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Ingham tests online market with launch
Liability specialist Ingham Underwriting is set for a major push this year, with the launch of an on...
Biba: single PPI is "bad value"
Single premium payment protection insurance policies need to be outlawed, the British Insurance Brok...
NU to relaunch travel
Norwich Union will be relaunching its travel products for the broker market on 1 March. The new pro...
Underwriter rights upheld
A ruling that gave Lloyd's brokers the right to withhold documentation from their underwriters has b...
Penny Black's insurance week
Co-operative Financial Services' efforts to turn its insurance subsidiary's 25-storey tower into the...
Appointment at Insurance Expo-Sure
Insurance Expo-Sure has appointed two new managers. Anne Pearsall joins as the new underwriting oper...
Lloyd's eyes more growth in SE Asia
Lloyd's has urged its members to seize trading opportunities in south-east Asia but has promised lit...
Brokers in appeals mechanism plea
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has called for the creation of an independent tribunal in order t...
ATE firm blasts limit rise
After-the-event start-up Litcomp has backed the claimant community in opposing an increase in the sm...
CIS fraud fight helps save £24m
CIS has heralded its progress in detecting fraud as a major contributor to it beating its first-year...
Temple Legal Protection signs new partnership
Legal expenses provider Temple Legal Protection has signed a new underwriting capacity partnership w...
Budget announces launch of tool
Broking group Budget has announced that recently launched online price comparison tool, comparethema...
Appointment at Evolution Underwriting
Evolution Underwriting has appointed Lee Batehup as commercial underwriter. Mr Batehup's key respons...
Industry forces unite to scrap Bill clause
Pressure mounted this week on the Government to scrap clause one of the Compensation Bill. Parliame...
Appointment at Lloyd's Market Association
The Lloyd's Market Association has appointed Allison Goddard as technical executive. In her new role...
Two brokers to face Lloyd's legal action
Benfield's insurers could bear the brunt of any successful claim from Lloyd's over its failed centra...
Appointment at Medisure
Medisure has appointed Paul Ashcroft as corporate relationship director. Mr Ashcroft will be respons...
Appointment at Markel International
Markel International has appointed Diane Harding as deputy claims manager. Ms Harding joins the comp...
Gurr Johns acquires Tyler and Co
UK-based fine art advisory and valuation business Gurr Johns has acquired specialist loss-adjusting ...
Biba appoints Kelly to the board
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has appointed Peter Kelly, head of office at Marsh Ltd Belfast, to its board.
Manchester police step up fight against uninsured driving
Greater Manchester Police seized a total of 103 vehicles which were either uninsured, untaxed, or driven without a valid licence last week. The crackdown is the latest move in the force's automatic number plate recognition exercise.
ABI endorses merseyside fraud crackdown
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s campaign to weed out bogus personal injury compensation claims should become a model for councils throughout the country, the Association of British Insurers said today.
Massive Wilma hit pushes RenRe to first-ever loss
Bermudian (re)insurer RenaissanceRe has reported a fourth-quarter net operating loss of $206.9m due mainly to a $313.9m net negative impact from hurricane Wilma.
Chaucer wins BiB motor agriculture contract
Broker BiB has announced a new underwriting partnership with Chaucer Insurance as part of plans to grow its agricultural motor policy market.