Commercial
Bright Grey launches new underwriting service
Bright Grey has introduced a telephone interviewing process to gather medical evidence directly from clients as an alternative to requests for General Practitioner Reports (GPR). The service will be run in partnership with Medicals Direct Group.
Amlin acquires stake in second UK broker
Amlin has acquired a stake in a second UK broker by buying a minority shareholding in TL Dallas Group.
S&P: Negative outlook for US P/C sector
The decision reflects “the ongoing decline in pricing for commercial lines and decreases in investment income”.
Arista appoints senior underwriter
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has appointed Jim Morrison as a senior underwriter to provide technical expertise to its Northern based brokers.
Pick of the week
Reporter Alwynne Gwilt and editor Jonathan Swift look at the major stories from the general insurance...
Allianz to meet PAS 125
From 1 July 2009, Allianz's 173-strong approved repairer network will be required to conform to the ...
Britbord PI to serve SMEs
Brit Insurance has launched Britbord PI, a comprehensive set of professional indemnity products on i...
Charity merger may hit insurers
A looming merger between two of the UK's largest charities for older people could see Fortis, LV, or...
PBS founder comes full circle after SSP calling
Jonathan Davey, founder and former chief executive officer of Primary Broker Services, has moved to ...
Location, location, location
Mapping and Modelling: Geography
NU in talks to transfer 200 HSBC staff
It is understood that 200 HSBC general insurance call centre jobs are to be transferred to Norwich U...
Allianz unveils new Hastings deal after Equity broker win
Allianz is to provide family legal expenses cover to Hastings Direct's home insurance customers. As...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Engineering has promoted Daniel Rowlandson to Midlands technical and operations manager. He ...
Heath Lambert claims "prestigious client list" boost
Heath Lambert's trading profit for operations is up by more than 8% to £9.2m in the first six months...
Primary PI/D&O launch
Primary General has ramped up its offering with two new products. The professional indemnity and dir...
Evolution enters cat derivatives market
Energy broker Evolution Markets has announced it has launched brokerage and structured transaction services for the emerging catastrophe derivatives market.
AIR includes cat bonds in latest model release
AIR Worldwide Corporation has released updates to its catastrophe risk management systems.
Zurich general insurance profit up 22%
Zurich has recorded general insurance gross written premiums and policy fees of US$20.6bn, up 8% or 1% in local currencies, and a combined ratio of 96.2%, an improvement of 0.3 percentage points for the first six months of 2008.
Brokers' call handling rated
More than 80% of brokers do not give callers an option to get through to a claims department out of hours, according to a survey.
Brit Insurance launches PI products on Britbord
Brit Insurance Holdings have announced the launch of Britbord PI, a comprehensive set of professional indemnity (PI) products on its delegated underwriting system, Britbord.
Marsh India names Kedia CEO
Marsh has announced the promotion of Mr Sanjay Kedia to CEO and country manager for Marsh India Insurance Brokers Private Limited.
Primary enter PI and D&O markets
Primary General has ramped up its offering with two new products.
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.