Commercial
Appointment at Belmont International
Belmont International has appointed John Savidge and Christine Steel as associate directors. Mr Savi...
New insurance-only VC company targets brokers
The Towergate Partnership plans to form what it claims will be the first-ever insurance-specific ven...
Capita concedes impact of VAT proposals
BDML Connect chairman and chief executive Sandy Dunn has accepted a place on the board of Capita Ins...
Message at NIG Business Academy event
Insurers should stop thinking of brokers as simply a distribution chain and start treating them as t...
Auto Trader aims for £5m income by 2006
Auto Trader is aiming to achieve £5m income from its insurance and finance channels by 2006 and is h...
NU reports more cuts
Norwich Union is to axe 385 jobs in its latest round of cuts, following its takeover of RAC. Its Le...
Oval announces plans for six more acquisitions
Broker consolidator Oval said it was two years ahead of schedule after announcing a dramatic rise in...
Underinsurance problem is highlighted once more
The Birmingham tornado was another in an increasingly long line of freak weather-related incidents i...
Novae wins Towergate account
The Towergate Partnership has appointed Novae Underwriting to supply a web-based delivery system to aid consolidation of its wholesale SME professional indemnity business.
Moody's confirms RGA ratings
Moody's Investors Service has confirmed the credit ratings of Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) (se...
Treat brokers as SMEs, says NIG
Insurers should stop thinking of brokers as simply a ‘distribution chain’ and start treating them as the highly individual businesses they are, NIG has said.
RSA makes pension change
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group has announced significant changes to its main UK pension schemes. The changes will, the company insisted, provide additional security and certainty to pension scheme members and reduce the group's UK pension fund…
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Misys General Insurance reports increased revenues
Misys General Insurance has reported revenues of £34m (up 8% on 2004) and an operating profit of £16...
NU continues affinity push
Norwich Union will continue to recruit employees on its Asda account, after extending its contract w...
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
Assurant Solutions has appointed James Tomlin as risk manager. Mr Tomlin joins the company from Alli...
Broker Network shake-up
Broker Network has promoted Mark Wood to managing director of Broker Network and to a position on th...
Broker start-up content with progress
Ten insurance, the broker network launched in February, is signing one broker a month and is confide...
Industry must face the future together
Hiscox recently hosted face-to-face events across the UK, with the idea being to talk with broker pa...
What does Capita move mean for BDML?
Capita has spoken about offering customers an end-to-end service for all their insurance needs since...