Commercial
Allianz eyes broker trade
Allianz Cornhill is to make a renewed push to attract more business from national brokers. The insu...
Appointment at uSwitch.com
Independent comparison and switching service uSwitch.com has hired Aron Thompson to be a product man...
Student travel launch
Towergate Chase Parkinson and STA Travel have launched a student travel scheme. In a three-year agre...
Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has appointed former Esure chief executive Peter Graham to lead its existing e-commerce de...
Arista snaps up ready-made RSA team
Start-up commercial underwriting agency Arista has snapped up a team of six former Royal and Sun All...
Biba BCM campaign boost
The British Insurance Brokers' Association's business continuity campaign was welcomed in the House ...
B2Bi takes on retail run-off
Broker 2 Broker Insurance Services has taken over the run-off of Croydon-based broker Parker Barnard...
Brokers missing long stay premium cash opportunity
Travel insurance brokers are losing out on a big slice of premium income by failing to understand th...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has welcomed Jo Coldrick as the new manager of its underwriting academy. Ms Coldric...
Axa hands over broker training to Biba and CII
Axa has dropped its online broker training facility in favour of a partnership with two industry ass...
Appointment at CNA
CNA has appointed Chris Hurford-Green as senior development underwriter, personal accident and trave...
Liv Vic bags Britannia in bid for rescue supremacy
Liverpool Victoria has added 300,000 customers to its roster following the £36m acquisition of Brita...
The butterfly effect
Dear Friend, We thought that after forcing you to contemplate my hideous visage on the previous iss...
Why ERM is not about avoiding risk
Discussing enterprise risk management (ERM) is like holding jelly in one's hands - it's sticky, yet ...
News - International broking giant swoops for Lloyd's
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HRH), which claims to be the world's 10th-largest insurance broker, has swooped ...
Bermuda calling?
Bermuda Q&A
Liverpool Victoria to acquire Britannia Rescue
Liverpool Victoria has announced today that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Britannia Rescue from the Civil Service Motoring Association, subject to csma member approval and regulatory approval.
Bank of America tests the water at Lloyd’s with $65m casualty start-up
Banc of America Insurance Group, part of US financial giant Bank of America, has announced it is to open Pembrace Casualty Insurance, a £33m ($65m) stamp capacity specialty liability, casualty and reinsurance syndicate at Lloyd’s of London.
Highway appoints motorcycle underwriter
Motor insurer Highway has appointed Frank Espinoza as motorcycle underwriter.
New frontiers
Business Continuity Management Report
Lucas Fettes buys HMB
Lucas Fettes has acquired London-based general practice, HMB. The link-up with HMB comes shortly aft...
Firm targets big five with data service
Business Continuity Management Report
Distributors not tapping customer potential
Two thirds of distributors believe they could get customers to increase financial services spend if ...
The claims handling count down
I was interested to read 'The Claimant's view' by Tom Jones of Thompsons in the 4 January edition of...