Commercial
Oxygen appoints former XL cargo underwriter
London Market startup Oxygen has appointed Guy Landymore from XL London Markets to specialise in the retail cargo market.
Budget forms new business unit
The Budget Group of Companies has announced that recently launched on-line price comparison tool, Comparethemarket.com, will form the Group’s seventh business unit.
Former JLT CEO handed new Aon role
Aon has appointed Michael Rice chairman, Aon Risk Services Americas and Steve McGill chief executive officer, Aon Risk Services Americas.
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Arepa plans two new regional offices
Disaster recovery firm Arepa is looking to expand its UK footprint, with at least two UK regional of...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny certainly had her fill of parties last week, with the one at the top of the list undoubtedly i...
Axa adds engineering insurance to its business risk portfolio
Axa has added engineering insurance to its business risk portfolio of products that are available to...
40 brokers approached for new platform
A new online trading platform catering for excess-layer public liability insurance cover has been la...
Over-50s start-up in new web sales push
Specialist over-50s insurance intermediary Insure 4 Retirement will finally launch its 'quote and bu...
CNA replaced on Biba scheme
CNA has stressed it is not pulling out of the personal accident and travel arena, after it was repla...
The internet - a threat or an opportunity?
View from the Top
SSP signs up five additional insurers
Software house SSP has signed up five additional insurers to the panel for its broker network KC Par...
Nine years ago
Looking back
Allianz eyes IFA networks
Allianz Cornhill is turning its attention to independent financial adviser networks and underwriting...
Iraq is not a no-go area
Further to recent correspondence, we are happy to clarify the role of analysis in underwriting ('Ter...
Accepting your advances
Trade Credit
NU sets April deadline for job cuts
Norwich Union this week told 1800 personnel in its support services department they would learn thei...
Travel giant signs text insurance deal
Travel insurance giant Mondial Assistance has joined the burgeoning ranks of insurance companies off...
Towergate acquires £4.5m Medical & Professional
Towergate Partnership has announced the acquisition of Cardiff based intermediary, Medical & Professional. The portfolio represents £4.5m of commercial business and fits with Towergate’s existing Cardiff operation, with both businesses consolidating…
JLT Re starts up
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has announced that JLT Re commenced trading on 1 January 2006. JLT Rei...
Allstate triples its reinsurance spend in light of Katrina
Renewal Round-up
Aon UK to close several offices
Aon UK has completed a review of its regional property portfolio and has announced that it will be c...
Aon's new political risk map highlights 23 dangerous countries
Investors will not be trading in a safer world in 2006, despite twice as many countries experiencing...
AM Best points to UK growth for SVB
A.M. Best has assigned a syndicate rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2147, which is managed by SVB Syndicates.