Commercial
Allianz prepares for trial
The House of Lords Appeals Committee has refused Allianz Cornhill leave to appeal in the Flora V Wak...
Mooooving on up
Farm Web has announced that it has renewed its agricultural insurance partnership with NIG for a fur...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny's arm sure hurts this week, with all the Christmas cards she has been sending out. She is alwa...
Market leaders hold talks over potential merger
The prospect of a merger between the UK's two largest premium finance providers moved a step closer ...
ID theft launch
Sainsbury's Bank has begun marketing its identity theft protection cover, dubbed Privacy Guard, afte...
Evolution boasts that deal will help client retention
SME insurer Evolution Underwriting this week claimed a deal with Arc Legal Assistance, which include...
Start-up targets staff for online move
An online personal lines aggregator is set to launch in January in a bid to rival the likes of Confu...
Oval begins drive to increase mid-corporate client base
Broker Oval is to begin a drive to grow its medium-sized corporate client base, and will be recruiti...
Appointment at The Countrywide Network
The Countrywide Network has appointed Stephen Burton as a sales executive, responsible for the Midla...
ABC outlines branch plans
Liverpool Victoria this week unveiled the first raft of recruits following the acquisition of ABC In...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made Neil Clutterbuck director of engineering, responsible for the ongoing deve...
On guard
Legal Report
IIB: SME brokers in danger
The Treasury must protect smaller brokers against proposals for unlimited liability as part of the r...
Waiting for the final call
As 2006 comes to a close, the signs of people throwing money at insurance show no signs of abating. ...
I-prism recruits 70 for its new service centre
Underwriting agency start-up I-prism is set to recruit 70 staff for a Brighton-based service centre ...
Law and order
Legal Report
Bridgman e-com role
Groupama Insurances has promoted Jason Bridgman to the role of e-commerce manager, bespoke operation...
Liv Vic unveils broker brand and first recruits since ABC acqusiition
Liverpool Victoria has announced that ABC Insurance will be the brand it deploys to spearhead its entry into the broker market. ABC will be headed by Phil Bunker, former managing director of NIG, and will distribute a wide range of personal and…
THB releases interim results
Specialist insurance broker THB Group demonstrated a strong performance for the six months to October 2006 in its interim results released today.
Brit appoints two executives
Brit Insurance has appointed Nigel Bennett as chief investment officer and Neil Sharman as head of Group Tax.
Skipton adds to PMI intermediary business
The Private Health Partnership part of Skipton Building Society group, has acquired the medical insurance portfolio of JSP Medical Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum – PHP’s fourth acquisition in three years.
Serial claimant ordered to pay costs in insurance victory
A Birmingham man who was awarded compensation for two accident claims has been forced to pay it back after it was found that he failed to reveal details of previous accidents.
NIG ties up five year underwriting deal
FarmWeb has announced that it has renewed its agricultural insurance partnership with NIG for a further five years.
CNA hires two for Southern UK expansion
CNA is hoping to expand its financial, personal accident and travel books in the UK's South East, with the appointments of underwriters Michael Shen and Chris Hurford-Green.