Commercial
Broker Network welcomes two new members
Welcoming two new members The Broker Network has announced that upwards of 20 brokers are currently completing application procedures with a view to becoming associate members of TBN, following the launch of the proposition in April 2008.
Biba: Arista opens door wider to online trading for independent brokers
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has announced on the first day of the British Insurance Brokers' Association 2008 conference that its doors are now open for the first time to a wider range of independent UK brokers looking to trade online.
Brit Insurance in £150m revolving credit facility deal with RBS
Brit Insurance Holdings PLC, the major UK-domiciled general insurance and reinsurance group, has agreed a five-year syndicated £150million Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) led by The Royal Bank of Scotland ("RBS") to help grow its business operations.
Brit Insurance to sponsor Sky Sports test cricket
Brit Insurance will be the broadcast sponsor of Sky Sports’ test match cricket coverage for the next two summers, including 2009’s hotly anticipated Ashes series.
Pick of the Week
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Looking back
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Brokers get personal
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Telematics nets stolen cars
ALD Automotive's in-car telematics system has helped police recover £500,000 worth of stolen cars. M...
Towergate acquires again, but calls off Sterling talks
Towergate has agreed its first deal since calling off talks with private equity house Candover in Ap...
Kerry London opts for hires over expensive acquisitions
Kerry London has revealed it is in the market for new teams, after describing its acquisition target...
Appointment at Brit
Brit Insurance has appointed Chris Williams to its bloodstock team. Mr Williams has more than 25 yea...
The hard sell
M&A: Broker activity
Cooper Gay cools talk over floatation
Cooper Gay says speculation in the national press over whether the company will float on the London ...
Strike reveals under-insurance
Neither the Grangemouth oil refinery nor affected third parties will be insured against stoppage cau...
What the papers said this week
Eversham Journal A family forced to live in a caravan since their home was flooded last July are ...
Airmic embarks on ranking survey
By June 2009, UK corporate insurance buyers will know if they are paying too much for their cover an...
Facing the future
Picking up on this year's British Insurance Brokers' Association conference theme 'influencing tomor...
Bonnie by the Clyde
Glasgow
Cullum's capital adventure
Peter Cullum
Shelter in the storm
Martin Hudson
End of high street blues?
The death of the high street broker has been trumpeted on many occasions. Most recently, aggregator...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz Insurance's claims division has appointed Janet Brady to operations manager. Ms Brady has cu...
Contingency - Let's call the whole thing off
Marcus Alcock finds the contingency market no exception to the overall soft market rule but in good spirit nonetheless
$50bn loss needed claims Aon Re
A property and catastrophe loss of as much as $50bn may need to change the direction of reinsurance ...