Commercial
Scor bucks 1/1 trend with “remarkable” 10% growth
French reinsurer Scor has reported an increase of approximately 10% in worldwide premium income for non-life reinsurance renewed at 1 January 2007
Norwich Union critical illness product update
Norwich Union (NU) is introducing changes to some of its protection policies which include an increase to the maximum period that cover is available on some critical illness policies and the introduction of the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) best…
Consolidator rebrands major acquisition
Following the merger one year ago, Reading-based corporate consultancy, Goss & Co, is rebranding to adopt the livery of parent company, Jelf Group.
Onlyinsurance.co.uk launches with 28-strong panel
Only Insurance.co.uk, a new concept in online home, motor and travel insurance, is set to radically shake up the aggregator sector when it goes live next month.
MMA in major EDI roll out
MMA Insurance today announced plans to develop and launch five full-cycle EDI personal lines products on Sirius, over the next twelve months.
Endurance reports record results for 2006
Bermudian (re)insurer Endurance has announced a net income of announced a net income of $198m in the fourth quarter 2006, producing a record $498.1m for the full year.
Beazley signs capacity deal with Edgewater
Beazley has signed a deal with Edgewater Holdings, for the agency to place its entire employment practices liability insurance portfolio with the Lloyd's insurer.
Homeserve suspends Fortis home repair deal
Homeserve has been forced to suspend its property repair service to insurer Fortis due to what it ha...
Arista opens office with rivals raid
Arista has launched its office in Southampton with the appointment of a team working under the direc...
Consolidators tipped to dominate broker space
UK consolidators' ambitious growth plans will see them controlling 14% of the market by premium in 2...
Two more join Withersnet
Two more contractors - Underpin and Makegood and Olympus Construction Wessex - have joined the Withe...
Cash injection frees Drive Assist to grow organically
Drive Assist is more likely to look at organic growth than acquisitions in the short term following ...
Composite advisers are once again a la mode
There's something rather wonderful about finding yourself back in fashion. That's how those of us in...
Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed Frank Espinoza as motorcycle underwriter. His main responsibilities will be to...
Ace: political risks ignored
Risk Report
Moorhouse reinvests cash
Commercial broker Moorhouse said it will reinvest the money earned from selling its corporate divisi...
Dispute risk undervalued
Businesses are six times more likely to incur an employment dispute than they are a fire, yet less t...
Feeling frozen out
Trade Credit: SME
Higgins eyes UK entry
Belfast-based composite broker Higgins Insurance and Investments has set its sights on England after...
Four in five claimants are "satisfied"
An insurance industry-sponsored report has found more than 80% of claimants are "satisfied" with rec...
Axa overhauls Select
Axa has continued the revamp of its household portfolio with an overhaul of its mid net worth produc...
APC secures £20m capacity
SME insurance underwriting agency Anglo Pacific Consultants has secured £20m in underwriting capacit...
Equity wins household contract with Newbury Building Society
Newbury Building Society has selected Equity Insurance Brokers as its sole household insurance provider following a formal tender process.
Moorhouse in MBO move
Moorhouse Group Limited has sold its corporate division to its management for an undisclosed consideration in order to concentrate on the development of its e-trading and business cover platforms.