Commercial
Defaqto appoints new chairman
Defaqto Group has announced the appointment of Rupert Pennant-Rea as chairman.
New Oval director Howell to begin recruitment drive
Broker Oval is to begin a drive to grow its medium-sized corporate client base with the appointment of Steven Howell as new business director.
New e-commerce manager at Groupama
Groupama Insurances has promoted Jason Bridgman to the role of E-commerce Manager (Bespoke Operations).
AEGIS appoints new cargo and specie underwriter
AEGIS London, the UK-based subsidiary of AEGIS, has appointed Mike Shillabeer as Cargo & Specie Underwriter
Lloyd's sued over cancelled gig
Three Lloyd's insurers are being sued for EUR1.5m (£1m) over their failure to compensate concert pro...
New Lloyd's syndicate
Chaucer and ICAT Holdings have launched a Lloyd's syndicate, with an underwriting capacity of $148m ...
Insurers wait on fireworks depot claims
An Icelandic public liability insurer is understood to have provided the insurance for the fireworks...
Fortis gets leisurely
Fortis Insurance has launched a commercial leisure product, aimed at a wide range of businesses in t...
Zurich reassesses key broker relationships
Zurich is to review its relationships with its major key brokers as part of a realignment of its int...
ABTA relaunches scheme
The Association of British Travel Agents has relaunched its travel insurance scheme, which has been ...
Advisory Board
Chair: Anthony Gould , editor in chief, Post Board: Steve Eckhardt , senior claims officer, ...
Towergate offers boss new position
Towergate will make the boss of its latest acquisition a member of the executive board, if he pledge...
Arista signs with Arag
Arista Insurance has signed an agreement with Arag to provide it with a legal expenses insurance pro...
Axa brings back separate personal boss
Axa has restructured its UK business, leading to the recreation of a separate personal lines distrib...
Wilson merger warning
Ian Wilson, deputy chief executive of Axa Corporate Solutions Services UK, warned of the problems as...
Equity is bowled over by IAG's persistence
Equity has certainly had an interesting few years, what with 11 September, management fallouts and m...
DCA PI claims overhaul set for autumn 2007
Changes to the personal injury claims process could be implemented in the market as early as next au...
SSP looks to Europe
In an effort to continue its expansion into general insurance in Continental Europe, Software Soluti...
RBPM bought out
Towergate Partnership has acquired RBPM General, a firm of brokers specialising in scheme and specia...
lastminute.com renews
Online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com has renewed its contract with travel and assistanc...
Marsh appoints South as UK chief executive
Marsh has announced that Martin South is to fill the new role of chief executive officer of its UK operations. He will report to Alex Moczarski, CEO of Marsh, Europe Middle East and Africa.
THB sells regional retail business to Towergate.
THB Group has today completed the sale of its provincial retail operations to insurance intermediary group Towergate. The specialist insurance broker said the deal will complement investment from the group's bankers as it looks to grow the specialist…
AIRMIC publishes SME buying guide
AIRMIC has published a 28-page guide to buying business insurance. The booklet, which is illustrated with cartoons, is aimed mainly at small and medium-sized firms that lack specialist expertise in this area. Its purpose is to help firms acquire cover…
Arista to launch Arag legal expenses lines
Arista Insurance, the new commercial lines insurer launched earlier in the year by Charles Earle, has signed an agreement with Arag Group to provide Arista with a legal expenses insurance product.