Commercial
Law firm highlights broker procurement trend
British businesses are saving millions of pounds by turning to a new breed of expert to regain control of their insurance arrangements, according to law firm O’Connors.
Brit makes global markets appointment
Brit has appointed Jonathan Nunes-Carvalho as divisional underwriting director, property and space, in its global markets division.
CII confirms new head of general insurance
Peter Knowles has been promoted within the Chartered Insurance Institute to head of general insuranc...
Repair dialogue will only help matters
The recent roundtable discussion looking at the issue of cash settlement, the benefits of this metho...
XL confirms Newcastle office opening
XL has opened its first UK-based office outside London, as predicted in Post (24 January 2008, p8). ...
Appointment at Allianz
Gary Lucas has joined Allianz Personal as channel development manager for e-business. Mr Lucas will ...
TBN heralds 23 new broker members
The Broker Network has revealed that 23 brokers have now completed their application procedures and ...
Post Online top five
The top five most popular stories on postonline.co.uk over the last week were: 1. JLT and Brit team...
Towergate wins gong
Towergate Partnership has won the award for best management team of the year by The Sunday Times Fas...
JLT and Brit in online micro-commercial push
JLT and Brit have upped their bids to become larger players in the micro-commercial business with th...
Cooper deal final stage
Cooper Gay is on track to acquire Heath Lambert's general wholesale businesses by the end of this mo...
Even greater expectations
As an industry we talk about how important the customer is to us. Yet, as an industry, we are often ...
Tescocompare.com tops Defaqto table
Tescocompare.com has topped Defaqto’s table for best car insurance comparison site for the second time running.
Brands line up for Post affinity seminar
A host of brands have signed up for Post's Affinity Partnerships seminar on 18 June as interest in the sector escalates. Brands signed up to attend so far include Debenhams, Greenbee, Tesco, Virgin Money, the National Pharmaceutical Association,…
Moneysupermarket insurance boss quits
The director of insurance at Moneysupermarket.com has quit the aggregator.
Abbey reports 9% increase in profits
Abbey Protection has reported a 9% growth in pre-tax profits to £7.3m on revenue up 11% to £27.3m.
JLT and Brit team up to offer online service to micro SMEs
Jardine Lloyd Thomson and Brit have teamed up to launch a online offering launched at the micro small to medium sized enterprise sector.
Total Flood Solutions enables Biba members to prevent properties flooding
Total Flood Solutions has extended its guarantee that properties defended by their products won’t flood to British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) members.
Ukraine bans Russian reinsurance – reports
Russsian language website Kommersant has reported that the Ukrainian regulator, Gosfinuslug banned the reinsurance of risks in companies from non-WTO countries as Ukraine acceded to the WTO last Friday 16th May.
Van Loon to lead Liberty European market division
Gerard van Loon has been appointed managing director, continental European operations, at Liberty International Underwriters.
XL opens Newcastle office
XL has opened its first office outside London in the UK.
Brit Global Markets makes key appointments
Brit has appointed Jennifer Martin as divisional underwriting director of its international legal and professional risks division and Janet Henderson as divisional underwriting director of its North American liability division.
Capita upgrades reinsurance technology system
Capita Insurance Services has implemented the latest version of Total Objects reinsurance management system Global XL Pro.
Towergate profit tops £150m for 2007
Towergate has announced its earnings before interest tax and depreciation across all its companies including Open GI, Paymentshield and the Towergate Partnership (which includes The Broker Network) were £166m last year.