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Brokers 2 Brokers looks to take on the big guns
A heavily IT driven start-up intermediary has secured more than £500,000 in investment in a bid to o...
Willis primed for SME drive with RSA boss
International broker Willis has signalled its intent to grow in the UK regional SME and mid corporat...
Appointment at Iprism
Iprism Insurance Underwriting Agency, the soon to be launched online small to medium-sized enterpris...
Arista to offer taxi product
Arista has developed a tailored taxi product through Robert Nott Insurance Brokers. The move follows...
MMA in Acturis roll out
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has launched its first product collaboration with the Acturi...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
LV hopes to gain £100m GWP after trumping RBSI
LV has sealed a contract with Help the Aged, previously held by Royal Bank of Scotland insurance. M...
THB hires ex-PWS boss
Thompson Heath and Bond has appointed Peter English to the new role of development director. Mr Engl...
An air of confidence
Disaster recovery: Innovation
GAB regulation warning
GAB Robins has briefed its clients on the dangers of ignoring the new Construction Design and Manage...
BDML founder Dunn launches DataCover Insurance
BDML founder Sandy Dunn is backing the launch of DataCover Insurance, a data recovery offering developed by the DRI Group. Mr Dunn is a director and lead shareholder of DRI Group, which was founded in the UK in 2006.
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert recruits insurance specialist
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert LLP has recruited James Parker, currently at Lovells, as a partner.
Arista moves into taxi sector schemes market with Kent broker
The commercial lines underwriting organisation Arista has launched its first scheme with the development of a tailored taxi product through Robert Nott Insurance Brokers. This move follows the company’s recent launch and the appointment of Simon…
Meteo Group launches online archive of UK historical weather data
An online archive of UK historical weather data is being launched this week by Meteo Group. The site www.meteoarchive.com provides a database of historical weather information going back ten years which can be accessed by the public and industry in order…
Ace first to offer online environmental cover
Ace European Group (Ace) has today announced that its Commercial Premises Pollution Liability (PPL) product is available online via its fully automated e-commerce platform, Ace Online.
McManus heralds new chapter at Willis
Willis has confirmed that Royal and Sun Alliance managing director of broker, Brendan McManus will join as part of a wider restructrure.
IGI confirms its sale to US firm Amtrust
IGI Group has confirmed that it has been acquired by AmTrust Financial Services, as revealed by Post (5 April 2007, p1).
Pinsent Masons hires ex-Clifford Chance insurance expert
Pinsent Masons, has appointed a new partner in its insurance and reinsurance group. Colin Read, who joins the firm from Clifford Chance in the summer, specialises in large-scale insurance and reinsurance disputes for a variety of insurance sector clients…
EL market recovered but rate rises needed
The UK employers’ liability insurance market has recovered from an earlier crisis which saw gross written premiums fall in 2005 and 2006, according to a new report by Datamonitor.
Chubb places $250m East Lane Re Cat bonds
Global specialist insurer Chubb has bought securitised reinsurance worth $250m to protect its Northeastern US hurricane exposure over a four-year period, a ratings note from agency AM Best reveals.
Recently rebranded insurer nets £100m deal
Recently rebranded mutual insurer LV has completed a deal with Help the Aged, the charity for older people, to offer personal lines insurance primarily to the over 50s market. It predicts the deal could be worth £100m alone in the medium term.
Agency: The next piece of the jigsaw for insurance-contract law reform
Kate Buttrey of Kendall Freeman updates us on the latest root-and-branch changes proposed in the crucible of (re)insurance law that is the UK
Allianz launches first UK flood-risk catastrophe bond
The first catastrophe bond to cover British flooding has been issued by German insurance company All...
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