Commercial
Oaktree: fun cover.
Affinity group specialist Oaktree Insurance Solutions has launched a new scheme aimed at providing n...
Engineering success.
Today's engineering insurers and brokers have their work cut out as companies become increasingly interested in acquiring tailor-made packages and benefits. Phil Godwin speculates on what the future holds for engineering insurance and inspection.
Miller staffs up.
London-based broker Miller Insurance Group has acquired two senior accident & health specialists fro...
Appointment at Groupama.
Groupama Insurances has made Richard Setterfield corporate and affinity partnerships manager. He wil...
THB hits the West End
Speciality Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath & Bond has acquired the business of London-based broker Whit...
Marlborough push for Europe.
UK e-commerce specialist Marlborough Stirling is set for a major European push after securing a mult...
Ruling means bigger reserves.
Insurers will have to increase the amount of money they keep in reserve for future claims, following...
Chaucer upgrades.
Chaucer Insurance has upgraded the guarantee status of its commercial vehicle product, Chaucer Trade...
NU abandons complex risks.
Norwich Union will no longer target large corporate risks as it concentrates on the small and medium...
Credit reaches new heights.
Brokers and, increasingly insurers, are welcoming the benefits that premium financing arrangements can bring. David Fanning listens to the views of some of the industry's top players, who predict that it is about to take off.
BIBA to set up software evaluation service.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has finally abandoned plans to embark on its own technolog...
Zurich Enterprise.
Zurich Financial Services has launched a new business UK Enterprise, which it claims will focus on t...
Willis expands e-business service.
Willis Group brokerage has acquired e-business service and product developer Wire for an undisclosed...
Sherwood expands with acquisition of Promark.
IT solution provider Sherwood International has acquired general insurance policy administration sof...
RSA extends Enterprise.
Royal & Sun Alliance is extending Enterprise, its small business service for brokers, as part of a c...
Beating the panel.
The question of insurance company panels and what they mean for solicitors and loss adjusters was thrashed out at Post Magazine's round-table event last week. Jane Bernstein reports.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Lloyd's brokers are a funny lot. Dark suits and conservative ties. So Penny was astounded to see ...
United quotes.
Your Mortgage.co.uk has teamed up with Direct Life & Pensions to offer a free independent online quo...
JLT buys ANBC for £22.5m
Jardine Lloyd Thompson is to acquire Abbey National Benefit Consultants for £22.5m in cash as part of...
Alexander Forbes UK operations on track
South Africa-based Alexander Forbes, an independent provider of financial and risk services which tod...
Crawford moves for Brazilian operation
Loss adjuster Crawford has acquired its Brazilian loss adjusting representative, Resin - regulacao de...
Berkeley to take on 100 new staff.
The Berkeley Morgan Group expects to create 100 new jobs in 12 months after moving four of its subsi...
Wildnet joint net venture targets insurance sector.
New media company Wildnet, and technology specialist Software AG, have targeted the insurance sector...
Aon to axe 500 UK jobs.
Broker Aon is set to axe around 500 jobs in the UK, as part of a global business review that is expe...