Commercial
Our Network adds new panel members and products
OurNetwork has added legal expenses, premium finance and commercial retailers' combined to the range of products available to its members.
Towergate appoints care home MD
Towergate Partnership has appointed Sue Lee as managing director of New Malden-based care home insurance broker Towergate Patrick.
Renaissance Re replaces new chief risk officer
RenaissanceRe, the Bermudian (re)insurer, said it has promoted senior vice president Ian Branagan to the position of chief risk officer, effective immediately. In his new role, Mr. Branagan will also join the company's Executive Management Committee.
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Sean McGeary to the newly-created role of director of investments and...
Brokerbility plays down member's departure
Brokerbility has downplayed the departure of Yorkshire-based risk specialist Proaktive Risk Group fo...
Government to look into £2m black hole at failed broker
The government is investigating an alleged £2m black hole in failed intermediary Shakespeare Underwr...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance
Fortis Insurance Solutions has recruited Anthony Lewis to the newly created position of director o...
Appointment at Arista
Arista has appointed Nigel Johnstone Rosie Sadler also joins as underwriter from Hiscox, where she...
MMA offers new cover
MMA Insurance has re-launched its commercial combined SME policy as part of an overhaul of its comme...
SSP secures biggest contract win with legacy deal
SSP has secured its largest ever contract with a South African bank that will see the technology pro...
Specialist trumps novice
I would like to respond to the recent letter regarding subsidence, 2009: a claims scorcher or claims...
Commission remuneration days are numbered
The recession will put commission-based broker remuneration under even greater pressure as insurance...
Fairer scheme for not-at-fault drivers
Enterprise Rent-A-Car asserts that its new not-at-fault direct hire model for insurers could cut cla...
Marsh recruits to plug under-serviced SME gap
Marsh is reaching out to disenfranchised regional brokers in its drive to recruit a network of clien...
Perils enters market
Zurich-based Perils has been established to aggregate and provide industry-wide European catastrophe...
Appointment at Hyperion Insurance
Hyperion Insurance Group has appointed John van Kuffeler as non-executive chairman. He brings 40 y...
Insurance management through the recession
The UK, together with other economies around the world, is in the worst recession for over a generat...
Ex-Towergate boss plans start-up
The founder and ex-chief executive of Alliance Insurance Management has left the business to set up ...
Past legislation not predictive
As a contributor to the environmental liability directive article last week, I would like to clarify...
Biba finds fee increases 'devilishly unfair'
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has called the proposed changes to the compensation schem...
A family affair
Interview: Michael & Julian Edwards
Aggregators await decision
Aggregators must decide "which side of the grey line they are on" if they are to avoid paying VAT fo...
SME roll out begins with motor launch
NIG has set its sights on growing its share of the medium-sized motor trade market following the lau...
Catlin reports £9m loss
Lloyd's insurer Catlin has reported a loss before tax of $13m (£9.1m) for 2008 (2007: $543m profit)....