Commercial
Saga pulls plug on aggregator site as advertising spend rockets
Saga-owned price comparison website Confident Cover has closed, marking the aggregator advertising w...
Penny Black's insurance week
It appears that bankers and the City-types are not the only ones to worry about redundancies. Clea...
Admiral plans US expansion with new brand
Admiral Group's finance director has outlined its American ambitions and European growth plans. The...
NU downplays risk of broker overdependence
Norwich Union has confirmed its Broker Independence Group launch is part of its strategy to support ...
Discouraging the growing impulse to sue
A few weeks ago a plane ditched into the Hudson River in New York. The story that emerged created a ...
Axa axes area branch managers in regional shake-up
Axa Insurance is consolidating its 11 area branch manager roles into four regional posts as part of ...
JLT organic growth up
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has said it does not need to sign any major deals to increase growth. The bro...
Self preservation
In series: Fleet Motor
Steep grades
In series: Fleet Motor
JW Group boss quits Towergate for start up
Ken Davie, former managing director of Towergate's first significant broking acquisition in Scotland...
Exchange of fates
As the pound goes down, brokers making US dollars are seeing an unexpected benefit in the recession....
Appointment at Aon
Aon has appointed Carl Wooding as UK marine client manager. Working closely with the UK cargo team...
Allianz boss hints at SME initiative
Allianz Commercial is targeting growth in Scotland in small-ticket regional business, following the ...
Tapping into the electronic revolution
Roundtable: E-business
Appointment at JLT
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has recruited Ian Thompson to join its new transport, engineering and water...
Heath Lambert's Midland growth plans
Heath Lambert has pledged to grow its Brierley Hill branch following the opening of a branch in near...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Mail The boss of an accident claims company was jailed for 18 months after engineering ...
AM Best stable on US commercial lines
Ratings agency AM Best has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and continues to view the outlook as stable despite the ongoing soft period in the cycle, a contracting economy and the existence of a financial market crisis.
JLT sees rise in demand for football agent product
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has seen a rising demand for its professional indemnity insurance for licensed football agents in the UK.
Pick of the week
Post reporter Louise Meeson looks at the major stories in this week's Post: Saga-owned aggregator Con...
Former Network Rail insurance boss joins broker
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has appointed Ian Thompson to its new transport, engineering and water utilities industry practice group.
Howden looks to ramp up affinity with Marsh hires
Howden has boosted its affinity business with the hires of Pierre Galeon and Peter Braganza.
NU Risk Services founder given Aon director role
Aon Global Risk Consulting has appointed Graham Heath as director of Risk Control – UK. In this role, Mr Heath will help UK corporate clients to improve their business performance through effective management of their risks.
Capita snaps up LV broking arm Hero for £15m
The Capita Group has acquired Hero Insurance Services from insurance and investment group LV for a consideration of approximately £15m on a cash free, debt free basis.