Commercial
Appointment at Brit
Brit Insurance has appointed Phil Dancaster as motor underwriter. Mr Dancaster joins from Norwich Un...
Geldof offers a tonic for the troops at Biba
Sir Bob Geldof delivered the closing speech at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference...
RSA: brokers to benefit from individual attention
RSA is to roll out its new proposition for brokers following a trial, which will give every broker t...
Giles seeks to up underwriting share
Giles is understood to be drawing up plans to channel as much as 40% of its business through Ink Und...
Penny Black's insurance week
Last weeks' British Insurance Brokers' Association conference saw the great and the good of the insu...
Renew targets £100m GWP
A businessman who sold his company to Towergate in 2005 this week launched a new broker with the aim...
KSF is in for Kaupthing
Kaupthing Singer Friedlander has confirmed it has signed a non-disclosure agreement with 15 parties ...
Breaking borders
Global programmes
Towergate seeks new execs for organic growth
Towergate is preparing to recruit an army of new account executives as it looks to make a fresh push...
Lockton poaches Willis Re's engineering global practice head - sources
Lockton, the privately-owned (re)insurance broker, has poached Willis Re's engineering global practice head Michael Quy, Reinsurance can reveal.
DAS acquires new ATE business
DAS UK Group has announced the acquisition of the after the event legal expenses insurance business of Litigation Protection, trading as Law Assist.
Voyager buys specialist travel broker
Voyager, the travel broker owned by Somerville Underwriting Holdings, has acquired its long-term strategic partner CH Facilities.
Direct Line continues commercial assault
Direct Line has launched a new insurance product for hotel, guesthouse and bed and breakfast owners.
Direct Line launches insurance for hoteliers
Direct Line has launched a new insurance product for hotel, guesthouse and bed & breakfast owners.
Max Capital Q1 net income plunges
Max Capital, the Bermudian (re)insurer, reported net income for the first three months of the year fell to $7.7m from $80m this time last year.
Heath Lambert launches new division
Heath Lambert Group has formed a new specialist division Heath Lambert Commercial Affinity and Select Business.
Heath Lambert appoints strategic development director
Jim Lorimer has been appointed strategic development director for Health Lambert Insurance Services, in addition to his existing position as chief information officer for the group as a whole.
Solaglas Windowcare invests in its vehicle fleet
Emergency glazing repair and replacement company Solaglas Windowcare has announced it intends to replace its entire vehicle fleet, as part of an ongoing expansion programme.
Endurance sees reinsurance premiums down a third in Q1
Bermudian (re)insurer Endurance saw net premiums written of $640m .6m in the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 20% over the same period a year earlier as the agricultural premiums written in the insurance segment by recently acquired agricultural…
DAS launches web-based household law system
DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company has launched a new web-based service that will give policyholders free access to what it claims is a wealth of legal information and document building tools.
Odyssey Re Q1 jumps
Odyssey Re, the US reinsurer, said first quarter net income shot up to $249.0m, compared to $86.6m, for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Travelers tipped for NIG as AIG stalls
Travelers has emerged as one of the frontrunners for NIG, Post understands.
Equity joins Countrywide's strategic partner panel
Equity Red Star has formed a strategic partnership with independent broker network, Countrywide, as it looks to increase its market share.
CDL signs deal with Quotes 2 Me
CDL has signed a deal with insurance portal Quotes 2 Me to supply its aggregation services.