Commercial
Towergate Underwriting Group launches new division
Towergate Underwriting Group has launched a new professional indemnity division aimed at providing ...
Something extra in reserve
With the threat of war looming, the many reservists employed by UK companies - including insurers - are likely to be called up. Belinda Martin talks to one such employee Nick Purkis and reports on the benefits of having reservists on the workforce.
Lloyd's must specialise to build European market
Lloyd's needs to develop a specialist construction market with a few dedicated underwriters, or ris...
Court beckons as GISC flexes its muscles
The General Insurance Standards Council claims it is "on the threshold" of taking legal action agai...
What the papers said this week.
The Daily Telegraph Equitable Life has been granted leave to appeal against a High Court judgemen...
NSPCC Art & Wine Evening.
Tickets are still available for the annual NSPCC Old Mutual Art & Wine Evening on Wednesday 12 March...
IT: Harvard warns insurers
A senior professor of Harvard Business School has warned that up to £1bn spent on IT initiatives by...
Kerry London plans growth
Broker Kerry London is aiming to double its brokerage income to £8m within three years after hittin...
IT's not what you do ...
The effectiveness of IT lies very much in the way it is implemented and call centre technology is a case in point. Roisin Tims looks at ways managers can monitor and evaluate operator performance using IT and beef up customer satisfaction and…
Brit Insurance to transfer accounts
Lloyd's insurer Brit Insurance Holdings is on target to transfer its UK motor, property, and employ...
Ex-Eastgate chief in run-off venture
Former Eastgate chief executive, and founding member of Randall & Quilter, Ken Randall has develope...
Groupama in Sirius deals
Groupama has announced a substantial programme of joint developments with Sirius to boost developme...
Appointment at Catlin Westgen Group
Sir Graham Hearne, the former chairman of Enterprise Oil, has been appointed chairman of Catlin Wes...
Tasting the fruits of the market
Over the last couple of years, the industry has proved ripe for merger and acquisition activity. David Fanning looks at the companies benefiting from these rich pickings and examines whether such a diet can sustain the market long term - or will just…
Brokers warned as police investigate
Dozens of brokers could collapse as a result of a breakdown in an insurance agency chain, which is ...
Subsidence: a shift in how to tackle this expensive problem.
16 April - The Insurance Hall, London We may not have had an "event year" since the mid-1990s, but...
Castagno takes top job at GAB
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has appointed Legal & General's general insurance head John Castagno as th...
Industry acts over late renewals
Two industry initiatives to implement common standards for risk presentation and service standards ...
Charity begins with payable premium rates
The Association of British Insurers is to help facilitate further dialogue between the industry and...
Hiscox wins out over SVB
Hiscox has won out over SVB to provide 100% capacity for PI Direct's general professional indemnity...
Business on hold
Crises and catastrophes pay no heed to company size and business interruption threatens large and small firms alike. Anthony Cherry explains, however, how size impacts the risk experience in practice.
Holding the road
In a congested and competitive sector, there are still opportunities for motor insurers to ease ahead of the traffic, increasing their premiums without affecting their overall position in the marketplace. Richard Day explains how.
Commercial provincial up 42%.
The top 250 commercial provincial brokers grew by 42% in 2002, according to the latest figures from...
Hall joins Quest Gates Partnership
Former Capita McLarens liability director Chris Hall is understood to have joined loss adjusting gr...