Commercial
Catch SME if you can
Environmental liability
Insurecom warns of 2012 broker extinction
E-business strategy
CCV buys Protectagroup stake
Cullum Capital Ventures has acquired 93% of Welsh broker Protectagroup - the group's 27th acquisitio...
Terminal five off-course
A flood of claims have yet to come through to Preferential Direct, the travel insurance provider of ...
Trouble at the top
Directors' and officers'
Ace targets 40% renewals online by 2008
E-business strategy
Aggregators face backlash over shallow comparisons
E-business strategy
Hyperion group secures private equity warchest
Private equity house 3I this week became the largest investor in Hyperion after giving the underwrit...
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...
Why models vary so wildly
Catastrophe Modeling
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 ...
If you can't beat them... arbitrate!
Inside view
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.