Commercial
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.
Zenith appoints group HR manager
Zenith Services UK has appointed Susan McGuire as group HR general manager.
Ace: Environmental warning
Ace European Group has warned that UK businesses are exposing themselves to unnecessary environmental liability risks. The insurer said too many companies continued to view specialist insurance products as too expensive and overly complicated; and had a…
OIL to lose nine shareholders at 1/1
Bermuda-based oil industry mutual group, Oil Insurance Limited (OIL) has announced that nine of its ...
Remember the Alamo!
John Spencer, chief executive of the BMS Group, brings a 25-year perspective to bear on today's (re)insurance market and allows an anecdote or two to make a sneak appearance
Brit renews satellite contract
Brit Insurance has announced the renewal of an exclusive contract with Telesat Canada to supply the group with technical advice and support for its space underwriting activities.
Hiscox survey highlights SME concerns
Fast rising costs for energy and rent followed closely by business taxation are the top two business concerns among UK SMEs, according to a survey commissioned by Hiscox, one of the UK’s leading specialist insurers.
Towergate buys schemes specialist
Towergate Partnership has acquired RBPM General, a firm of brokers specialising in scheme and specialist insurance arrangements.
Abbey sales rep scoops award for top service
Richard Clarke, of the home insurance sales team at Abbey National's telephone distribution site in ...
Pick of the Week
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, Post Magazine runs through this week’s major news including the hike ...
Underwriter in UK rugby bid
Unum Provident is preparing to underwrite a specialist insurance product for professional rugby play...
A force to be reckoned with
Strategic Focus: Broking opportunities
Towergate raises £250m
Towergate has raised a £250m war chest through a refinancing deal led by Loyds TSB and Halifax Bank ...
The shock of the new
Strategic Focus: Future trends
The need for information
Property Risks: Experts' Forum
Aon releases JLT names
Aon has named seven former Jardine Lloyd Thompson employees who joined the broker's large corporate ...
UK insurers upset at barrage of recovery calls
Questions have been raised about offshore call centre operations swamping their UK rivals' claims de...
Zenith appoints GM
Insurer Zenith Services UK has appointed Andrew Bennett as general manager of development, marketing...
Keeping the customer satisfied
Strategic Focus: Premium finance, partnerships