Commercial
Castle Cover completes website
Castle Cover, the latest entrant in the over-50s general insurance market, has completed its website...
Is Liv Vic top five aim realistic?
Liverpool Victoria's proclamation that it wants to be a top five general insurance provider, along w...
Merger for Hill Dickinson
Insurance litigation specialists Hill Dickinson and Hill Taylor Dickinson are to merge on 1 November...
Brit backs German firm's UK start-up
Brit Insurance has emerged as capacity provider for German insurer Arag's new legal expenses busines...
Offshore venture targets insurers
The Loss Management Group is to offer the services of its Indian-based support company to smaller in...
Axa in major bodily injury claims push
Axa Insurance plans to push as many claims as possible through its tie-up with claims resolution fir...
Howden Medical launches new office
London Market News
Industry's reputation needs work
I was interested to read about the moves being made by the Property Claims Forum to attempt to impro...
Sparking debate
Fires: Hot Work
Sweet talk
Product recall
A wholesale fight is the way to go
It's interesting to see that most brokers see consolidation by the so-called 'super-brokers' as thei...
Swiftcover offers motor cover by text
Online insurer Swiftcover is offering motor insurance via text message.
Sirius reports revenue and profit rise
Sirius this morning reported total revenues increased 8% to £11.5m (H1 2005: £10.5m). Recurring revenues were up 13% to £4.6m (H1 2005: £4.1m), representing 40.2% of total revenues (H1 2005: 38.5%)
Unreliable modelling and aggregation could impact London Market
London market insurers are confident that they will deliver strong returns in 2006. But today’s risk environment casts a shadow of doubt over the outlook for 2006.
Howden reveals Towergate swoop for medical expansion
Broker Howden Medical Insurance Services has launched its first UK regional office in Leeds, with a team it acquired from Towergate.
Medicare moves underwriting business to Brit
MediCare International, an international health insurance provider, has moved its underwriting business to Brit Insurance Limited, a subsidiary of Brit Insurance Holdings PLC.
Oamps close to takeover deal
Big-ticket broker Oamps is likely to see the £284m takeover offer tabled for its parent company acce...
Johnston Park McAndrew awarded contract
Broker Johnston Park McAndrew has been awarded the contract to administer a scheme for professional ...
NU rolls out 6% fleet hikes
Norwich Union has started raising its fleet rates by an average of 6% as part of a year-on-year plan...
Insurer suspends project after lack of support
Brit Insurance has suspended plans for its reinsurance side car project. According to the Lloyd's an...
Ex-Airmic chair to head broker arm
Alexander Forbes has recruited the former head of Airmic to spearhead the broker's expansion into bi...
O'Roarke secures Liv Vic backing in top five push
The multi-line underwriting start-up headed by former Churchill managing director John O'Roarke - AB...
Analysts and rivals question NU move
With insurers' reserves dwindling and claims costs expected to rise even further, Norwich Union's de...
The turn of time
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