Commercial
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...
NIG makes £100 service pledge
Broker-only insurer NIG has introduced a guaranteed claims service standard for private car custome...
Penny Black's insurance week
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It seems Independent Insurance's head office in Edenbridge could be...
Allianz Cornhill teams up with Trade Group
Allianz Cornhill and its approved repairer partners have teamed up with the Trade Group to launch a...
"Oppression" in the life market
Speaking at the Chartered Insurance Institute's annual conference in Birmingham, Laurie Edmans, dir...
Hiscox plans to target mid net worth sector via schemes
Specialist insurer Hiscox is looking to aggressively target the mid net worth market through its sc...
FOIL backs fixed fees study
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has lambasted suggestions by claimant solicitors Thompsons that the ...
Is automation the answer?
Over the past two years, companies have seen record growth levels reversed almost overnight. In adm...
Call for deferral on NHS clawback
Patrick O'Sullivan, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services UK general insurance and banking, ...
Redbox wound down as Broker Network switches to SSP
The Broker Network will make its CoverMaker commercial trading application available to over 2600 b...
Relaunched Insurance Orchestra holds concert
The relaunched Insurance Orchestra - The London Phoenix Orchestra - is holding its next concert at ...
Folgate: 10 more this year
The Folgate Partnership has expanded its broking network by signing up Willis Commercial Network me...
Max Re confirms move into traditional reinsurance
Max Re now expects to begin writing traditional reinsurance at the January 2003 renewals, in response...
Koukia details UK ambitions
Anglo-Australian insurance software provider Koukia has outlined its plan to return to the UK marke...
D&G: no lag in turnover
With reference to Post Magazine, 29 August, D&G moves to ease shareholder fears, our claims ratio w...
Insurance on a plate?
Banks are in an ideal position to provide smaller businesses with cover and insurers and brokers are having to fight for a slice of the market. Some believe the solution is to offer commercial cover in bite-size chunks to satisfy a smaller company's…
President elected
Andy Homer, chief executive of the Folgate Partnership, was elected president with Royal & Sun Alli...
Lloyd's returns to profit
The latest results from Lloyd's have revealed a long-awaited return to profitability, with four of ...
Scor to call an extraordinary general meeting
French reinsurer Scor is to call an extraordinary general meeting on 5 November to approve a EUR400...