Commercial
ABI and Government warn on SME insurance failings
The Association of British Insurers has today joined forces with the Government to raise the level of contingency planning among the 4.3 million small to medium-sized businesses in the UK.
Allianz to ramp up aggregator profile
Stewart McAlpine has joined Allianz Personal as channel manager - aggregators to help develop this important channel to market.
BGL hails RMIF director swoop
Gary Elliott has been appointed as the new director of sales for Junction, the affinity insurance division of the BGL Group.
XL Capital Assurance files countersuit in Merrill CDS case
Security Capital Assurance (SCA) has announced today that its financial guarantee subsidiary XL Capital Assurance (XLCA) has filed its answer and counterclaims in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Merrill…
Reinsurers facing increasingly volatile 2008 - Willis Re
Reinsurers are going to experience an increasingly volatile 2008, reports global reinsurance broker Willis Re.
US property and casualty prices down 14%
US property and casualty insurance prices were down 14% in February, according to research from Mark...
Argo in £136m Heritage acquisition
Specialist (re)insurer Argo Group International Holdings has agreed a £136m all-cash deal to acquire...
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S&P: sector's outlook is 'touch and go'
Ratings agency Standard and Poors (S&P) has warned that reinsurance pricing for most lines is still ...
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Direct Line in small business product launch
Direct Line is launching two new insurance products aimed at small business owners and people who work from home.
European underwriter begins London operations
Glacier Insurance has commenced underwriting operations in London having received the relevant regulatory approvals, it was announced today.
Brit appoints bloodstock pro
Brit has increased the size of its bloodstock team with the appointment of Chris Williams.
Liberty appoints Newby to casualty unit
Liberty International Underwriters, a division of global insurer Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Sally Newby to its casualty unit.
Direct Line targets home workers
Direct Line has launched an insurance product for people who run a business from home.
CCV acquires Protectagroup
South Wales-based Protectagroup has been acquired by CCV - the group's 27th acquisition in a little over eighteen months. It boasts a gross written premium of over £33m and has a number of areas of specialism.
Survey: Smaller Lloyd's brokers squeezed in softening market
Lloyd’s brokers painted a mixed picture of resignation and resilience in a survey published today by international accountancy and advisory firm Mazars.
NIG joins Keychoice panel
NIG has become the fifth insurer to join the commercial lines panel of Keychoice, a business network run by systems provider SSP.
Close Premium Finance acquires competitor
Close Premium Finance has acquired Amber Select, the premium finance company known as Amber Credit and previously owned by Skipton Building Society, effective from 26 March.
Insure and Go scoops 'fastest growing' gong
Insure and Go has won the top award at a ceremony celebrating the UK's fastest growing businesses, w...
Graduate fast-tracker Tresham is top achiever
The Birmingham Insurance Institute has named health insurer BHSF employee Mike Tresham as winner of ...
London bridges falling down
It's official: all roads no longer lead to London. Not that they ever did. But while it's a decade s...