Commercial
Appointment at Petplan
Petplan, part of Allianz Insurance, has appointed its first partnerships manager. Phil McKinnon, who...
Appointment at Thompson Heath and Bond
Thompson Heath and Bond has appointed Peter English as development director. Mr English, who has 40 ...
Royal and Sun Alliance remains open to Primary return
The UK chief executive of Royal and Sun Alliance has not discounted teaming up with Primary General ...
LV to target brokers
Insurer LV has completed the purchase of Britannia Rescue from the Civil Service Motoring Associatio...
S&P seeks to treble premiums to £75m
Personal lines underwriting agency Select and Protect said it can treble its premium income to £75m ...
Broker Network sceptical over insurer takeover interest
The Broker Network revealed its new branding image this week, and took a swipe at rivals for spendin...
Kerry bowls over major rivals
Kerry London has beaten off competition from its larger rivals Aon, Willis and JLT to secure the bro...
Marsh follows RSA lead with renewable energy strategy
Marsh has established a renewable energy team and named Susan Stokes and Tom Sexton as its co-leaders. This news follows insurer Royal and Sun Alliance's announcement last month that it was planning a major expansion of its renewable energy division.
Biba Launches Insurer Financial Strength Ratings Service for Members
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has launched an Insurer Financial Strength Ratings service for members that will help them tell, in real time, what rating the insurance companies they are using have achieved.
Homeserve shares fall 8.3% on D&G acquisition news
Homeserve's share price fell sharply in late trading today, after analysts poured cold water on its planned bid for insurer Domestic and General.
Younger generation take risks with cheap insurance products
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has published new research into consumers’ insurance purchasing habits, revealing a worrying trend amongst young people buying insurance.
Broker Lycetts unveils rebrand
Lycetts has today announced that its Algarve division, based in Surrey, is to be officially re-branded under the Lycetts Group of companies. Acquired by Lycetts in June 2005, Algarve is a general commercial broker who also specialise in arranging cover…
Brit Insurance launches new EDI home insurance product
Brit Insurance will soon be providing access to its Advantage Home Insurance product through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) technology, exclusively via Software Solutions Partners (SSP)systems.
Hyperion investors dip in pockets again
Hyperion has raised a further £5.5m in new equity for business expansion, one of its leading investors said today. B.P. Marsh & Partners has participated in a £5.5m rights issue of Hyperion Insurance Group one of the Company’s investee companies.
CII ditches plans to award degrees
The Chartered Insurance Institute has decided to maintain its status as a professional qualifications awarding body and not to seek powers to confer degrees, following a 12-month review.
LV completes £36m acquisition of Britannia Rescue
Friendly society LV has completed the purchase of Britannia Rescue from the Civil Service Motoring Association for £36m, following csma member approval.
Interview - Two generations, 20 years, one broker
As Aon celebrates its 20th birthday, Olivier C Laurent sits down with industry veteran Robert Brown and newcomer Dagmar Nehnevska to reflect on the evolution of the insurance industry
MMA branches out in Manchester move
MMA Insurance has launched a commercial underwriting facility in Manchester as part of plans to redu...
Arista signs new deal to boost e-trading
Underwriting agency Arista and Software Solutions Partners have developed a customised IT system in ...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert has appointed James Parker as a partner. Mr Parker has extensive corporate t...
Tories call for healthcare funds debate
With the news from 10 Downing Street dominating last week's news, the biennial Association of British Insurers' conference was given ample food for its 'thinking for tomorrow' theme. The Post team reports on how the industry views its future