Commercial
Commission remuneration days are numbered
The recession will put commission-based broker remuneration under even greater pressure as insurance...
Specialist trumps novice
I would like to respond to the recent letter regarding subsidence, 2009: a claims scorcher or claims...
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...
Ex-Towergate boss plans start-up
The founder and ex-chief executive of Alliance Insurance Management has left the business to set up ...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Sean McGeary to the newly-created role of director of investments and t...
Biba finds fee increases 'devilishly unfair'
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has called the proposed changes to the compensation schem...
MMA offers new cover
MMA Insurance has re-launched its commercial combined SME policy as part of an overhaul of its comme...
Appointment at Arista
Arista has appointed Nigel Johnstone as development underwriter to focus on south Wales. Prior to jo...
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...
Catlin reports £9m loss
Lloyd's insurer Catlin has reported a loss before tax of $13m (£9.1m) for 2008 (2007: $543m profit)....
Brokerbility plays down member's departure
Brokerbility has downplayed the departure of Yorkshire-based risk specialist Proaktive Risk Group fo...
Insurance management through the recession
The UK, together with other economies around the world, is in the worst recession for over a generat...
Past legislation not predictive
As a contributor to the environmental liability directive article last week, I would like to clarify...
Government to look into £2m black hole at failed broker
The government is investigating an alleged £2m black hole in failed intermediary Shakespeare Underwr...
Perils enters market
Zurich-based Perils has been established to aggregate and provide industry-wide European catastrophe...
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...
Fire and brimstone
Commercial Property: Fire risks
Penny Black's insurance week
Having finally completed the management buyout of Hastings earlier this month, Post readers probably...
2009 expected to be another tough year for credit insurers - Moody's
This year is expected to be another tough year for the credit insurance industry, Moody's has said.
Hampden Underwriting buys smaller rival
Hampden Underwriting, the Lloyd's investment vehicle, said that it has bought a corporate member of Lloyd's for £500,000 in cash.
MMA relaunches commercial combined policy
Broker insurer MMA Insurance has relaunched its commercial combined policy for small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) as part of its drive to enhance its commercial lines development.
MMA revamps SME offering
MMA Insurance has relaunched its commercial combined policy for SMEs as part of a plan to improve its commercial lines development.
Beazley to raise £150m after acquisition
Lloyd's insurer Beazley this morning announced a US acquisition and £150m capital raising to support growth as it unveiled a profit before tax of £87.2m (2007: £138.5m).
Friends Provident announces next online seminar
Friends Provident is inviting advisers to register for the next online seminar, which will take place at 10 am on Tuesday 24 February. The title of the latest online seminar is 'Selling Protection effectively - going back to basics.'