Commercial
Brit Insurance launches micro SME PI product
Brit Insurance has launched Britbord PI, a comprehensive set of professional indemnity products on its delegated underwriting system, Britbord.
Equity Red Star launches new fleet product
Equity Red Star has launched a new fleet risk management product, designed to reduce claims frequency, save costs and protect motor fleet owners against potential work related negligence claims.
ERS launches fleet risk management product
Equity Red Star has launched a fleet risk management product, designed to reduce claims frequency, save costs and protect motor fleet owners against potential work-related negligence claims.
Heath Lambert reports interim results
Heath Lambert's trading profit for operations is up by more than 8% to £9.2m compared to the same period last year.
RAM Re expresses disappointment at Moody’s downgrade
RAM Holdings has responded today to Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) ratings action.
Primary Broker Services founder Davey returns
SSP has appointed former PBS Holdings chief executive and Primary Broker Services founder, Jonathan Davey, as a director, reporting to SSP chief executive, Laurence Walker.
Allianz appoints new motor manager
Allianz Insurance has appointed Simon Law as its new motor damage supply manager.
Open GI launches online pricing tool
Open GI has launched a new online pricing tool that enables brokers to apply real time rating flexibility on the web.
Allied World Q2 net income off 35%
Allied World, the Bermudian (re)insurer, said that second quarter net income fell to $79.2m from $123.3m a year earlier. Net income in the first half of the year dropped to $210.2m, compared to net income of $237.2 m, for the first six months of 2007.
Argo Group H1 up net income up 30% despite $20m storm losses
First half net income at Bermudian reinsurer Argo Group jumped by 30% despite first half storm losses of $20.6m.
Catlin sees 21% drop in profit before tax
Catlin has reported a 21% drop in profit before tax of $150m on a $2.1bn gross premiums written (up 4%) for the first half of 2008.
PB Week: Where is our summer?
What do we have to do to get some sunshine these days? We spend all autumn, winter and spring waiting for a couple of weeks of unadulterated sunshine and so far in August we have been given humid, rainy, dark, damp days – perhaps one day an insurer will…
AEGON Individual Protection new business up 16%
AEGON Scottish Equitable Individual Protection new business has risen 16% to £26 million in the first half of 2008 compared with 2007.
BLD announces exclusive deals with key accounts
Motorbike claims management company BLD Group has renewed its contracts with two key accounts to become their exclusive provider of credit hire services.
Allianz sees GI profit drop slightly as premium growth stalls
Allianz has reported an operating profit of 2.1bn euros and net income of 1.5bn euros for the second quarter of 2008. For the half-year its operating profit was 4 bn euros and net income 2.7bn euros.
APC launches high end guesthouse product
Commercial insurance underwriting agency Anglo Pacific Consultants has launched a new high limit hotel and guesthouse product to help brokers take advantage of what it sees as the renaissance of the UK based hospitality market.
THB announces new leadership of international property division
THB has appointed two senior market figures, Craig Kingaby and Steve Carr, to lead its international property division.
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Biba bags best sector representation award
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has won the sector representation gong at the Trade Assoc...
Friends Provident announce results
Friends Provident’s protection sales dropped 16% between 2007 and 2008, according to the provider’s latest ‘Interim management report and results’.
IIB-specific Our Network eyes 15-strong panel
The head of Broker Direct's new network has said it ultimately aims to have a 15-strong insurer pane...
Admiral: aggregators face battle for survival in 2009
Admiral has predicted the aggregator battle will come to a head next year after revealing that, whil...
The kill bill
D&O: Corporate Manslaughter
JLT eyes global micro market launch
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has revealed plans to roll out its online micro small to medium-sized e...