Commercial
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance has appointed Paul Price as a new field sales representative for L...
BIBA is end of the road for AIIB.
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers will cease to exist from 12 April, following...
Insurance job.
The Association of British Insurers has said it is not likely to "get hot under the collar" over a c...
E-broking scheme focused on motor.
Norwich Union, the UK's biggest general insurer, is set to expand its online offering for brokers wi...
Allianz Cornhill records increase in operating profits.
Allianz Cornhill recorded an increase in operating profit, before tax, to £59.3m in 2001, compared w...
Wellington intent on new project.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington has insisted it still intends to establish a £400m London market insuranc...
Brands play key role?
The recent decision to change its brand by CGNU had its critics, as did Royal & Sun Alliance's decision to set up a whole new brand More Th>n. Such moves have raised the question: are brands really that important for insurance companies? John Bibby…
Sapient and Enterprise IS sign alliance.
Business and technology consultancy Sapient has signed a strategic alliance with insurance technolog...
Endsleigh buyout delayed until April.
Dutch insurer Goudse this week insisted the management buyout of specialist student insurance broker...
NU offers personal exit.
Norwich Union intends to introduce a new package in the summer aimed at predominately commercial lin...
CGNU France agrees to sell CGU Courtage to Groupama.
CGNU France has agreed to sell CGU Courtage to Groupama for £6.2m, following two months of negotiati...
NIG has made three senior appointments.
NIG has made three senior appointments to support the growth of its commercial division. Alan Horema...
Morgan Cole expels Tenquist after breach.
Legal firm Morgan Cole has expelled its head of insurance Iain Tenquist for what it has described as...
Breakdown cover provided by the RAC and MMA's network.
Four levels of breakdown cover, provided by the RAC, will now be available for on-the-spot issue by ...
Ensure is moving its Glasgow-based call centre.
Esure is moving its Glasgow-based call centre to the larger purpose-built Equinox House in central G...
Goshawk and Brit record huge losses.
Listed Lloyd's vehicles Brit and Goshawk have become the latest insurers to add to the sector's woes...
Brokers flock to Folgate to instigate take-over talks.
Brokers have already started calling Folgate Partnership to instigate potential take-over talks, acc...
Intermediary Budget Insurance sees increase in motor policies.
Intermediary Budget Insurance claims to have seen a marked increase in the take-up of motor policies...
Rubicon set to rebrand EHC.
Insurance services provider Rubicon is set to rebrand the Executive Health Care operation, which it ...
John Withan pleads guilty to charges.
John Withan has pleaded guilty to charges of causing criminal damage after he reversed his BMW into ...
Allianz Cornhill sees operating profits rise.
Allianz Cornhill has recorded a 20% increase in annual premium income from £1.02bn to £1.22bn. Operat...
Starting out right.
Outsourcing has been used in various guises across the industry for some years now and is still a favourite strategy among start-ups keen to get off their marks and make a lean and mean entry into the market. David Fanning reports.
Denyer brings in set fees for online buys.
Denyer Insurance Consultancy has abolished standard initial commission charges and replaced them wit...
Does the industry really want government support?
Who owns Pool Re? Who ultimately controls Pool Re? If your answer to either of these questions is ...