Commercial
The Customers' View: Gary Booton, head of safety, Engineering Employers' Federation
Over the past year, there have been growing concerns throughout our membership about the rising cos...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This site belongs to a group of consultants who deal with risks. It begins oddly with the following...
Accidentcare fleet push
Motor claims management specialist Accidentcare is set to target large regional brokers with its la...
Predicting future claims
In several years' time, insurers will be facing a host of new and emerging claims. The earlier these areas of potential costly risk are identified, the better, reports Mira Butterworth.
Appointment at Keycare
Paula Corson has joined Keycare, the UK supplier of key recovery and replacement, as business devel...
Allianz in London restructure
German insurance giant Allianz has restructured its UK marine and aviation units to create a single...
Spring launch for Aon online pilot
Broker Aon is gearing up for the launch of a new online commercial insurance initiative, which is s...
PM forum tackles future claims visions
Post Magazine's Claims Vision Forum, which was held in London last week, focused on the role of people.
Weller Russell & Laws expands its Lincolnshire operation
Boston and Peterborough-based insurance broker and Willis Commercial Network member Weller Russell ...
Time to stop the long-term training rot
Where underwriting is concerned, insurance companies have traditionally focused on getting the job done, rather than long-term investment in employees' skills. Trevor Smith believes training and development is vital for the sector's future - as well as…
Folgate deal hits Broker Alliance
The Broker Alliance was dealt a further blow this week, when it lost another member Willett & Ross ...
Facing up to the branding question
Virgin's decision to finally launch its own brand general insurance products, (PM, 10 October, p1) ...
Former Marsh heads join broker
Former European and UK heads of Marsh Affinity have joined Lloyd's broker Glenrand to run its new div...
Appointment at NIG
NIG has made some new appointments. Chris Reynolds is being promoted to special risks manager, warran...
Abacus counts its Brit losses
The future of Lloyd's managing agency Abacus Syndicates, 90% backed by members' agency CBS, has bee...
Appointment at Cox Insurance
Cox Insurance has appointed Graeme Sutton to the new role of head of group marketing. He joined Cox i...
The state of America
The US market is struggling to right itself, following the turmoil of last year's terrorist attacks. Industry opinion is divided over whether the current hard market is part of a cycle or not. Gordon Feller investigates past trends to try and shed light…
Running smoothly
Keyman cover saw a huge, if brief, surge after the 11 September attacks. While all companies are greater than the sum of their parts, this insurance is now more widely accepted as essential to keep them running smoothly if a vital member of staff is out…
Hiscox launches US terror cover
Hiscox has launched an extranet broking facility, which provides property terrorism cover for US cl...
Making a brand stand
Do insurers - especially those that mainly distribute their products through brokers - really need to have a recognised brand? Yes, is the emphatic finding of new research, as Michael Payne explains.
Appointment at Prettys
Prettys has taken on Jamie Kidd, Ruth Stewart and Emma Wood as solicitors. Mr Kidd will work in the f...
Alex Robinson appointed chairman of Polaris
Alex Robinson will supersede Steve Broughton as chairman of software provider Polaris. Mr Broughton...
Appointment at Gale & Phillipson
Insurance broker Gale & Phillipson has taken on Neil Parker as corporate account executive, based at ...
Eurobase signs up with Acord
Eurobase has signed a membership agreement with Acord - the non-profit, industry funded association...