Commercial
Gable goes to the liability table
An offshore domiciled insurance company looks to provide new liability capacity in the UK, offering ...
Pavilion Insurance Management signs agreement
Pavilion Insurance Management has signed a three-year agreement to provide internet-based insurance ...
Appointment at La Playa
Cambridge-based broker La Playa has expanded its high net worth private client team, with Sue Ephgra...
GI market's 2006 optimism reaches decade high of 83%
The general insurance sector has been given a broadly optimistic outlook for 2006, despite fears ove...
Tom Jones proposes an alternative new years' list
The Claimant's View
Hiscox adds to events team at Expo-Sure
Tunbridge Wells based specialist event insurance provider, Insurex Expo-Sure – a part of Hiscox, has strengthened its team by appointing two new managers. The roles were recently created after Insurex Expo-Sure was acquired by insurance group Hiscox in…
La Playa in HNW expansion
Cambridge-based broker La Playa has expanded its high net worth private client team, with Sue Ephgrave and Amy Bridger joining as account executives.
Aon produces new political risk map
Investors will not be trading in a safer world in 2006 despite twice as many countries experiencing political risk upgrades as downgrades in Aon’s 2006 Political & Economic Risk Map. The map shows that political interference poses the greatest threat to…
Former Aon exec Stott takes Axa distribution job
Axa has appointed Gary Stott as commercial distribution director at AXA Insurance. Reporting to Mark Cliff, distribution director, he will focus on the growth of AXA Insurance’s commercial business proposition. He joins on 1st February 2006.
Virgin Money launches cancer cover
Virgin Money Life Insurance has announced that it has launched a radically scaled-down critical illness (CI) insurance product, which will only pay out if a policyholder develops cancer.
New construction insurer launched
William Dewsall of Hogarth Underwriting Agencies Limited, is set to launch a new insurance company focussing on construction, Gable Insurance AG (Gable), which will start underwriting from January 2006.
Healthcare insurance lacking integration
An integrated health management proposition encompassing the key facets of critical illness cover, income protection insurance and private medical insurance is inevitable, according to research by Defaqto.
Fortis: UK acquisition announcement
Fortis UK has acquired Affinity Solutions, a financial services consultancy firm specialising in the UK’s affinity market.
Churchill founder Long in insurance return
Ashworth Mairs Group today announced the appointment of Churchill founder Martin Long as non executive chairman and main board director.
Buncefield exodus begins
Buncefield could be on the verge of a business exodus, according to those involved in evaluating cla...
Appointment at Brit
Brit has appointed Joseph MacHale as a non-executive director. Mr MacHale held several senior execut...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has appointed Nick Hall, pictured, as general manager, Allianz Cornhill Personal, f...
Towergate Partnership acquires Hobson Insurance Brokers
The Towergate Partnership has acquired Romford-based Hobson Insurance Brokers. The business has 10 e...
Auto Trader launches Comparethemarket.com
Car retailer Auto Trader has appointed third-party administrator Budget Group to manage its insuranc...
CII sets out proposals to protect its future and grow
When Rentokil announced plans to close its final salary pension scheme at the end of 2005, there was...
BDML Connect launches new arm
Capita broking subsidiary BDML Connect has launched a new arm, to focus on niche areas of the affini...
Holman Professional Indemnity launches new facility
Holman Professional Indemnity has launched a new facility for brokers' PI, underwritten by Brit. Key...
London is as good as Bermuda for trading
Recent moves by various Lloyd's-listed companies to establish Bermudian-based subsidiaries have been...
Motor insurers are given fraud investigation boost
Motor insurers' hopes of containing whiplash claims have received a boost, after the Court of Appeal...