Commercial
Highway’s Commercial Vehicle product gets a revamp
Following consultations with its brokers, motor insurer Highway has upgraded the cover under its commercial vehicle policy.
MMA boosts small contractors liability offering
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance (MMA) has launched a series of enhancements to Master Tradesman Plus product.
Cobra appoints three brokers
Cobra London Markets has appointed three specialist brokers to strengthen is UK Commercial (Property and Liability) and Motor Fleet teams.
Preston Whiteside directors jailed
Two insurance brokers were sentenced today after defrauding hundreds of small businesses, predominantly in Northern Ireland, out of insurance premiums and after having created a multi-million pound uninsured risk vacuum. Paul Newton and Mathew Walker,…
Morgans group expands its overseas property sector
Morgans General Insurance Services, part of the Morgans Group, has entered into a joint venture agreement with financial services provider Baydonhill, to take over its overseas property insurance arm.
NIG launches imarket SME package products
Broker-only insurer NIG is enhancing its commercial e-trading capability by launching its first imarket integrated SME package products on the Acturis1 broker platform.
Ernst & Young partners with the CII
In a new collaboration announced today, Ernst & Young and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) will be working together to share knowledge, deliver training and develop joint thought leadership for members of the CII Faculty of Underwriting.
Post launches climate change campaign
Post has this week launched a campaign to encourage the insurance industry - from insurance companies through to brokers and suppliers - to fight climate change and embrace the drive to make their businesses, their staff and their customers, carbon…
Smart repair take up hit by insurer apathy.
Motor claims
Competition winners
The winners of the recent Brit Cheltenham competition were Kathy Berry, SBJ UK, Stockport; Paul Magi...
Markel social welfare push
Markel has launched a social welfare insurance product set to coincide with new social care inspecti...
That national feeling
National Broking
Allianz engineering coup
Allianz Cornhill believes it has proved brokers wrong by becoming the first insurer to launch a spec...
Post launches insurance carbon offsetting campaign
Post has launched a campaign to encourage the insurance industry - from insurance companies through ...
In-house claims move
White Horse Insurance Ireland has established a claims handling operation in Shannon, Ireland, with ...
Smart and Cook acquires
Smart and Cook has announced its 52nd acquisition with the purchase of Slater Marchant in the Yorksh...
Appointment at Direct Group
Direct Group has appointed Charles Coburn as business development manager. He joins from Sterling, w...
MVRA renews PO contract
MVRA has renewed its accident management contract with the Post Office for a sixth year. The contrac...
Irwin Mitchell in big brand link-up
Irwin Mitchell is primed for a major push of its commoditised legal service products to high street ...
Ex-Willis brokers in the dock over confidence allegations
Global broker Willis has launched a legal action in the High Court against two former aerospace empl...
Towergate: further court battles to come
Towergate is preparing for further battles with Insurance Risk Solutions in court this summer, after...
European whiplash model could save the UK £150m
Motor claims
Highway: prices too 'hot'
Highway Insurance has largely ruled itself out of any further broking acquisitions in the short term...
Hollard enters Provident bidding fray
Bids ranging between £180m and £200m from five companies were tabled this week for motor insurer Pro...