Commercial
Appointment at Crawford and Company
Crawford and Company UK has appointed Graeme Fitzpatrick as head of general insurance. He is current...
SSP boss mulls cuts after £43.3m deal
Sirius' finance director Richard Bowser will leave the insurance software company when its acquisiti...
It's not what you say
The general insurance industry is burdened with a negative reputation that its current customer perf...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Tony Bloomer has been appointed as manager of Ecclesiastical Insurance's Birmingham regional underwr...
A private affair
Mergers and acquisitions
Highway trading update points to rates softening again
Highway Insurance has warned that any upward movement in motor rates could be scuppered by its competitors writing for volume and the activities of aggregators helping to ensure that "the cheapest price prevails"
SSP unveils £43.4m swoop for Sirius
Broking technology providers SSP has announced plans to acquire Sirius in a deal worth £43.3m.
Aggregator business pushes CDL growth
Independent software house CDL has reported consolidated turnover of £14.6m for the year ending 30th September 2006, up 15% from £12.7m in 2005. In the same period, its profit before tax grew 12.4% to £2.9m.
Brit sells control of Ri3K for £8.3m
Brit the international (re)insurer, has ended months of speculation by announcing that it has sold a 56 per cent stake in risk placement technology provider RI3K to a consortium of investors comprising, investment fund Eton Park LLP, investment banking…
Evolution and Allianz Insurance to provide fleet cover
Evolution Underwriting and Allianz Insurance have joined forces to provide motor fleet insurance to selected brokers. Launched this month, the product is aimed at Evolution's existing small to medium-sized enterprise client base.
Calls for smoking ban aid
Employers are being encouraged to allow staff members to attend smoking cessation services during wo...
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, Post Magazine runs through this week’s major general insurance news i...
Pryce takes up MD duties
Moorhouse Group has promoted Sian Pryce as its lead director, a role that sees her take on full mana...
Brit sells RI3K stake
Brit Insurance sis expected to announce this week it has sold off most of its majority stake in elec...
Broker deluge at Policyfast
Policyfast, the recently launched wholesale broking operation, has appointed 200 brokers to its pane...
Brokers 2 Brokers looks to take on the big guns
A heavily IT driven start-up intermediary has secured more than £500,000 in investment in a bid to o...
Willis primed for SME drive with RSA boss
International broker Willis has signalled its intent to grow in the UK regional SME and mid corporat...
Appointment at Iprism
Iprism Insurance Underwriting Agency, the soon to be launched online small to medium-sized enterpris...
Arista to offer taxi product
Arista has developed a tailored taxi product through Robert Nott Insurance Brokers. The move follows...
MMA in Acturis roll out
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has launched its first product collaboration with the Acturi...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
LV hopes to gain £100m GWP after trumping RBSI
LV has sealed a contract with Help the Aged, previously held by Royal Bank of Scotland insurance. M...
THB hires ex-PWS boss
Thompson Heath and Bond has appointed Peter English to the new role of development director. Mr Engl...
An air of confidence
Disaster recovery: Innovation