Commercial
Hill House Hammond opens new office.
Hill House Hammond has opened a new office in Pithay, Bristol. Managing director Bryan Jenkins (left...
Axa outsources legal expenses
Insurer Axa this week confirmed it has signed a deal with Abbey Legal Protection to outsource the adm...
McCracken & Rutter launch into London market
A new company is set to launch into the London market, it was confirmed today. The £50m Underwriter...
Analysts predict business wipeout.
The threatened deregulation of the US commercial market could wipe out surplus lines writers in Lond...
Techno luddites will face closure.forgood.
Paul Spencer, UK chief executive of Royal & Sun Alliance, warned the industry to prepare itself for ...
Allianz looking to buy its way into US.
German insurer Allianz is in talks with one of America's largest bond fund managers as it attempts t...
Appointment at CS Rand.
CS Rand has appointed two new principal consultants. Lyndon Jolley will be responsible for CS Rand's...
Union hits back
White collar union MSF has refuted claims that it withdrew allegations that NIG Skandia failed to co...
A world of opportunities.
The expatriate market holds great potential for PMI providers, several of whom are getting in on the...
Guide for IFAs.
Clerical Medical has compiled The Business Builder pack to help independent financial advisers get m...
Norman in expand and rebrand drive.
Norman Insurance is expanding its broker network ahead of its major rebranding exercise, which was r...
Out of the e-forest.
Solutions provider to the insurance industry Sherwood International is expecting a big turnout for i...
Chemical deal has right elements says Marsh.
Global broker Marsh has signed a deal which it believes could open the contingent liability market t...
Terra Nova shines.
Terra Nova has been nominated for the BT and FT e-commerce awards. The company, which is involved in...
Arbitrator can make contribution award.
A woman was widowed when her husband died in an accident in 1995 involving a scaffold suspended from...
Fusion attracts much attention.
Online insurer Fusion, recently launched by SVB Holdings, attracted much attention at the Lloyd's tr...
$1bn record award.
A record $1bn (£600m) verdict has been awarded against insurer State Farm in a class action lawsuit ...
PMI launch.
Health insurer Western Provident Association hopes to encourage loyalty and boost productivity with ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill International.
David Hall has been promoted to national broker manager for Allianz Cornhill International. Previous...
No pressure from stress.
Insurance litigation specialists have dismissed warnings that insurers are set to be hit by a deluge...
Changing skills.
CII president Andrew Lund (pictured below) warned that failure to keep pace with changing skills wou...
NU hires duo in Top 10 bid.
Norwich Union has bolstered its attempt to become a top 10 money manager in the UK with two new appo...
Thinking global but acting local.
Global insurer Axa is growing ever bigger. Chief executive of Axa Sun Life & Provincial Holdings, Mark Wood, talks to Francis Higney about European strategy, industry regulation and the implications of the euro.
Train crash piles on misery for in-trouble St Paul.
The Paddington train disaster has come at a bad time for St Paul. The US-based insurer of both tra...