Commercial
Liability start-up rejects venture capitalists
Birmingham-based start-up intermediary Provincial Underwriting, due to launch in January, is plannin...
Review may see Central Fund changes
Lloyd's has completed a month-long strategic review of its £1.5bn UK personal lines market, promisin...
L&G to apply for principal status
Legal & General has become one of the first major insurers to confirm that it will apply for princip...
Liability start-up rejects venture capitalists
Birmingham-based start-up intermediary Provincial Underwriting, due to launch in January, is plannin...
SMG set to grow
Yorkshire-based broker SMG, which recently rebranded SMG Risk Solutions, is looking to double the si...
HHH appointed official broker for members of the Ice Cream Alliance
Hill House Hammond has been appointed the official broker for the 750 members of the Ice Cream Allia...
Brit confirms 389 run-off
Brit Insurance has this week confirmed its managed Syndicate 389 is being placed into run-off, after...
Audatex faces accusations of poor repair time estimates
Audatex, the body repair estimating system provider, has been accused by the Body Repair Industry Ca...
Appointment at Brit Insurance Holdings
Nicholas Davies has been made class underwriter for Brit Insurance Holdings' new consolidated war an...
HHH appointed official broker for members of the Ice Cream Alliance
Hill House Hammond has been appointed the official broker for the 750 members of the Ice Cream Allia...
Brit confirms 389 run-off
Brit Insurance has this week confirmed its managed Syndicate 389 is being placed into run-off, after...
Brokers team up to launch Anglo-Irish alliance
Source Brokers, an alliance of Irish insurance brokers focusing on the SME business insurance sector, has formed a strategic alliance with the Midland Broker Alliance.
Brit appoints head for consolidated war and terroism account
Brit Insurance has appointed Nicholas Davies, as class underwriter for its new consolidated war and terrorism account. His responsibilities will encompass aviation hull war, aviation war liability, marine hull war (including war P&I), war on land as well…
Provincial set for January launch
Start-up intermediary Provincial Underwriting is due to launch in January to provide bespoke liability and property cover for the construction and retail sectors.
Bank admits rivals are out-performing it
Banking giant Abbey has expressed disappointment over the performance of its general insurance divis...
Are sports cover sales going downhill?
Travel Insurance
NIG plans new broker push
Broker Direct began its much-anticipated expansion into commercial lines this week, following a deal...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Insurance Services
Heath Lambert Insurance Services has appointed Paul Hickman as operations director at its Wakefield ...
The next big thing
Bob Still, claims manager of MMA Insurance, said he believed that "datasharing could have the bigges...
Mutuals concern not sour grapes
In response to the news item 'D&O rises see clients seek alternatives' (PM, 27 November, p6), I feel...
Clashes over contracts
Repair Contracts
Biba seeks FSA consultant
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has confirmed that it is looking to appoint a full-time F...
Virus claims under the microscope
Virus Outbreaks
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Outsourcing