Commercial
Uswitch.com enters home
Price comparison website Uswitch.com has expanded in to the home insurance market. The aggregator, w...
Broker moves to Milton Keynes to grow
Allianz-owned broker Home and Legacy will move its main offices to Milton Keynes in a bid to help gr...
Brit role for Dodd
Brit Insurance has appointed Andrew Dodd as its head of motor fleet within Brit's new 'London region...
Advent to slash capacity by 10% during 2008
Lloyd's insurer Advent has revealed it will reduce its capacity by 10% this year as it looks to mana...
Candover tipped to make it a trio of deals with Cullum
Private Equity House Candover has been strongly mooted to reunite with Towergate founder and chairma...
Leadbetter: aggregator market to hot up in 2008
Motor claims
Towergate buys TF Bell
Towergate has strengthened its presence in Leicester through the acquisition of general, healthcare ...
Takes two to tango
Commercial property: Partnerships
Henderson is keen to make Manchester splash
Independent broker Henderson has said it hopes to channel over £1m in brokerage through its new Manc...
Appointment at Ignition NBS
Ignition NBS has recruited Derek Findlayson as sales and distribution director. Mr Findlayson has pr...
Northern Irish broker in £1m expansion
Northern Ireland-based insurance broker Hughes and Company is investing £1m in opening three new offices in the province.
Northern Irish broker invests £1m in network expansion
Hughes Insurance has announced plans to expand its local branch network in Northern Ireland by opening three new branches in the next three months.
New MMA prodcts available on Acturis
MMA Insurance has made its home and profile household products are now available to brokers with full cycle Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) functionality via the Acturis platform.
Lloyd's named as one of UK's strongest brands
Lloyd's has been named as one of the strongest business brands in the UK.
Select & Protect launches Affinity Partnership Programme
Select & Protect, the provider of General Insurance products to the financial services marketplace, has launched its Affinity Partnership Programme (www.select-protect.co.uk/affinity) aimed at giving companies control when offering tailor made GI…
Towergate acquires Leicester broker
Towergate has boosted its Leicester presence by acquiring general, healthcare and financial services broker TF Bell Group.
New head of building solutions at Cunningham Lindsey
Christopher Hackett has been appointed to the new position of building solutions manager at Cunningham Lindsey UK.
3XD appoints non-executive chair
3XD has appointed Rick Riding as non-executive chairman with immediate effect.
Towergate to sell minority stake to private equity firm, according to reports
Towergate founder Peter Cullum is in talks to sell a 25% stake in his business to a private-equity group in a deal that will value his company at more than £3bn, according to reports.
Scottish Re to sell international life, wealth management businesses
Scottish Re said that it is looking to sell its international business and wealth management divisions.
Norwich Union launches tailormade solution for property owners
Norwich Union (NU) has launched a specially designed prestige package aimed at large property owners, to help brokers offer a fully tailored solution for their customers.
Brit appoints Dodd as head of motor fleet within new 'London Region'
Brit Insurance has appointed Andrew Dodd as its head of motor fleet within Brit’s new ‘London region’.
Arista continues Southern expansion
Arista Insurance has appointed Stuart Bulbrooke as southern regional manager and Nia James as a senior commercial underwriter at the company’s Southampton branch.
Ecclesiastical buys broker
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has agreed to buy the insurance brokerage businesses of South Essex Insurance Brokers Limited and Equestrian Underwriting Agencies Limited. The Essex-based broker generates nearly £28m gross written premium through…