Commercial
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
GAB regulation warning
GAB Robins has briefed its clients on the dangers of ignoring the new Construction Design and Manage...
BDML founder Dunn launches DataCover Insurance
BDML founder Sandy Dunn is backing the launch of DataCover Insurance, a data recovery offering developed by the DRI Group. Mr Dunn is a director and lead shareholder of DRI Group, which was founded in the UK in 2006.
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert recruits insurance specialist
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert LLP has recruited James Parker, currently at Lovells, as a partner.
Arista moves into taxi sector schemes market with Kent broker
The commercial lines underwriting organisation Arista has launched its first scheme with the development of a tailored taxi product through Robert Nott Insurance Brokers. This move follows the company’s recent launch and the appointment of Simon…
Meteo Group launches online archive of UK historical weather data
An online archive of UK historical weather data is being launched this week by Meteo Group. The site www.meteoarchive.com provides a database of historical weather information going back ten years which can be accessed by the public and industry in order…
Ace first to offer online environmental cover
Ace European Group (Ace) has today announced that its Commercial Premises Pollution Liability (PPL) product is available online via its fully automated e-commerce platform, Ace Online.