News
Post Magazine Claims Club Advisory Board
Chair: Anthony Gould, editor in chief, Post Magazine Board: Steve Eckhardt, director, senior claims...
Belief that 'might is right' may lead brokers to merge
Talk of consolidation at the larger end of the broking sector has been rife in 2006, with the market...
Budget acquires Hara Hill Wason
Budget has acquired Scottish-based broker Hara Hill Wason. The acquisition adds six high-street outl...
Ace announces chairman to retire from the company
Ace has announced that Brian Duperreault, chairman of the board, will retire from the company. Mr Du...
Events
5 June Institution of Civil Engineers - Risk Management and Insurance in Construction 1 George Str...
Roar from the crowd
Speaking to the Claims Club audience is often referred to by claimant lawyers as entering the lion's...
The Trades Union Congress welcomes announcement
The Trades Union Congress has welcomed the announcement from Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton...
Lloyd's proposals cut ties with Xchanging
Lloyd's has freed itself from an exclusive arrangement with Xchanging Ins-Sure Services by pushing f...
Insurer repositions SME
Zurich will be providing 100 underwriters to service brokers handling SME business under its new pro...
DAS team heads giant's return
Legal expenses giant Arag is making a second attempt to enter the UK market, supported by a raft of ...
Appointment at Weightmans
Law firm Weightmans has appointed a director of marketing, Sarah-Jane Howitt. Joining from Deloitte ...
Homeserve announces rise in operating profit
Homeserve announced that its operating profit increased by 29% to £54.4m for the 12 months ending 31...
CMIB sale may hit Zurich Commercial
The sale of Country Mutual Insurance Brokers could see Zurich lose its most significant chunk of bus...
RBSI is cleared of 'price fixing' after OFT inquiry
Insurance giant Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading of p...
Misys unveils rebrand
Open GI was this week unveiled as the new name and brand identity of broking software house Misys Ge...
Appointment at Kiln
Kiln has recruited Andrew Hitchcox to the newly created position of chief actuary and risk officer. ...
More Than's decision received with cynicism by the industry
Motor insurer More Than's strategic decision to lower premiums for drivers of environmentally friend...
'Deadzone' will increase in next few year
The 'deadzone' between large commercial risk insurers and high-penetration, low-touch distributors w...
Appointment at Henderson Insurance Brokers
Steve Farrow, finance director, and Paul Judge, development director, have been promoted to the exec...
Pre-paid cards could speed up payments
Payment processes for UK victims of natural disasters could be sped up by the use of pre-paid cards,...
Second annual Rehabilitation First Awards
The second annual Rehabilitation First Awards have been expanded to reward excellence across the mar...
Zurich unveils two-strand rehab drive
Zurich has revealed that two separate routes to rehabilitation, split by injury severity, have been ...
Restructure sees Oval boss leave
Broker consolidator Oval has undergone a management restructure ahead of its next raft of acquisitio...
Ace Europe to join I-market
Ace Europe is to join I-market, the UK insurance industry portal. The insurer initially used I-marke...