Commercial
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has appointed Laurence Lemee to its London-based marketing department. Ms Lemee moves ...
Ins and outs
SERPS
NIG set to enter high net worth market
Insurer NIG is set to enter the high net worth market early next year. The company will begin a pilo...
A ticket to trade
London Market: Lloyd's
Call for ratings discipline
London Market News
Appointment at Allianz Global Risks
Allianz Global Risks has appointed Martin Henson as global head of energy. He will be responsible fo...
Sole exemption an accident waiting to happen
Ric Gale's letter (PM, 21 October, p10) suggests an understandable mis-apprehension about the propos...
Biba to finalise AR numbers
The British Insurance Brokers' Association says it should know within the next two weeks how many se...
A spy in the ranks
Taxi Insurance
New price list at Companies House
Both Houses of Parliament have debated and approved new statutory fees to be charged for filing and searching information at Companies House.
Highway appoints new business development manager
Motor insurer Highway has appointed Roger Halliday as business development manager for its newly formed distribution department.
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Chris Everett has become development manager at Allianz Cornhill Commercial's Bristol branch. He joi...
Creature comforts
Pet Insurance
A question of timing
After the recent merger of St Paul and Travelers, making it the second-largest insurer in the US, UK chief executive Martin Hudson says he is in no hurry to replicate that status here. Jonathan Swift finds out more
Appointment at Highway
Motor insurer Highway has promoted Peter Gallagher to claims director. Mr Gallagher, who joined the ...
Amicus accepts decision
Amicus has reluctantly accepted Norwich Union's decision to have 7000 jobs offshored by 2007. The fi...
View from the Top - E-trading is here to stay
According to a US newspaper report: "E-commerce services are the silver bullet that will enable comp...
Axa and Groupama in AA SME tie-up
Broking giant AA Insurance Services has entered the small and medium-sized commercial market, as exc...
Long-term costs of long-term care
A recent Court of Appeal decision has delved into personal injury compensation, ruling that local authorities may have to assume main responsibility for the long-term accommodation and care needs of claimants. This is good news for insurers, says Geoff…
Study: SMEs suspicious of rises
Exclusive research from Norwich Union has revealed that a third of small and medium-sized enterprise...
Surveying the SME situation
SME Survey
Case could lead to PI overhaul
Professional indemnity cover could experience an overhaul following a landmark court case that allow...
Highway plots household entry
Highway Insurance's retail subsidiary insists it wants to shrug off the tag of being exclusively mot...
Swiss Re issues liability cost warning
Growing liability costs and the spread of a US-style tort system could make some liability risks "un...