Commercial
Equitable rebels fail.
Eleven rebel policyholders failed in their attempt to be elected to the board of troubled insurer Eq...
NU set to unveil adjuster panel.
Norwich Union is expected to wield the axe on several adjusters, when it unveils its eagerly-awaited ...
New roots for Plant.
Surrey-based loss adjuster Specialist Plant Investigations has opened two new offices in Bristol and...
The bigger picture.
Risk management training has many advantages to offer brokers but to get the most out of it they should adopt a less superficial approach and go back to the drawing board, says David Fanning.
Government plans for Irish e-hub.
Addressing this year's annual conference, Minister for Science Technology & Commerce Noel Treacy cla...
Ignorance not bliss for producers.
Ignorance of a defect does not protect a producer if the defect is discovered, the Court of Appeal r...
UK boosts Allianz income
German insurer Allianz, reporting its first quarter profits for the first time, said premium income ...
Banking on French life.
French banks have found that a friendly alliance with insurers can make all the difference when it comes to counting up their profits at the end of the financial year. Jeremy Golden reports on France's bancassurance experience.
Inside information.
With the IT focus firmly on the global reach of the internet system, the value of intranets as business tools is often overlooked. Richard Adams tries to redress the balance.
Playing on the same team.
Contrary to popular belief, Rachel Gordon finds that in today's ever evolving market loss adjusters and brokers are finally realising they are on the same side. By pooling their resources and concentrating on their clients they can only come out ahead of…
Appointment at JST Mackintosh.
Liverpool-based commercial and insurance law firm JST Mackintosh has made two new appointments. Jona...
Insurers 'also rans'.
Insurers have again been branded as 'also rans' in the world of e-commerce when compared with the ba...
Insurers must get political.
A whistle-stop tour of Irish economic history since the beginning of the 1970s ended in delegates be...
Borrett: closer look at risks needed.
The London market must get closer to the risks it is writing, said Kevin Borrett, class underwriter ...
HSBC and Avon target small businesses
HSBC Insurance Brokers has teamed up with Avon Insurance to offer small businesses a new insurance qu...
PWC predicts further merger activity.
Consultancy firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers has forecast further merger and acquisition activity within...
Taking legal action.
Insurance law is a competitive and highly-specialised area, but there are different entry routes, as Richard Adams discovers.
Hiscox relocates its terrorism unit.
Specialist insurer Hiscox has moved its UK terrorism unit to its recently opened Birmingham office. ...
High-flying specialists.
The notion that small, provincial brokers will soon be a thing of the past has been mooted for several years now, and with powerful insurers holding all the aces there will be winners and losers. Rachel Gordon believes it is the high-flying smaller…
Speculating and accumulating.
I was disappointed to read in your article on premium finance (PM, 10 May, p29) comments speculating...
Compass expands.
Surrey-based IT consultancy Compass Management Consulting has opened its first satellite office in B...
Ace launches new D&O operation.
American insurer Ace has launched a new UK-based operation Ace Corporate Risks, which is developing ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Allianz Cornhill has appointed Gareth McChesney as its new personal lines business support manager. ...
e-asy does it.
The internet offers many opportunities for insurers to sell personal lines. Many aim for a fully integrated, seamless function, but, says Edward Murray, it is vital not to lose sight of the customer, and the simple approach is still the best.