Commercial
NU sees 19% growth in net written premiums
In the UK Norwich Union has recorded a 7% increase in net written premiums to £2.7bn and a 19% growth in net written premiums from its direct operation to £434m in the first six months of the year. The company said that better than expected weather…
MMA and SSP partnership to benefit key choice network
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance and software house SSP have announced a new strategic partnership for key choice network members.
South coast broker reveals new SME package
Broker Stuart Alexander has launched a flexible package of insurance for small businesses. The cover is for most professions and includes IT and public liability insurance.
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Winners and losers: Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
WINNERS Churchill opens a call centre in Glasgow to handle its new loan business with plans to recr...
SMEs favour brokers in NU service poll
Brokers have come out top for customer satisfaction amongst professional advisors in the latest Norwich Union SME Attitudes to Business survey.
The best customer service is more than just 'good enough'
It's no use having an engineer or delivery man turning up when he was supposed to and doing a good j...
NU attacks construction industry safety
Norwich Union has hit out at the construction industry, accusing it of adopting a culture of inertia...
Broker targets two more after acquisition
Broker Alan Boswell Group has set its sights on two further acquisitions after snapping up intermedi...
CNA Insurance launches web-based product
CNA Insurance has launched a web-based excess liability product for the contracting industry in coll...
Capita tight-lipped on adjusting deal
Capita Insurance Services has confirmed it has signed a contract worth £10m over the next two years ...
Fusion to up market share
Fusion Insurance has increased the level of cover it offers to commercial property owners in a move ...
Aon report adds fuel to compensation debate
The debate about whether or not the UK has been swamped with the compensation culture ethos has evok...
Bermuda players report leap in GWP
Bermuda-based Alea Group Holding has increased its gross written premium by 30% in the first half of...
Appointment at CNA
Robert Skilbeck has joined CNA's Manchester team as casualty underwriter. Mr Skilbeck previously wor...
Esure adopts intelligent recording system
Esure has adopted an intelligent recording system across its contact centres in an effort to boost i...
Cornhill Direct Life to cease writing new business
Cornhill Direct Life, the direct life insurance unit of Allianz Cornhill, is to cease writing new bu...
Affinity drive for More Than
Royal and Sun Alliance's direct arm, More Than, has this week outlined plans to capitalise on the af...
PYV launches fast lawyers' PI quote service
Professional indemnity broker PYV has launched a new website that allows solicitors to obtain PI ins...
RenaissanceRe announces Q2 figs
RenaissanceRe has reported net operating income of $143.1m for the second quarter of 2004, up on the $130.5m for the comparable period in 2003.
Cornhill closes direct arm
Cornhill Direct Life, the direct life insurance operation of Allianz Cornhill, is to cease writing new business after 31 December 2004. The direct life business will then be placed into run off, alongside the Cornhill Life division which closed to new…
Alan Boswell Group expands
Independent insurance and financial services company, Alan Boswell Group, is expanding the local service offered by its Attleborough office.
Towergate completes acquisition of HHH specialist scheme business
Towergate Underwriting Group has completed the acquisition of over £4.25m of specialist gross written premium from Hill House Hammond.
CSC ties up $600m IT deal with Aon
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has announced a seven-year contract worth approximately $600m to provide Aon Corporation's US operations with information technology (IT) infrastructure support services.