Commercial
SBJ UK appoints ex-Towergate trio
SBJ UK Limited has expanded its Yorkshire presence with the appointment of three brokers previously at Towergate.
Zurich backs graduates with programme
Zurich has launched a global associate programme to offer graduate training. A total of 11 associat...
Pick of the Week
In the news this week is the Stern report on climate change; the Catlin/Wellington merger; Arista is ...
Brit set to roll out online SME platform
Brit Insurance is considering rolling out an online commercial initiative to the wider broking frate...
Media giant looks for insurance gain
The Telegraph Media Group is looking to enhance its product offering in bespoke personal lines, in a...
Witness system is criticised
The creation of a new centralised system for providing expert medical witnesses to family courts is ...
AIG backs "aggressive" intermediary start-up
AIG this week signed a five-year contract to act as sole underwriter to the much-anticipated start-u...
JLT creates new division
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has reorganised its group structure in a move that has been seen as a bid to ...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny is always delighted to run into old chums whom she has not seen for a while but imagine her sh...
Allianz highlights online innovation with launch
Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty has challenged comments made by rival Ace Europe that insurer...
Appointment at Premium Credit
Premium Credit has made three appointments to strengthen its sales management team across the UK and...
Broker exposure to rise
Personal lines insurance brokers could be set for a resurgence but they will have to adopt modern ma...
Ex-NIG bosses in U-turn after broker feedback
Charles Earle's new underwriting agency has ditched its Insynergy brand name in favour of a Greek wo...
Hard-line stance is vital
It is like a broken record - UK employees are confidently claiming compensation; ambulance chasers a...
Appointment at Citybond Suretravel
Citybond Suretravel has made Des Woods customer care manager, responsible for its operational functi...
QBE aviation team grows
QBE's new aviation Syndicate 5555 has further expanded its underwriting and claims capabilities with...
Buncefield fire chief to speak
Environmental issues continue to hit the headlines, and Post's Environmental Risk conference will pr...
Ten chooses Allianz
Allianz Cornhill legal protection has been appointed as the underwriter of commercial legal expenses...
THB fleet manager joins Rodilosso's start up
Tony Steel has been named as fleet manager for start up intermediary Adding1.
News - Western Re opens Chicago office
Californian catastrophe-specialist managing agent Western Re/Managers Insurance Services has opened ...
Scottish Re facing class action from Ohio AG
Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has filed a motion in federal court in New York requesting the State...
Irish claims body reports massive savings for insurers
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) of Ireland, set up to reduce insurance costs, has repo...
Heath Lambert puts Spanish operations into run-off
Heath Lambert closed its Spanish reinsurance broker, Heath Lambert Interbroker (HLI), to new busines...
News - URSL to write yachts online for AIG
Underwriting Risk Services Ltd (URSL), the specialist marine underwriting agency, today has launched...