Commercial
Allianz forecast.
Germany's Allianz recorded a 7.8% rise in gross premium income for the first nine months of this yea...
Don't bank on it.
Although commercial lines business is showing a healthy increase, brokers and insurers should not rest on their laurels. Industry consolidation has left holes in the market, which the banks, and others, are competing to expand into. Simon Threadgold…
Small sector: big potential.
There are profits to be made in the competitive SME sector, and the most efficient way to reach potential customers is electronically, says David Fanning.
Ark & General forms alliance.
Disaster recovery and risk management specialist Ark & General signed a business partnership deal wi...
Is the aviation market about to take-off?
After struggling through their third year of losses, aviation underwriters have high hopes for the future. A hardening market which is currently exceeding expectations is creating an optimistic mood among reinsurers. Eric Alexander reports.
NU conclude Polish sale
The UK's largest insurer CGNU has announced that its has concluded the sale of its pensions and life ...
e2-one goes Irish.
Sherwood International subsidiary, e2-one is to set up its global headquarters in Ireland, creating ...
THB takes on media spotlight.
Lloyd's broker Thompson Heath & Bond has entered the media and entertainment market with the acquisi...
Appointment at HSBC.
Andrew Lee has been made a director of HSBC Select, the national telephone broking division of HSBC ...
HIH Insurance ties up with Gerling Credit Insurance.
Australia's HIH Insurance has tied up with Germany's Gerling Credit Insurance to provide backing for...
Credit hire deal resolves hard line dispute.
There is good news on the long-running and bitter dispute between several composite insurers and cre...
UK lags behind.
A survey by MORI and Cranfield School of Management for Microsoft has revealed that while the majori...
BIBA: heave fears.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has warned of the potential risk of "heave", the opposite...
Far & wide.
Holidaymakers are becoming more sophisticated in their taste for adventure and more demanding in what they require from insurers, who are responding by setting up their own travel assistance companies, says Veronica Cowan.
Allianz hits out over rates.
German insurer Allianz has said it could cut up to a fifth of its global risk business, unless its c...
How e-wise are you?
E-commerce is increasing insurers' workloads rather than reducing them, says Phil Race in an analysis of the results of a survey of delegates at Post Magazine's recent e-commerce to e-profit conference in London.
Allianz moves on Japan's credit.
German insurer Allianz has tied up with Japan's Marubeni Corporation to enter the newly-emerging cre...
Global builds team.
Property protection insurer FM Global is to extend its insurance and risk management programmes to t...
Moody's forecasts credit insurance boom.
Europe's credit insurance sector will continue to record strong returns, according to the latest rep...
Credit Suisse ups its profits by 66%.
Credit Suisse Group, which owns Churchill & NIG in the UK, has recorded a 66% rise in third quarter ...
Thompsons: Scottish split over legal moves.
Personal injury claimant specialist Thompsons could be forced to establish a new office in Scotland,...
Change of staff.
Broker services provider Rarrigini & Rosso has appointed three new senior staff to support the natio...
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.