Commercial
Towergate appoints new CEO
Towergate Financial has appointed Ian Darby as chief executive officer from 31 October 2008.
Brit appoints liability underwriter
Darren Mallett has been appointed liability underwriter at Brit UK where he will report to London region underwriting manager Bernard Milford-Cottam.
Bollington corners 30% of UK fostering agency market
UK commercial broker Bollington has rapidly secured a 30% market share of the UK fostering agency market.
Post Office unveils winner of travel insurance tender
The Post Office has signed a further five year contract with broker Aon to continue managing its travel insurance scheme.
Report claims aggregators will drive up insurance prices
Internet comparison sites hitting profit margins and forcing insurers to rethink their strategies, according to research out today.
Towergate appoints new board member
Towergate Partnership has appointed Darryl Clark to the main board of Towergate as company secretary and group risk management director.
Property and liability premiums still tumbling say risk managers
The latest RIMS Benchmark Survey of policy renewal prices shows that premiums continue to fall. According to north American corporate risk managers there was an 8.5% fall in average property premium in the third quarter. General liability fell 9.6% - the…
Lockton unveils new northern office
Lockton has moved to a new office at 19 Spring Gardens in Manchester.
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 ...