Commercial
Indie Trial sketch: Michael Bright
A stony-faced Michael Bright learnt today that he would spend the next three and a half years of his life behind bars. The former Independent Insurance chairman and managing director was sentenced to seven years for fraudulent trading, the judge telling…
Willis proposes sex discrimination settlement with $8.5m fund
Willis has announced that the federal court in New York has given preliminary approval to the settlement of a class action suit filed against the company in 2001 that raised issues of gender discrimination in compensation and promotion during the period…
Morton moves to Aon from JLT claims role
Aon Global has appointed Alan Morton as director responsible for claims advocacy.
Henderson reports brokerage up 23%
Henderson has revealed its 12 month financial results with brokerage up 23% on the previous year.
Norwich Union adds child CI cover
Norwich Union (NU) has revealed that it is to extend children’s critical illness cover to all CI policies.
Iprism and Go-Compare launch commercial aggregator
Online SME insurance comparative quote facility Iprism has launched a white label service and announced its first client is insurance comparison website, Gocompare.com. Both parties claim the partnership marks the first time that a commercial insurance…
Direct Line adds to commercial portfolio
Direct Line has added two new products to its recently-launched commercial insurance portfolio.
Direct Line expands commercial offering
Direct Line has added two new products to its commercial insurance portfolio which it has recently launched.
Brit Insurance recruits team to lead its UK sales force
Brit Insurance today announced it had recruited a new team to head up its sales division.
Recruitment group meets
The London Market Sector Advisory Group, the first of eight new sector-specific groups designed to i...
Liverpool - Cultural revolution
The city of Liverpool is currently celebrating its 800th anniversary and next year will be crowned European Capital of Culture. Ralph Savage visits Merseyside to see what impact these changes are having on its insurance market
Profits success heralds broker's London push
Specialist broker Choicequote is planning to expand into London after recording a 50% rise in profit...
NU: fraud battle is far from over
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Possible Broker Network bid sparks heated debate
Members of The Broker Network have this week responded to news that their group is subject to biddin...
Appointment at Howden
Greg Ferguson has been appointed to lead a new general liability team at Howden. Mr Ferguson has mor...
Appointment at Lockton
Lockton International has appointed David Hamer, Marta Dalton and Sharon Ridgewell to its affinity d...
Appointment at Allianz
Allianz's personal lines division has appointed Jim Eakins as key account manager. His main responsi...
Biba's web aggregator warnings dismissed
Uswitch has dismissed the British Insurance Brokers' Association's claim that aggregators are a "dan...
Penny black's insurance week
Penny was caught between a Rok and a hard place last Friday as she attended the annual Chartered Ins...
Henderson in UK office boom
Independent broker Henderson is looking to expand its nationwide operation by opening a host of new ...
Ace Bermuda Lloyd's box
Ace Bermuda International has opened a new box at Lloyd's to support its international expansion and...
Appointment at Arista
Arista has appointed Andy Saxon to regional underwriting manager. Mr Saxon will be based mainly in t...
Appointment at Catlin
Catlin US has recruited William P Casey as managing director and senior vice president of Catlin Sco...
Pricing module released
Software company CDL has launched a module designed to improve brokers' relationships with aggregato...