Commercial
Satis legal cover.
Satis Services has introduced a new scheme to provide legal representation and insurance for legal c...
NU crash man too ill for court.
John Withan, charged with criminal damage after reversing his BMW through the glass entrance to the N...
Construction ruling.
A decision in the Salford Technology & Construction Court could mean that "parties who claim an enti...
NHS wards set to be exploited.
A new private health provider predicts it will be the third largest provider of individual policies ...
AC: site is the Key.
Allianz Cornhill has launched an exclusive extranet service www.ackeypartner.co.uk to help provide f...
Name & shame.
In a world where big names have seen their reputations shredded and their fortunes consigned to the rubbish bin of history overnight, insurers are realising that their own brands are high-risk areas and need adequate protection, says Lynn Rouse.
New man at Axa reignites debate over British bancassurance
Brand is a modern mantra that has been adopted as much by the insurance industry as any other, yet in...
Appointment at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Law firm Beachcroft Wansbroughs has appointed seven new partners. Stephen Hocking will become a part...
B&B to lay off another 500
The Bradford & Bingley Building Society, which owns Charcol Online, Mortgage Express and the Marketpl...
NCM teams up with Gerling
NCM Group, the 90% owned Swiss Re subsidiary, will combine with Gerling Credit following an announce...
Standard P&I Club keeps head above water
The Standard Club reported stable results for the year ending 20 February and a benign claims experie...
Brit invests £20m in new company
Brit Insurance Holdings is to take a 37% stake at a cost of £20m in the Isle of Man-based Equity Part...
Extending your reach.
CRM is being mooted as the latest cure-all for the insurance industry. But reaching customers requires more than expensive software solutions. It is vital brokers connect with their clients to ensure retention, says David Fanning.
Recession: contact is vital.
With most business analysts suggesting the UK may once again be heading towards recession, many are ...
Cunningham Lindsey International has opened a new office in Vietnam.
CLI has been undertaking claims adjustments and risk surveys in the country for the last six years a...
PPB could face new £25m Indie hit.
Irish motor policyholders, left without cover by the collapse of Independent Insurance, will be prot...
Allstate in court over agent cull.
US insurance giant Allstate has been accused in Federal Court of dismissing 6400 agents as part of a...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering.
Allianz Cornhill Engineering has promoted Bob Pow to national business manager. In his new position,...
Fixed fees for PI claims.
Blind-bidding online claims settlement site eSettle has entered talks with a major UK insurer to agre...
Putting the roof on claims queries.
I read with interest John Elderkin's letter (see below: 'Storm damage hits the roof') concerning insu...
Mould issue in denial.
Following last year's floods, the problem of mould is growing in the UK and mould-related damages of $30m awarded in the US are worrying insurers, warns Jeff Charlton.
Flagging sales?
Despite the growing likelihood of companies falling foul of Britain's increasingly complex employment legislation, the number of employment practices liability insurance policies bought in the UK is lagging behind the US. Charles Boorman explains why…
MP says Equitable rescue must work
Dr Vincent Cable MP, Liberal Democrat shadow secretary for trade and industry, who is due to meet wit...
Investment firm dealt "serious blow" by Indie collapse
Investment firm Graphite Enterprise Trust said today it had been dealt a "serious blow" by the collap...