Commercial
HBOS personal lines to expand via brokers
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance is launching into the brokered personal lines market and ...
Appointment at Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons' insurance and reinsurance group has announced the promotion of two partners: Liz Joh...
Risk managers accuse "inflexible" brokers
The business models of established brokers and insurers are too inflexible for commercial customers,...
A Grace-ful NU beginning
The website was just the start - Adrian Grace, Barclays' new head of insurance, is planning to shake up every aspect of the service, as Jonathan Swift discovers
Big or small, risk affects them all
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers plans to forge closer links with smaller enterprises to secure mutual benefit. Andrew Cornish reports
Towergate appoints new deputy MD
Towergate Wilsons, part of the Towergate Partnership has appointed Rod Breeze as deputy Managing director.
W Virginia AG sues Acordia over commissions
West Virginia attorney general Darrell McGraw has announced that the state is suing Acordia of West Virginia, and its parent, Acordia, following allegations that the companies received millions of dollars in hidden "contingent commissions" paid to them…
Cornhill begins preferred supplier overhaul
Allianz Cornhill has launched a preferred risk management supplier initiative.
Cornhill reenters cricket sponsorship
Twenty-seven years after Cornhill Insurance became cricket’s first major financial sponsor, Allianz Cornhill has announced that it will become the first commercial sponsor of an initiative designed to regenerate competitive cricket in state schools.
Berries steps up as NU rejigs
Norwich Union has announced the second tier of its senior management structure after it finalised the top level two weeks ago.
QBE expands trade credit book
Following the appointment of Jeremy Hughes as Portfolio Manager of its Trade Credit team in London, effective 4 April 2005, QBE Insurance has expanded its products to include credit and surety solutions, incorporating whole turnover.
KWELM payouts increase again
Creditors of the insolvent London-based KWELM insurance companies will receive an average additional 11 per cent payout across the five companies, according to the eleventh annual report for 2004 issued today. The average payment will be 64 per cent.
Police not held responsible for PTSD
Brooks v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis - (House of Lords - 21 April 2005)
The scrying game
Reserving
Appointment at Hiscox
News in brief
NIG launches new system
Broker News in Brief
Appointment at Towergate Partnership
News in brief
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Commercial
Colin Toppin has become accident and health manager at Allianz Cornhill Commercial. ...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Group
Heath Lambert Group has made Steve Maggs managing director of a new commercial operation in Reading,...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
Miller Insurance Services has made a raft of appointments. Demian Smith has been made director, mari...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Attempts to recover the disputed £11.8m paid in dividends to Mark Langford, fou...
Sole exception
Liability
Suspension without suspense
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