Commercial
Names to vote on future schemes
Integer, the mutual set up for Lloyd's Names as a stop-loss reinsurance vehicle, is to tell its members they will soon get the chance to vote on their scheme of arrangement.
SMEs losing war on talent over PMI
Small to medium-sized enterprises are losing out in the war for talent by not taking a proper intere...
Recruitment firm targets India
The insurance and financial services recruitment specialist Darwin Rhodes has secured funding of £1....
Staying out for the summer
Insurance Internship
Nanotechnology will drive risk revolution
Risk Report
Insurers fail with employee affinity push
General insurers are having trouble tapping into the potentially lucrative employee benefits market ...
Marsh considers broking arm sale
Broker Marsh has confirmed it is considering selling its wholesale broking operations to avoid poten...
Let's stick together
Roundtable
Highway continues to buy
Motor insurer Highway has added another 5000 policies to its growing retail division, by acquiring a...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances
Lynn Harris has joined Groupama Insurances as proposition development manager. She reports to the he...
Appointment at Quest Gates
Graeme Shurben has joined Quest Gates, where he will take on responsibility for the development of t...
Credit where it's due
Risk Report
Moorhouse unveils £5m warchest
Broker Moorhouse has established a £5m warchest to buy brokers and books of small to medium-sized en...
Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed Alexander Connon and Steve Halliday as regional account managers to its distri...
BPS Insure: £2m hole found
The policyholders of BPS Insure have been saved a major headache, after insurers decided to keep the...
A bone to pick
Justin McCracken, deputy director-general of the Health and Safety Executive, talks to Ana Paula Nacif about what he wants from the insurance industry
Better safe than sorry
Insurers and the Fire Protection Association have worked together to produce a new publication providing guidance on business resilience. Allister Smith highlights the key elements contained within it
Appointment at Liberty International Underwriters
Liberty International Underwriters, a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Group, has made Graeme Brydon Eur...
Names finally win chance for LLP status
The Treasury has now confirmed that there is no reason to prevent the introduction of Limited Liability Partnerships at Lloyd’s. This follows an earlier in principle confirmation from the Financial Services Authority. The timetable for their introduction…
Fast growing broker sets up warchest to target top 50
Broker Moorhouse Group has launched a £5m fund to buy brokers and books of SME business in order to enter the UK top 50 within three years.
Biba goes to Sussex by the sea
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has revealed details of its 2006 annual Biba Conference and Exhibition. The conference will take place at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel between Wednesday 26 and Friday 28 April 2006.
Highway broker business aiming for 100 000 policies
Motor insurer Highway has added another 5,000 policies to its fast growing retail division by acquiring a personal lines book of business from broker LRG Insurance Services.
Turner to replace Finn at Brit
Brit Insurance has appointed Jonathan Turner to head its reinsurance operations. Mr Turner will be taking over from Richard Finn who shortly retires after many years with the Group.
Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has appointed Alexander Connon and Steve Halliday as regional account managers...