News
ATE market gets premium reprieve
Legal expenses insurers have been given a new lease of life after a Court of Appeal decision found i...
Lloyd's rating
Lloyd's has had its financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" affir...
Shareholder action sought
The liquidator for Jersey-based Blue Swan Insurance is set to take legal action against one of the i...
Marsh acquired
Speculation that broker Marsh is to be acquired by General Electric has been questioned by analysts....
Bond Pearce expands
Law firm Bond Pearce has doubled the size of its London office by taking the entire sixth floor of C...
Start-up launches into motor "battle ground"
MMA this week revealed that its recently touted Gibraltar-based motor insurer has been set up to hel...
Broking start-up targets £100m GWP
A new over-50s broker was launched this week headed by Andrew Marchington, former managing director ...
EGI acquired
Royal and Sun Alliance has acquired Irish insurer EGI Holdings for EUR25.2m (£17.3m) payable in cash...
Glen appointed
Paul Glen has joined insurer Cardif Pinnacle this week as chief executive officer. Mr Glen previousl...
Clear acquisition
Clear Insurance Management completed its fifth broker acquisition this week, buying City-based Kemps...
Flora v Wakom ruling could kill off market
A judgement that could lead to periodical payments increasing costs for insurers by up to £2bn acros...
Gamble chairman
Richard Gamble, the former group chief executive of Royal and Sun Alliance, has been named as the ne...
Howard Basford site
Wirrall-based accident repair group Howard Basford has acquired Roberts and Ellis bodyshop business ...
FSPP final call
The Financial Services Practitioner Panel has issued a final call for completed questionnaires to al...
NIG appointments
NIG has appointed Martin Kelsh and Tim Griffiths as strategic account managers. The pair will manage...
Sterling merges operations
Sterling Insurance has merged its two Folkestone operations into a new office in Kings Hill, Kent in...
Universal Salvage increase
Universal Salvage has reported increased turnover of 13% to £56.4m (2005: £49.7m) for the year endin...
FSA goodwill position to stay
The FSA is highly unlikely to reverse its position on goodwill and capital requirements for brokers ...
RIAS founder grows staff
Specialist over-50s insurance intermediary Insure 4 Retirement is set to go on a recruitment drive, ...
What the papers said this week
- The cost of insuring against Lebanon defaulting on its debt has soared since the start of the Midd...
Moorhouse contract
Moorhouse has signed a contract that will see its full commercial and personal lines insurance produ...
Insurer courts super regionals
The UK insurance arm of Endurance Group has lined up several super regional brokers to facilitate it...
Environmental claims rise to continue
Environmental claims are increasing in terms of frequency and magnitude of loss and this trend looks...
Online insurance centre
Ebay.co.uk and Norwich Union have launched an online insurance centre for customers. It will allow E...