Commercial
Oval buys London property specialist
Broking consolidator Oval has acquired specialist London based broker IVML increasing its market share of corporate and property business.
Allianz health promotion targets sickness-absence
Allianz Cornhill has launched a health promotion scheme in a bid to boost the physical and mental he...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill Commercial has appointed Keith Culling as regional manager for London. Mr Culling w...
Top 20 control two thirds
Financial Results News
New chair for Biba
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has announced that Derek Thornton, a director of Heath La...
Appointment at Software Solutions Partners
Software Solutions Partners has appointed Andy Watts as head of e-business. Mr Watts has almost 20 y...
JLT defends 'modest' results
Financial Results News
Appointment at Finsure
Finsure has appointed two new regional sales executives - Andy Irvine for the North-west region and ...
Broker start-up agrees reverse takeover deal
A former director at professional indemnity specialist PYV has made his first acquisition since form...
Culver returns to black
Financial Results News
CBG bullish on performance as it strikes Allianz deal
North west broking consolidator CBG group has said its stock market performance compares favourably ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Brit's chief executive officer Dan Douetil confessed to Penny this week that the BBC had forced cric...
Oval hires ex-Marsh boss
Oval has stepped up its bid to increase its market share of corporate and property business with ano...
Biba warns over Derbyshire broker
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has issued a warning to customers of broker David Brown Insurance Services to check their cover.
Brit targets £2bn, as profit soars 198.6%
Brit Insurance this morning reported profit before tax up 198.6% to £186.3m (2005: £62.4m) on gross written premiums of £1 236.3m (2005: £1202.5m).
BP Marsh buys 25% stake in JMD
JMD Specialist Insurance Services Group has announced that B. P. Marsh & Partners a niche venture capital provider has acquired an equity interest of 25% in JMD.
Biba unveils new chairman
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has said that Derek Thornton, a director of Heath Lambert and chairman of its London Market UK Wholesale Division, will become chairman of the trade association in July.
20 organisations now control 63% of the UK commercial insurance market
In his annual review of the UK commercial retail market, Cornell Consulting has estimated that 20 businesses comprising the international brokers, the larger networks and the top 10 independents now control some 63% of the commercial market.
JLT reports slight profit increase
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson today announced and increase in underlying profit before tax of 3.8% to £76.5m for the year ended 31st December 2006 on fees and commissions of £459.5m (up 1.2%).
Broker Direct acquires HBA
Broker Direct has acquired the entire share capital of HBA Limited, an established City of London insurance broking practice, which, under the new BD ownership, has gained provisional Lloyd’s accreditation, an achievement of which everyone is extremely…
Heath Lambert achieves £121m UK operating revenue
Broker Heath Lambert has announced key trading highlights ahead of its results for the year ended 31 December 2006.
Zaveri appointed underwriter at Arista
The commercial lines underwriting organisation Arista has appointed Hasmita Zaveri as underwriter. Zaveri will report to Andy Wright, Regional Manager at Arista’s Redhill office.
Listed broker out of the red with 2006 profit
Listed intermediary Culver today reported a group profit of £52 000 for the year ending 31 December 2006 (2005 - £496 000 loss). The insurance broking business increased its turnover by 8 per cent to £2 632 000 (2005 - £2 445 000). The profit of the…