Commercial
Good value at £276m?
If further proof were needed about the escalation of pricing in the insurance market, then Towergate...
Appointment at TL Risk Solutions
Paul Harrison has been appointed as business development consultant for the professions division at ...
Homer reassures market after largest deal to date
Towergate's boss has moved to reassure competitors following the acquisition of Open International, ...
New Evolution launch
Evolution Risk Services, part of the Evolution Underwriting Group, has launched a new bespoke lead g...
Towergate seeks £200m for financial services division launch
Towergate has declared itself to be immune to current market turmoil and is seeking £200m to finance...
Foot and mouth - Cold comfort farm
Business Interruption
Direct Line launches SME insurance
Direct Line announced that it is launching four new commercial insurance policies. The products will be launched over September and October.
Airmic agrees with EU Commission's support for transparency
Airmic has strongly welcomed the EU Commission’s support for full transparency in the disclosure of broker remuneration.
Biba and Unlock call on insurers to rethink ex-offender policy
The British Insurance Brokers Association (Biba) and Unlock, the National Association of Reformed Offenders, have come together to call on the insurance industry to take a more flexible approach to insuring people with convictions in their past.
SSP in line to meet performance targets
SSP held its 2007 Annual General Meeting at noon today. At the meeting David Rasche, Executive Chairman, said that SSP had made an encouraging start to the financial year and trading was in line with management expectations.
Towergate buys Open International for £276m
UK SME broker aggregator Towergate has acquired broker software house Open International Limited for £276m ($550m)from Montagu Private Equity.
Towergate buys Open International for £276m
Towergate has acquired broker software house Open International Limited for £276m from Montagu Private Equity.
Evolution launches lead generation product
Evolution Risk Services, part of the Evolution Underwriting Group, has launched a new bespoke lead generation product for brokers.
Onlyinsurance partners investor portal
Aggregator Onlyinsurance.com has partnered with Interactive Investor to provide a wide range of personal insurance products and applications to the online financial services provider.
Brit announces regional trading floors
Brit Insurance has announced launch of ‘trading floor’ facilities in its regional underwriting offices.
Willis heads up London market process improvement work
As part of its vision to be “the Market of Choice”, the London Market Reform Group is sponsoring a number of process improvement initiatives in a bid to ensure London remains at the forefront of the global insurance industry.
Primary General launches online Tradesman Product
Primary General has launched a Tradesman Policy, which is its first ‘online only’ product.
Implementing an effective workplace diversity policy
Effective communication is paramount when instigating workplace diversity, writes Jo Causon
Allianz introduces new staff training schemes
Allianz Insurance's claims division has announced a number of new staff training initiatives followi...
Pick of the Week
Jonathan Swift, editor of Post Magazine outlines the main news stories in this week’s issue including...
Biba rolls out niche offering
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has partnered with broker FSJ to launch the Biba medical ...
ABI defends 25% scheme success rate
The Association of British Insurers has hit back at calls from Thompsons Solicitors to have the trac...
The lynchpin of a good reputation is paramount
At the start of the year and in this very column, one of the buzzwords for 2007 was 'change'. With b...
Brave new world
Renewable energy