010.
E-Business 2010 - Conference News: Industry is dragging feet on commercial
SSP director Richard Crocker has accused the insurance industry of dragging its feet on the development of a sophisticated online channel for commercial lines.
E-Business 2010 - Conference News: Brokers "hold the aces" for SME online purchase
Brokers are well placed to take advantage of e-trading to win a greater share of business in the small to medium-sized enterprise sector, Brit distribution director Simon Cooter has claimed.
E-Business 2010: Opportunities abound
Talk about e-business in the insurance sector and most people think of personal lines sales and quotations, and perhaps a bit of supplier management. Talk about potential growth and the onus is very much on commercial lines, and the role of the broker.
Election 2010 - Industry Q&A: Question time
In the final part of the countdown to the general election, Post took questions from the leading lights of the insurance industry and put them to the three main political parties.
MYI strengthens UK board with new hire
Niche commercial loss adjuster MYI has expanded its UK executive board with the appointment of Andrew Homewood as an executive director.
Arc teams up with Giles
Arc Legal Assistance has agreed a deal with Giles to provide legal expenses and advisory products to the broker's customer base.
Chubb bolsters broker ties with two hires
Chubb Insurance has created two new London-based roles in order to strengthen ties with its broker partners.
AJG boss hails underwriting potential after First City buy
OIM Underwriting will distribute its products through SME specialist Circadian as part of Arthur J Gallagher's acquisition of London broker First City.
Earle joins GAB to strengthen casualty
GAB Robins has strengthened its burgeoning casualty department with the appointment of former Teceris technical director Richard Earle as a senior casualty adjuster.
MIB chief: warning over extra ELTO costs
Motor Insurers' Bureau chief executive Ashton West has warned insurers that they face "significant" extra costs as a result of an agreement with the Association of British Insurers to jointly build an Employers' Liability Tracing Office.
Capita poised to grow personal lines with broker bid
Capita Insurance Services is poised to add to its growing stock of personal lines business, with Cambridgeshire-based broker Sureterm Direct a target for the firm, Post has learnt.
Market awaits Quinn fallout
Brokers, trade bodies and insureds in the UK and Ireland were seeking further clarification as to the true financial situation at Quinn's insurance businesses as Post went to press, amid mounting speculation that intermediaries are already seeking to…
Towergate Underwriting strikes liability deal with QBE and Novae
Towergate Underwriting Liability and Construction has launched a new special risks liability facility backed by insurers QBE and Novae.
Groupama claims SME first with launch
Groupama Insurances is offering tradesman cover for part-time workers at a reduced per capita rating through its Optima Trade Plus policy.
Swiss Re appoints new UK boss
Russell Higginbotham has been appointed as head of client markets for Swiss Re in the UK & Ireland.
Swiss Re appoints new UK boss
Russell Higginbotham has been appointed as head of client markets for Swiss Re in the UK & Ireland.
Chaucer outlines windstorm and earthquake estimates
Chaucer today it had completed its estimate of losses from the Chilean earthquake and European Windstorm Xynthia.
Chaucer outlines windstorm and earthquake estimates
Chaucer today it had completed its estimate of losses from the Chilean earthquake and European Windstorm Xynthia.
NIG to launch property owners product
NIG is poised to launch a new mid-market property owners offering after raiding RSA for account manager Stewart Anderson.
Law Commisioner hails insurance act approval
Injured people should have improved access to insurance payments as a result of a new law which received Royal Assent yesterday.
Chubb appoints two new managers to its London operation
Chubb Insurance has appointed two new managers to its London office. Andy Francis has been named as head of the commercial insurance division and Ralf Rebetge head of Chubb’s specialty insurance division.
MMA to open three new commercial branches
Broker-only insurer MMA is set to open new offices in Newcastle and Chelmsford in April; and Bristol in May.
Catlin outlines earthquake and windstorm estimates
Lloyd's insurer Catlin today announces initial estimates of the financial impact of the Chilean earthquake and Windstorm Xynthia.