Commercial
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…
CILA paints positive future with new IFS learning scheme
The IFS School of Finance has teamed up with the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters on an initiat...
Allianz initiates phase two of green plan
Allianz Insurance has launched the next stage of its initiative to encourage staff to reduce the env...
Broker network signs 10
Layton Blackham Business Solutions has signed-up 10 new members including two start-ups. The new rec...
Appointment at CT Partners
Karin Warwick Thompson has joined global search firm CT Partners as a partner within its insurance p...
Indie trio to contest SFO asset seizure
The three former directors of Independent Insurance are set to contest the Serious Fraud Office at a...
RBSI denies brand conflict
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has denied that its latest Direct Line for Business strategy will c...
Appointment at Cigna
Phil Austin has transferred to Cigna Healthcare's European life, accident and health division as bus...
Penny Black's insurance week
Four months after her eventful visit to Newcastle, Penny found herself heading North once again, thi...
New IIB CEO Bradshaw outlines objectives
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has appointed Barbara Bradshaw as its new chief executive with im...
ABC boss in 'commission junkie' market broker slam warning
Commercial insurance customers and smaller intermediaries are losing out to "commission junkie" brok...