Commercial
Market mastery.
Broker-only insurer MMA has launched Master Tradesman cover for tradespeople working in the building...
What a waste.
Insurers are wasting millions of pounds paying for "shoddy and incomplete" repairs in the wake of fl...
Broker polarisation.
Acquisitions and mergers are polarising the small to medium-sized broker market, according to a new ...
P+I clubs look set to raise rates.
The marine market was due to receive a substantial fillip today with the prediction most Protection ...
Willis considers a return to the stock market.
Broker Willis could soon be set to return to the stock market with parent company US buyout speciali...
Appointment at Eurobase.
Eurobase, the software and consultancy supplier to the financial services sector, has appointed Crai...
Allianz partnerships.
Deutsche Bank has another five possible partners, in addition to insurer Allianz, under its plans to...
Brit ebix.com deal.
Brit Insurance has acquired a 30% stake in Nasdaq-quoted software and internet solution provider ebi...
Calling all team players.
The rise of the call centre has brought opportunities to the regions, and with the scope of the job changing all the time, loyal staff can call the shots, says Edward Murray.
Brokers slammed.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has defended its members over accusations by technology co...
Appointment at Mardon Insurance.
David Cole has joined Mardon Insurance as business development director. He has many years experienc...
Policy Master is bullish over Sirius.
Insurance technology firm Policy Master expects to announce top end figures for the year ended 31 De...
Linaker sets up timber division
Insurance broker Linaker has set up a new division to cater specifically for the insurance needs of t...
Goshawk enters PI market
Integrated Lloyd's insurance vehicle Goshawk has entered the professional indemnity market. It has...
Eversheds' restructuring means new practice group.
National law firm Eversheds is to establish a national volume group to focus on the firm's low-margi...
MCS amalgamates.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has become software provider MCS's biggest user after amalgamating its whole ...
Broker limbo.
Hundreds of brokers could be left in a regulatory void following the Office of Fair Trading's decisi...
Names to shun Lloyd's latest offer.
The United Names Organisation - the body behind the litigating Names in the Jaffray trial - has slam...
Planning for the future.
The life assurance sector has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. IFAs, alternative investments and falling mortality figures have all played a part, with stakeholder set to affect future sales. Keith Sankey looks into his crystal ball.
Euclidian merges two subsidiaries.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian Group is unifying its broking operations and merging two of its subsidiary...
dotcover casts net.
Online intermediary, dotcover.com, launched last week offering wedding, pet, travel and motor cover....
Takeover targets.
Consolidation amongst quoted Lloyd's vehicles is set to continue apace, despite Chubb's failed bid f...
In which we e-serve for back office.
Internet software specialist insurE-com has launched a new service, insur-E.serve, to facilitate th...
McManus move.
Brendan McManus has joined the Royal & Sun Alliance commercial executive team as marketing and distr...