Commercial
Mass hails "common sense" government decision
The chairman of the Motor Accidents Solicitors Society, today welcomed the Government's overturning of a ruling by the House of Lords regarding the gritting of icy roads.
More Th>n enters commercial market
Royal & SunAlliance's direct arm More Th>n enters the small commercial market today with the launch of More Th>n Business.
Towergate restructures
Towergate has restructured the group into one holding company and one operating company.
P/C industry leaders expect good 2004
The leaders of the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry are looking forward to an improvement in the market in 2004, according to a survey carried out by the Insurance Information Institute (III).
First Assist deploys automated document system
Health insurer FirstAssist, has bought the Thunderhead software platform for document management production.
War risks decision raises the stakes
A new era of competition between Lloyd's and the company market in the war risks arena could be in t...
John Lloyd takes up position as chairman
John Lloyd, a director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, has taken up the position of chairman of JLT...
Anglo creditors close to pay off
Final payments to the creditors of Anglo American Insurance could be paid within two years, accordin...
RAC to use mobile data to track breakdowns
Motoring organisation RAC is developing a new software service to use mobile phone data to help loca...
Capita directors leave for new industry roles
Steve Totty, former business implementation director at Capita Insurance Services, has left to becom...
Brit Insurance reaches an agreement
Brit Insurance has reached an agreement with John Bubb of Australian Reinsurance Underwriting Servic...
Forbes bosses in broking start-up
Midlands-based broking start-up Lamasz Hettle Risk Consulting is planning an acquisition spree, havi...
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Biba signs up FSA consultants
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is understood to be close to signing two high-profile ful...
Biba "scalp" responds
Just a note to say that I picked up Post Magazine's piece on my departure from the British Insurance...
What the papers said this week
The Times A chef who cut his finger with a kitchen knife is suing a hotel for £25,000. Michael ...
NU launches commercial product range
Norwich Union has launched a range of segment-specific commercial products to provide businesses with cover specifically tailored to their needs.
Brit heads down under
Brit Insurance Holdings has joined up with Australian Reinsurance Underwriting Services (ARUS) to strengthen its ties with the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Brokers suffer
The insurance broking sector saw a drop in profitability in the final quarter of 2003, the only financial services sector to do so according to a new report from the Confederation of British Industry.
Hogmanay organisers face bill after failing to arrange cancellation insurance
The organisers of the Edinburgh Hogmanay Celebrations face costs of up to several hundred thousand pounds as a result of failing to arrange cancellation insurance for the events on New Year's Eve due to adverse weather conditions, according to events…
Path to Success: Business Practices Analyst
Steve O'Connor, business practices analyst at Limit Underwriting, talks of his career to date
Hiscox expands in Colchester move
Hiscox Insurance Company is providing a boost to the Essex region, with the planned opening of a new...
Kiln Syndicate 510 first to cover long-term war risks
Lloyd's managing agent R J Kiln & Co has announced that Syndicate 510 commenced underwriting Long-term and Domestic War on Land (LDWL) insurance on 1 January 2004.
Chaucer reviews business acquired from Kiln
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer will place professional indemnity syndicate 1204 into run-off next year havi...