Commercial
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical has appointed Steve Wood as general manager of its UK general insurance division. Mr ...
Towergate Partnership to be formally created
The Towergate Partnership will be formally created at the end of October, after it received approval...
$300m deal is reached in US
Equitas, the reinsurer created to run off the 1992 and prior year's liabilities of Lloyd's syndicate...
Penny Black's insurance week
It is amazing who you bump into in the City while enjoying a spot of lunch with Post Magazine journa...
2005 Insurance five-a-side football
The fifth annual Insurance 5's football competition will be held on 2 October at the Goals Soccer Ce...
Why reinsurance needs MORE speculation, not less
Insurance futures
China mops up damage left by Typhoon Matsa
Typhoon Matsa caused several billion yuan in losses as it ravaged East China's coastal area, initiat...
AIR upgrades web-based cat-risk management system
Air Worldwide Corporation (AIR) has released the latest version of CATStation, its web-based catastr...
Protectagroup appoints new finance director
Wales’ largest independent insurance company has appointed a new finance director to help take the company through to future flotation.
UK & Ireland makes Oval acquisition
Cover4Students, the online student insurance specialist has doubled in size after its acquisition of Saxon Insurance from the Oval Group for an undisclosed sum.
Insure and Go secures new travel partner
Intermediary Insure and Go has added First Assist as one of its travel insurance providers.
Allianz in twin success
Allianz Cornhill Schemes has secured a double new business win.
Axa predicts increased IFA uptake of its protection business
The use of tele-underwriting by IFAs to transact protection business will grow rapidly in the next 12 months, according to new research from AXA.
A perfect fit
Outsourcing
NIG urges others on Imarket
NIG has urged other insurers to sign up to Imarket after the Royal-Bank-of-Scotland-owned company jo...
Calling the shots
Premium Finance
Appointment at Glencairn
Ed Clark and Neil Carnt have joined Glencairn Risk Solutions, the broker's specialist wholesale prop...
Angry CIS staff ballot on strike action plan
Staff at the Co-operative Insurance Society will be balloted for strike action tomorrow. The Union ...
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Appointment at Highfinance
Jason Willis has joined Highfinance from Reed Insurance, where he worked for seven years. Before tha...
Towergate merges Northampton brokers
The Towergate Partnership has announced the acquisition of Smith Wingell & Co, based in Northampton. The business is the 102nd acquisition of the combined Towergate Partnership group in seven years, bringing the total premium controlled to £1.25bn.
Willis commercial network launches extranet service
The Willis Commercial Network has launched a new Extranet for its members, called E-Network.
Annual conference open to all
In association with CSC and Berrymans Lace Mawer Annual conference open to all
NU ditches panel as RAC arm closes
RAC's insurance broker arm is to be abolished and its panel of insurers replaced with direct Norwich...