Commercial
Name change cues recruitment drive at First Alternative
The new non-standard motor insurer, set up as a joint venture between Peter Wood and Halifax Bank of...
Strike action looms for RBS.
The Royal Bank of Scotland group came a step closer to facing industrial action by IT staff at subsi...
RSA-backed start-up has £30m war chest
New acquisitional broking group Oval launched this week following its takeover of Wakefield-based br...
Biba makes its personal accident facility available online
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has made its personal accident facility, administered by ...
GAB Robins appointed by insurers
GAB Robins has been appointed by insurers in connection with a recent suspected arson attack, which ...
Independents at breaking point?
Damage Management
Insurer voices Gibraltar concerns
The head of the non-standard motor insurance start-up, First Alternative, has taken a swipe at rival...
Usdaw appoints UIA as provider
UIA Insurance, the specialist affinity insurer to the not-for-profit sector, has been appointed the ...
Appointment at Apex Contractors
Refurbishment, maintenance and interiors specialist Apex Contractors has bolstered its senior manage...
Insurers' GM role still unclear
The first of three government reports into the implications of growing genetically modified crops in...
Beddis & Partners move to larger premises
Birmingham-based broker Beddis & Partners has moved to larger premises in the city centre to house i...
Norwich Union signs 10-year extension deal
Norwich Union has renewed its software licencing contract with Computer Sciences Corporation for a f...
ZFS to roll-out products via Stargate
Zurich Financial Services' commercial business has begun rolling-out three of its products through S...
NU initiative strikes first deals
Norwich Union's intermediary business director Ken Wallace has revealed that its recently unveiled i...
Total Broker Solutions has brokers committed to membership
Total Broker Solutions, the Mike Williams- and Bob Beckett-led network start-up, has around 90 broke...
Fineos Corporation releases new version of Fineos Insure
Fineos Corporation has released a new version of its enterprise-wide general insurance software syst...
Appointment at JL Manson
Manchester-based broker JL Manson & Partners has recruited Emma Chadwick to its personal lines team....
Allianz to review all panels
Allianz Cornhill's restructuring of its claims operation is set to continue next year, with a review...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was delighted to go to sunny Sutton Coldfield last week - not to hound Aston Villa's Alpay - b...
Hill House Hammond completes acquisition
Broking network Hill House Hammond has completed the acquisition of High Wycombe-based Thames Valley...
Are adjusters' numbers up?
Loss Adjusters
ABI hits out at scare-mongering over cover refusal
The Association of British insurers has damned recent speculation over insurers' supposed blanket re...
It's a dog's life?
Pet Insurance
Vega sets off Primary spree
Insurer Primary is about to embark on an acquisition spree to secure its future distribution channel...