Commercial
Appointment at Britannic Group.
Bryan Portman has been appointed to the board of Britannic as group finance director. Over the last ...
Appointment at Hill House Hammond.
Gareth Lloyd has been recruited as IT director for Hill House Hammond. He will be based at the compa...
ATE hits TV.
A new personal injury compensation intermediary will be launched nationwide next week in partnership...
S&F deal struck.
Premium finance provider Singer & Friedlander has struck a deal with Agricultural Insurance Underwri...
Alexander Forbes to make further UK acquisitions
South African broker Alexander Forbes has reported that its revenue for 2000 increased 33% to R3bn (£...
Equitable Life rebels fail in board election bid
Eleven rebel policyholders have failed in their attempt to be elected to the board of troubled life i...
New Ace in the pack.
American insurer Ace has launched a new UK-based operation, Ace Corporate Risks which is developing a...
BT walks out on WISe
British Telecom's global broadband operation, BT Ignite Solutions, has withdrawn from its business re...
MPPI goes North.
Legal & General has announced the distribution of a new mortgage payment protection insurance produc...
Equitable ruling.
Equitable Life has been told the controversial House of Lords ruling that forced it to shut its door...
Towergate seminar.
Towergate Underwriting Group will hold the first of its General Insurance Standards Council workshop...
Joint fleet venture.
Willis has joined forces with Marshall Leasing to strengthen its motor fleet assistance service Driv...
Towergate partners.
Towergate Underwriting Group has signed an agreement with the Harrogate-based Broker Network to prov...
Sherwood in Capita tie-up.
Software and solution company Sherwood International has won a £6m contract from professional servic...
Unsure of designs on Coversure.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Industry fails on asbestosis.
Why? Why did the insurance industry have to be forced by the government into compensating asbestosis...
Screen test.
There has been a mixed reaction to the prospect of selling insurance via interactive TV. With telecommunications uncertainty still in the headlines, only time will tell whether it is a success or not, says Lynn Rouse.
Making an entrance.
The SME commercial legal expenses market has proved a tough door to open for many brokers, but there are plenty of ways to unlock this sector for those wishing to take advantage of the current surge in interest, says David Fanning.
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Peoples Choice has made Mark Jackson an internal auditor based in the company's Manchester office. H...
Plugging the EL leak.
The UK employers' liability market will continue to loose money, as long as insurers fail to embrace both portfolio underwriting techniques and the inadequacies of their data, argues Raj Ahuja.
Fusion opens first office in planned regional network.
Lloyd's insurer SVB's subsidiary Fusion Insurance Services has set up the first of a regional networ...
Appointment at NIG.
NIG has promoted several staff to assistant general manager positions. Adrian Harris takes up the ro...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering.
Alan Hutchinson has been taken on by Allianz Cornhill Engineering as its new quality manager. Based ...
Fusion opens northern office
SVB Holdings subsidiary Fusion Insurance Services has set up the first of its regional offices in Lee...