Commercial
Merger approved
The Office of Fair Trading has given the green-light for the merger of software firms Sirius and SSP...
Aggregator prepares for sector dogfight
Moneysupermarket is confident its business model is sustainable and has warned new entrants there ar...
Community spirit
Michael Tripp
Fleeting issues or fundamental challenges?
Motor Report
Looking Back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
The text generation
Technology
Share purchases granted
Brit Insurance has granted its bankers the right to purchase up to £50m worth of shares over the sum...
Appointment at Cassidy Davis
Cassidy Davis Insurance Group has appointed Tony Darwall as business development manager. Mr Darwall...
Appointment at ABC Insurance
ABC Insurance has made three appointments at its regional office in Croydon. David Truckle and Colin...
Beckett shrugs off £1m bill
Bob Beckett has played down the significance of his estimated £1m out of court settlement with Tower...
Arista product launch
Arista has launched a policy to cover tradesmen and professionals, designed for businesses that gene...
A clean sweep
Directors' and officers'
Amlin targets acquisition to grow UK book
Amlin's desire to grow its UK commercial book organically has been scuppered by soft market conditio...
Get your destination right
Outsourcing
Markerstudy unveils new acquisition
Markerstudy has purchased Birmingham based intermediary Group Optima (which includes Cabs 2000 and Cassidy Insurance Services). It following its deal for Brimingham-based Insurance Factory, and is its sixth successive acquisition to date.
Marsh signals SME intent with RSA hire
Marsh today announced that it had appointed Chris Wallace as head of its commercial client practice in the UK, aimed at growing its share of the UK's SME market.
Add-on to Policyfast's fleet insurance product
Following the launch of its fleet insurance product, Policyfast, the web-based wholesaling intermediary has now added the option of RAC breakdown cover to it’s produced quotations.
Navigators and General launches new Commercial Marine Combined insurance product
Navigators and General (N&G), providers of commercial marine insurance, has launched a commercial marine combined insurance product, which will offer a tailored 'one-stop solution' for the specialist £2.8 billion UK marine trade industry.
Towergate settlement could cost Beckett £1m
Towergate Partnership has said today it has accepted a substantial settlement from Bob Beckett and his co-defendants to resolve the dispute over the breaching of restrictive covenants by Mr Beckett and former Towergate employees who joined him at…
AMG opens new office
AMG has recently opened a new state-of-the-art regional office just outside Cannock to accommodate its expansion in the midlands.
Angel Underwriting in strategic alliance with Catlin UK
Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) specialist, Angel Underwriting has announced that it will be providing D&O and professional indemnity (PI) liability cover through Catlin Insurance Company (UK).
Arista adds Trades and Professionals to portfolio
Commercial lines underwriting organisation Arista has launched a policy to cover tradesmen and professionals, designed for businesses that generally do not have premises, typically home-based tradesmen or professionals.
Groupama promotes two for regions push
Groupama Insurances has created two new regional business development manager positions to focus on the growing number of relationships with provincial intermediaries operating nationwide.