Commercial
A defendant in breach not fully liable
Andrews v Barnett Waddingham, (Court of Appeal - 21 February 2006)
Highway splits management to avoid conflicts
The board of Highway Insurance Holdings has decided to stop running its Board Meeting in tandem with that of its FSA regulated subsidiary, Highway Insurance Company Limited. This decision has been taken because of the changed nature of Highway’s…
Biba demands stronger stance on uninsured driving from government
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has called on the Government to “add teeth” to the Road Safety Bill that will be debated in Parliament tomorrow.
Jelf completes Goss Group deal
Jelf Group has announced the completion of its £10m acquisition of broking consolidator the Goss Group.
Ashworth Mairs Group awarded prior learning
Loss adjuster Ashworth Mairs Group has been awarded a prior learning accreditation from the Chartere...
Skills funding for South-east
The Learning and Skills Council and the European Social Fund - with the Chartered Insurance Institut...
Mega-mergers mooted
The past seven days have seen persistent talk of consolidation: Brit dismissed its pro-merger broker...
NU to build on success of Ebay deal
Norwich Union is aiming to expand its motor affinity deal with Ebay to sell insurance for other prod...
Appointment at Software Solutions Partners
Software Solutions Partners has made Liz Latter head of KC Partners, SSP's business network for brok...
NIG management team revealed
NIG has finalised its senior management team as part of its company restructure. Steve Kingshott, f...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made Paul Rowcliffe operational risk manager for group risk management. His res...
Premium Credit secures deal with Biba
Premium Credit has secured a further three-year deal with the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
Claim Watch appoints Gary Brench
Claim Watch has appointed Gary Brench, formerly MMA Insurance's chief engineer, to support its work ...
Farr hit by soft rates
Property services company Erinaceous Group, which owns broker Farr, reported modest organic growth d...
Allianz shrugs off personal decline
Allianz Cornhill has put its poor performance in the personal lines market - when compared to its pe...
Internet brands bid for insurance space
The entry of internet affinity brands into the personal lines market is spearheading structural chan...
The Biba will launch UK-wide disaster recovery solution
The British Insurance Brokers' Association will launch a UK-wide disaster recovery solution for brok...
Royal and Sun Alliance hires Ian Thompson
Royal and Sun Alliance has hired Ian Thompson to the role of head of motor operations, claims servic...
Penny Black's insurance week
Amid all the rumours and counter-rumours flying around this week about mergers and acquisitions, Pen...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has boosted its commercial lines division with the appointment of two commercial devel...
NIG appointments signal completion of senior team
NIG has completed the line-up of its new look senior management team this week with two further appointements. Steve Kingshott, formerly Royal and SunAlliance’s Underwriting Director of Commercial Packages, joins as director of underwriting and pricing,…
Appointment at Claim Watch
ClaimWatch has appointed Gary Brench, formerly MMA Insurance's chief engineer, to support its work with the insurance industry. Mr Brench joined ClaimWatch on March 1st and is focussing on introducing more insurers and repair networks to the benefits of…
PBS Scotland appoints commercial underwriter
Primary Broker Services has today announced the expansion of its Scottish underwriting team with the appointment of Roy Evans as commercial underwriter.