Personal
Liberty boosts PI in Bristol and Manchester
Liberty International Underwriters, a division of insurer Liberty Mutual Group, has boosted its regional professional indemnity expertise through the appointments of Katie Dumenil and Simon Barber to its Bristol and Manchester offices respectively.
Three more join mutual body
The Fire and Rescue Authorities Mutual has announced three more FRAs joined on 1 April. There are now eight fully participating member authorities with more expected to join in coming months, it added.
Warranty provider acquired
Cardif Pinnacle has acquired a majority shareholding in Warranty Direct, a provider of personal extended warranties that protect consumer‘s cars and electrical appliances.
Fortis announces Commercial Lines revamp
Fortis (Insurance, UK) has announced significant enhancements to its Commercial Guard portfolio of 10 products that see an increase in cover levels across the entire range. The standard sums insured and the limits introduced across Fortis’ commercial…
Pressure grows on government over flood defences
In its response to Sir Michael Pitt’s review of flood risk in the UK, Risk Management Solutions has today highlighted the urgent need for an accurate database of information on flood defences. It added the Environment Agency currently has information…
Acturis gains two
Acturis has completed the signature of two new brokers to its software platform from rival SSP. Ryan...
Profit-erasing credit hire costs to escalate
Motor premium increases pushed through during 2007 will be wiped out by the soaring cost of credit h...
Ecclesiastical weathers storm
Ecclesiastical's group chief executive believes the insurer "weathered the storm" last year, after r...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny enjoyed a lunch meeting with British Insurance Brokers' Association head of technical services...
Robbing hood
Nottingham has been named as the UK's top burglary hotspot for the third year running by Endsleigh I...
JLT settlement sum
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has accepted an offer of a "substantial sum" in settlement of its claims in t...
Fatal extraction
Corporate manslaughter: risk assessment
The lessons of the past
Public sector: schools
Swinton commercial push
Swinton Business has acquired Lawrences. Swinton's commercial arm said the acquisition gives it a "f...
Cost saver
E-business strategy
Appointment at Sparke Helmore
Australia-based law firm Sparke Helmore has made several new additions: two partners, one senior-lev...
Capita buys broker
The Capita Group has acquired HFR Holdings and Lancaster Insurance Services for a consideration of a...
Social revolution
E-business strategy
RSA buys insurer
Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance has announced the acquisition of Sertus Underwriting. The business,...
Lawyers welcome new fraud authority
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna welcomes the government’s new fraud authority.
UK broker gets Singapore licence
Miller Insurance Services has been granted licences by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to operate as a general reinsurance and direct insurance broker, the company said today.
Todd takes real estate team to JLT
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has announced the appointment of Nigel Todd as head of its real estate practice.
Isle of Man wins another captive
Vaultex UK, a recently formed joint venture between two major international banks to manage the cash handling operations in the UK, has set up a captive in the Isle of Man.
RSA acquires insurer
Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance has today announced the acquisition of Sertus Underwriting.