Commercial
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.
PartnerRe renewals -2% due to higher retentions
Bermudian (re)insurer PartnerRe has revealed that during the January 1 renewal season it had written and bound approximately $1.79bn of estimated Non-Life premium, 2% less than total renewable expiring premium of $1.83bn.
Insurance brokerage fuels record bank profits
A growth in property insurance activity undertaken by Hodge Insurance Brokers, has contributed towards record profits at the Welsh brokers’ parent, the Julian Hodge Bank Group. This year has seen Hodge Insurance Brokers increase shareholder’s funds by…
Biba launches 'real' non-standard property household insurance
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has launched a non-standard property household insurance scheme, designed to help its members place high risk properties that have suffered from flood and subsidence or whose occupants have criminal…
QBE announces credit reference partnership
QBE Insurance has announced the launch of a strategic partnership between ICC Credit, a UK credit reference agency. QBE said the alliance will offer the UK market credit insurance backed by credit reports from ICC.
Plus One wins new IFA contract
White label insurance provider PlusOne Insurance Solutions has been appointed by IFA network Simply Biz as partner to provide own brand general insurance products.
One logo for Standard Life
Standard Life is to use one logo across its suite of retail products in the UK. This will result in both Standard Life Bank and Standard Life Healthcare adopting the Standard Life logo currently used by the Life & Pensions business.
CII warns of gulf between broker types
A widening split in the broker sector between 'traditionalists' and 'innovators' will see competitiv...
Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has appointed Peter Goodright as its new head of accident damage operations. H...
Towergate in Lloyd's snub
Towergate will deliver a snub to Lloyd's when it unveils its panel of insurers to be used by newly a...
Appointments at Council of Lloyd's
Five appointments to the Council of Lloyd's have been made following the Council elections which clo...
To affinity and beyond
Looking at the UK affinity market, there is a growing trend for consumer brands to diversify and sel...
Towergate reunion marks new dawn
In March, Towergate will host an Axa reunion when former UK chief executive Andy Homer and southern ...
Alexander Forbes Professions launches new product
Broker Alexander Forbes Professions has launched Designed 2 Deliver, a new professional indemnity in...
Berkeley Berry Birch sells HNW business
Beleaguered financial services group Berkeley Berry Birch has sold its high net worth broking busine...
Primary Group acquires Travellers Protection Services
Primary Group has acquired Travellers Protection Services, a Norwich-based insurance intermediary sp...
Business starts for Giles' Chicago office
Scottish broker Giles' Chicago office is due to start taking business in March. Chief executive Chri...
Stackhouse aims for £5m increase in GWP
Broker Stackhouse Poland is on course for acquisitive growth, following its purchase of RHB Insuranc...
AGI class action shelved
Customers of Jordanian-based Arab German Insurance may never have their claims paid, after broker pl...
£1bn market opens with new schemes
A new range of non-standard schemes including products for convicted criminals has been launched, wh...
Brit Insurance achieves contract certainty
Brit Insurance has achieved contract certainty on more than 75% of its 1 January 2006 outwards reins...
Groupama looks to plug gap
One company's gain is another company's loss. Having positioned Ms Blanc at the forefront of its dis...