Commercial
Specialist engineering underwriting agency launched
Contego Underwriting, a new insurance and reinsurance underwriting agency, has launched, specialising in engineering insurance.
MMA Insurance joins SSP for e-training day
KC Partners, SSP’s broker network, held the first in a series of development days in conjunction with MMA Insurance, aimed at helping brokers develop their SME commercial lines business through KC Partners’ commercial connect system.
THB appoints motor fleet broking manager
Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath & Bond has recruited Joe Hantson as broking manager of the company’s motor fleet division.
Hiscox adds HR consultancy to SME policy
Selected Hiscox business insurance policyholders now have free access to an HR advisory service from Businesshr, the online consultancy that offers a full range of human resources advice to SME businesses.
Crawford acquires specialist adjuster SLS
Crawford has announced its acquisition of Specialist Liabilty Services, the specialist liability adjusting and claims handling company, which has more than 50 staff in 8 branches located across the UK.
Equity wins affinity deal with bonmarché
Equity Insurance today announced a household and motor affinity insurance deal with bonmarché, the womenswear value retailer. The offering will be marketed under the name bonmarché Insurance Services and is exclusive to Equity.
Heath MBOs to prop up UK
Heath Lambert is close to finalising a series of management buyouts of overseas subsidiaries in orde...
Roundtable - An industry in flux
UK Loss Adjusters 2006
Appointment at SSP
SSP has made Barney Quinn a non-executive director. With 20 years' experience managing and developin...
Keelan Westall adds Brit
Hampshire-based broker Keelan Westall has added Brit Insurance to its panel of insurers, claiming th...
Norwich Union roles
Norwich Union has created new roles as part of a push into the personal lines broker market. The ins...
Lucas Fettes division
Broker Lucas Fettes has launched a specialist retail insurance division aimed at hardware and DIY st...
SSP shuffles team
Broker software house SSP has shuffled its insurer partnerships team with several appointments to th...
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Cash still insurers' first choice
Last month, Bob Spencer expressed concern at the increasing use of cash settlements in lieu of disas...
Duty of care can cut fleets' costs
Public sector fleets cannot afford to ignore their duty of care responsibilities from a cost, legal ...
Allianz buys Premierline
Allianz Cornhill has completed the purchase of Premierline, the direct seller of SME policies based in Lancaster.
Bennetts adds RSA to motorbike panel
Bennetts, the UK’s number one for bike insurance, has today announced the addition of Royal & SunAlliance to its panel of insurers.
NU pushes personal lines in the regions
Norwich Union has created the new role of personal lines underwriting consultant within its intermediary business, at four personal lines regional offices.
Aon opts for market leader in outsourcing switch
Aon and Xchanging have announced a partnership with an initial 10-year service contract, effective from 1 September 2006.
Healthcare market spending hits £4.4bn
Spending on health & care cover products in the UK, including private medical insurance, health cash plans, dental benefit plans and long term care insurance, reached £4.4 billion in 2005, according to a new report from leading independent analysts Laing…
RSA sees UK commercial COR slip as profits rise
Royal and Sun Alliance this morning reported a profit after tax of £238m for the first six months of 2006, up 22% on 2005, on net written premiums of £2 833m (2005: £2786m).
Consolidators biggest threat
UK brokers believe the greatest threat to their business comes from consolidators but they are unabl...
Towergate acquires broker GHBC
Acquisitive broker Towergate has acquired Hemel-Hemstead-based broker GHBC. The broker has one offic...