Commercial
Giles expands network
Giles Insurance has opened two new offices in Cardiff and Chester, taking its network across the UK ...
Back in the fast lane
Interview: John O'Roarke
Rock ups Pavilion holding
Rock Holdings continued to build its stake in Pavilion Insurer Network this week. The firm bought 5 ...
Charity insurer launches
New specialist insurance broker, Aqmen, is collaborating in the launch of Case Insurance, a social e...
Securah changes name to GISecure
Securah has announced that from today the new company name will be GISecure.
JLT aims to buy Pavilion in £6.6m deal
The boards of JLT Corporate Risks Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, and Pavilion Insurance Network announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the whole of the issued and to be…
Towergate promotes to boost regional broking arm
Towergate has promoted GHBC senior managers to strengthen its retail broking division
D&G trading update in line with expectations
The board of Domestic & General has issued a trading update for the year to 31 March 2007.
Bupa launches online system for intermediaries
Bupa Group Risk has launched a new online system that enables intermediaries to generate a quote and purchase cover within 30 minutes.
Room Solutions calls for London Market's use of P2P
As the G6 initiative begins to yield results, the rest of the London Market must consider their options for adopting Peer to Peer (P2P) processes now if they are not to fall too far behind the pioneers, according to Carl Phillips, head of programme…
Two year extension for Cornhill and Cunningham investigations deal
Allianz Cornhill has signed a further two-year deal with Cunningham Lindsey for the provision of motor and casualty claims investigation services.
New insurance partnership returns profits to the charity sector
New specialist insurance broker, aQmen, is collaborating in the launch of CaSE Insurance, a social enterprise dedicated to providing cost effective, tailored insurance exclusively for charities and social enterprises. CaSE Insurance returns some 40% of…
Adjuster claims top 3 spot with major acquisition
AMG has acquired Carr Greenwood Smith, a specialist commercial property claims adjuster, in a move which marks the company’s second acquisition since its management buy-out in October 2005. In May 2006, AMG acquired Sigma Claims Solutions, a specialist…
Cigarette break culture costing millions of hours
The UK's working population of smokers spend the equivalent of 290,000 working days on cigarette bre...
Ernst and Young heralds new training links
Ernst and Young has joined forces with the Chartered Insurance Institute to share knowledge and deli...
Snowball doubts long-term charm of online aggregators
Norwich Union's interest in aggregators has cooled, after the group's UK boss told Post it has no pl...
Taking on the big guns
SME: Underwriting agencies
Liv Vic drops 154-year-old brand name
Liverpool Victoria unveiled its new brand this week as it began a £10m general insurance TV advertis...
Judge condemns 'greed' of Preston Whiteside duo
The saga of Preston Whiteside, the Doncaster-based broker at the centre of a multi-million pound fra...
Norwich union falls out of love with the aggregators
The news that Norwich Union group executive director Patrick Snowball claims that his company's enth...
NIG SME products go live
NIG has enhanced its e-trading capability by launching its first I-market-integrated SME package pro...
Quinn snubbed as firms list approved liability insurers
Liability insurance specialist Quinn has been snubbed by a UK construction giant in its latest list ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Zurich got first hand experience of its own service providers this month when its Cardiff claims and...
Appointment at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold has appointed Sarah Hills as special counsel in the firm's London...