Commercial
Marcus Hearn launches an updated airline failure insurance.
London broker Marcus Hearn has launched an updated version of its airline failure insurance in the w...
25 years ago.
Technology is cited by many insurers - including Axa this week - as the great hope for the future, a...
Warren Hill Insurance Brokers opens sixth regional office.
Warren Hill Insurance Brokers has opened a sixth Regional Office in Colchester, Essex, joining those...
Ball games.
Staff and their children at Bristol-based legal expenses insurer DAS and broker Hill House Hammond p...
Global Re's parent postpones share offer
Global Preferred Holdings, the US-based parent of the Bermudian life reinsurer Global Preferred Re, h...
Odyssey Re reports 60% growth in premiums
A hardening market and a focus on more profitable lines of business helped US-based reinsurer Odyssey...
Upping competence on underwriting.
Training is widely perceived as the most effective way to raise competence levels across the industry and so prevent underwriting losses. Richard Adams looks at how insurers are implementing such schemes.
Troika was a one-off says government.
The government last week indicated that it was unlikely to respond to recent calls to extend Pool Re...
Brit lands three-year legal expenses deal.
Less than two months after being granted a licence to underwrite before-the-event legal expenses, Br...
Open + Direct MBO set to trigger acquisitions.
Open + Direct has admitted there is a "distinct possibility" it will target acquisitions following la...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny has overheard from a broker friend that FA Cup sponsor Axa had to come to the rescue of the Fo...
UIA Insurance has entered into a partnership.
Mutual affinity insurer UIA Insurance has entered into a partnership with the UK Civil Service Benef...
Risk management provides a good career platform.
Your review of the British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference (PM, 25 April, p6) threw up som...
Upwardly mobile.
A new survey of the group life, income protection and critical illness markets has shown an upward trend in income across all three sectors - albeit for varying reasons, says Vijay Mittal.
Treasury leaves the wicket.
The Government last week made it quite clear it is not prepared to expand the remit of Pool Re to ot...
If we all believe, others will too.
The insurance industry continues to suffer from a poor reputation. Eric Galbraith argues it is time for the sector to address the lack of belief in itself in order to improve its public image.
Cooper Gay gets major stake in broker.
Wholesale broker Cooper Gay has acquired a majority stake in Hamburg-based broker Junge & Co - its l...
Appointment at Davies Lavery.
Davies Lavery, the insurance law firm, has recruited Denny Payton from Eversheds' insurance practice...
H&R aims to corner motorbike market.
Aberdeen-based H&R Insurance Services this week vowed to become the UK's largest specialist motorcyc...
Heading for a fall?
In the current climate of economic uncertainty and hardening rates, provincial commercial lines brokers are in an ideal position to expand into credit insurance, argues Simon Threadgold.
MMA Insurance has launched online facilities.
Broker-only provider MMA Insurance has launched online quotation and document production facilities ...
Corresoft launches its product range for SMEs.
Document management software provider Corresoft this week launched its product range for SMEs. Unive...
Insurer set to fight credit-hire ruling.
Insurer Allianz Cornhill was expected to seek leave to appeal the Clark v Ardington decision in the ...
Capita enters strategic alliance with Room.
Business service provider Capita London Market Services has signed a strategic alliance with Room So...