Commercial
Cooper Gay names new FSJ chief
Broker Cooper Gay has appointed Chris Butcher as managing director of FSJ Broking, its UK wholesale broking business.
Willis third quarter results show premium rate decline
Broker Willis Group has reported revenues for the third quarter of $579m compared with $574m for the same period last year - although this 1% growth was largely accounted for by currency fluctuations. The company said organic growth in commissions and…
Brit COO to step down
Brit Insurance Holdings has announced that Kathy Lisson, COO, will step down from the Board at next year's AGM on 12 May 2009.
Brokers back online system
Allianz and Norwich Union have signed almost 600 brokers to an automated accounting system over the ...
Voyager hits on green travel
A broker is aiming to tap into customers' growing desire for cost-sensitive policies that benefit th...
Adrian Brown - Hitting the road running
Having operated in the direct and personal lines space for most of his RSA career, Adrian Brown may have been considered lucky to get the UK CEO role. However, he could prove a more than capable successor to Bridget McIntyre given his desire to…
Repair network launches
New Nottinghamshire-based building repair network Isis Claims Solutions has launched. Headed by mana...
Bradshaw plays down merger idea
The chief executive of the Institute of Insurance Brokers has played down the possibility a merger w...
MMA celebrates 50th
Broker-only general insurer MMA Insurance has celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. Established...
Appointment at Allianz
Neil Leonard has joined Allianz Legal Protection for his first placement as part of the sales, marke...
At the tipping point
Profitability in the UK motor market has been in steady decline since underwriting returns peaked, w...
Distribution strategies
Leading industry experts and decision-makers will be debating the future of general insurance distri...
Aggregator tips SME as 'next big thing'
Aggregator Compare the Market has branched into the small to medium-sized enterprise market after id...
Social networking
Ant Gould, Post group editor in chief, talks to Doug Coombs, information strategist and enterprise c...
Law firm partners with BGL
York-based law firm Minster Law has secured a deal with the BGL Group as the principle supplier of f...
Appointment at Teceris
Teceris has made Julian Carter operational head of its construction and engineering team. He joined ...
Penny black's insurance week
Penny was treated to a posh evening on the top deck of the National Theatre last week. Against the b...
TT Club highlights damage
Analysis of the TT Club's claims over a number of years has highlighted that wind damage to quayside...
Brit GWP rises 10.5%
Brit Insurance reported gross written premiums for the first nine months of the year to end-Septembe...
Insurer moves to quell downgrading fears
Bermudian insurance group Argo has become the latest company to take advantage of the growing uncert...
Confused signs ethical deal
Confused has today added new entrant Protect Your Bubble to its home insurance panel.
Travelers Q3 net income hammered by catastrophe losses
Travelers, the US (re)insurance giant, said that third quarter net income tumbled to $214m from $1.198bn the year before after the company was hit by $682m worth of after-tax catastrophe losses.
AIM firm makes first acquisition since 2007 listing
Abbey Protection, the specialist supplier of legal and professional fees insurance products and services to UK small-to-medium sized enterprises, has acquired, Accountax Consulting, Accountax UK and Accountax Law for an initial consideration of £4.4m.
Studio debate
Ant Gould, group editor in chief, Post Magazine, talks to Doug Coombs, information strategist & enter...