Commercial
Net snares new risks.
Internet trading offers plenty of business opportunities - as well as throwing up serious questions about risk that (re)insurers have to deal with, say Kit Burden and Duncan Pithouse.
Hiscox hits heights.
An equity investment fund that puts all its money into insurance shares probably seems silly to anyo...
Businesses beware.
A survey by The St Paul Companies has revealed that businesses are woefully unprepared for technology risks. Adrian Leonard reports.
Accidental falls.
In our 25 January Risk Management supplement, we mistakenly quoted Neil Clutterbuck, national motor ...
RSPCA to stage conference.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is to stage a national conference to raise the awa...
Joining financial forces.
Trade unions enjoy a good relationship with employers in the financial services sector, and with the current culture of mergers and acquisitions, they are kept very busy. Lynn Rouse reports.
IT's on info site.
A website catering specifically for the insurance industry and its IT partners has been launched at ...
One-stop e-shop opens.
Thames Valley-based commercial broker Goss & Co has teamed up with two Reading businesses to launch ...
New insurer ASP.
E-commerce solutions provider eNterprise Internet Services has teamed up with solutions company e-Ne...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Peoples Choice has recruited Barry Thompson as customer sales co-ordinator. He joins the telebroker ...
Insurer supports network initiative.
Axa has become the first insurer to throw its weight behind a new internet initiative for insurers a...
Hunt for asbestosis insurer is on.
The investigation to find a solvent insurer liable for Cotton Traders Mutual's book of employers' li...
The movers and shakers
Broker Aon has had ups and downs already this year. As well as a slight image shift, one of its more positive moves was the appointment of former Lloyd's chairman Max Taylor to the board. Marcus Alcock talks to both Mr Taylor and chairman Dennis Mahoney…
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
Intermediary Alexander Forbes has recruited a new mortgage manager Peter Crowe to head up its Croydo...
Distribution is a disappointment.
One in two insurers admit to being disappointed with their partnerships with non-traditional distrib...
Playing to win.
In the competitive world of assistance, there's everything to play for, and the services companies offer are becoming increasingly comprehensive, asserts Rachel Gordon, as they fight to win business.
Brit acquires Peoples Choice
Specialist insurance and reinsurance group Brit Insurance is to increase its holding in Leicester-bas...
Root of the problem.
Although the floods have subsided, many properties could suffer long-term heave problems - especially where trees are found nearby. Insurers are cracking down on such risks, says Simon Threadgold.
Changing face of the South-East.
Traditionally, the South-East has been the centre of the UK's insurance industry, but all this is changing. Carol Connolly and David Cooper find out what this means for recruitment.
Zurich restructures general arm.
Recent director-level changes at Zurich Financial Services are part of a wider restructuring of its ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Oh, some of the egos in the insurance world. What's a poor girl like Penny to believe when a source ...
ABI man in dock.
MPs are set to investigate the Association of British Insurers' genetic adviser Professor Raeburn, a...
Rich pickings?
The demise of the Solicitors' Indemnity Fund forced solicitors to run for cover. And while the more selective insurers look to benefit from the new regime, many legal firms are left to sink or swim in the Assigned Risks Pool, says David Fanning.
Competition winner.
The winner of our athletics tickets giveaway, in association with Norwich Union, is Neil Smith, assi...