Commercial
Start-up targets London.
A new compliance company, Fast-track, has been set up to support London market brokers and insurers....
GAB Robins sees revenue grow.
GAB Robins Affinity Management, the loss adjuster's specialist claims management service aimed at af...
Beckett plans new network
Bob Beckett, chairman of The Beckett Group, is understood to be close to announcing the creation of...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has appointed Anthony Lewis as motor manager to lead the pri...
Aon boss warns over D&O cover.
The full extent of insurers' losses from directors' and officers' cover is yet to emerge, according ...
Folgate makes new acquisition.
Folgate has acquired the general insurance business of Faversham-based Rickard Lazenby & Co. The ...
Towergate acquires golf club portfolio
Towergate Leisure Underwriting has acquired the Linakers' Mastercover Golf Club portfolio and annou...
Appointment at Mercury International Assistance and Claims.
Neil Woods has been made general manager at Mercury International Assistance and Claims. He previous...
Feel the benefit of new IT solutions.
Whether it is a distribution process in chaos, or customers leaving due to poor service, it takes a ...
Appointment at MMA Insurance
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance has appointed Anthony Harris as a new business development execut...
Young Broker sets sights high
British Insurance Brokers' Association chief executive Mike Williams, speaking at the Biba conferen...
Brit offer for PRI declared unconditional
Brit's offer for PRI has been declared unconditional. The Lloyd's insurer said it had received vali...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Sara Lilly has joined Bristol-based Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection as a business developer respo...
Biba chief: "keep your nerve"
In the opening speech of the conference, British Insurance Brokers' Association chief executive Mik...
JL Manson & Partners appointed as approved service provider
Manchester-based insurance broker JL Manson & Partners has been appointed as an approved service pr...
Trying to find an ideal balance
Helen Withers considers the implications for the legal costs insurance industry on the issue of freedom of choice of solicitors.
A brave new e-world
The Insurance Institute of London's Advanced Study Group on e-commerce should help underwriters and brokers to not only identify the new risks but spot opportunities, argues Michael Lent.
GAB helps SMEs with Survive
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has teamed up with Survive to pilot a business continuity service that wil...
Appointment at Glencairn Affinity
Glencairn Affinity, the specialist consultancy service provider with extensive experience in the ma...
Bank deal to reap rewards for FarmWeb
The Royal Bank of Scotland has selected FarmWeb to provide insurance for its 25,000 agricultural cu...
RSA sets sail for bluer skies ahead as storm clouds clear
Royal & Sun Alliance's quarterly results last week gained little coverage in the national media, bu...
CFS completes product moves
Co-operative Financial Services this week confirmed it had almost completed the migration all of it...
Summing up
Recent court rulings have raised serious questions about methods of cost negotiation, highlighting the need for major changes in the quality and efficiency of these proceedings. Gary Stevens reports.
RSA pulled back from the edge
Andy Haste, group chief executive of Royal & Sun Alliance, plans to implement an aggressive review ...