Managing general agents (MGAs)
Claims Club news: Market beginning to embrace telematics
The use of telematics technology is a vital tool in combating "dodgy claims" —and securing first notification of loss information almost instantaneously — according to Mike Brockman, joint CEO and founder of Insure the Box.
Bolt concern over charges
Bosses at Lloyd's insurers have received a letter from director of performance management Tom Bolt, addressing fears over extra broker remuneration charges.
Dual MGA enters property market
VK Underwriting has taken its first steps towards expanding its product range beyond its core specialty lines by entering the property market.
Arista bid to double GWP
Arista Insurance is to target cross-selling opportunities in a bid to double its gross written premium to between £120m and £150m by 2014.
Iprism cuts losses and eyes 2011 profit
Online commercial underwriting agency Iprism has seen its losses reduce by £4.5m during 2010, according to its latest filings at Companies House.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny understands the launch of widely anticipated new insurance trade body the Managing General Agents' Association has been held up by a lack of technological foresight.
Disease claims - ELTO: location, location, location
Difficulties inherent in identifying the relevant insurer in a long-tail disease claim led to the creation of the Employers' Liability Tracing Office. Anne Griffiths and Alan Hunter explain what is needed to make it work.
SSP solution supports Mapledown launch
Lockton International’s managing general agent Mapledown is ready to go live with SSP’s insurance policy administration and underwriting solution.
Arista turns profit following 2009 loss
Underwriting specialist Arista has turned a profit of £683 000 for 2010 after recovering from a 2009 loss of £942 000.
APC unveils SME shopkeeper product
Underwriting agency APC has launched a new product aimed at shopkeepers in the SME space.
In series: tackling the problem of fraud
Fraud is no longer the elephant in the room for the industry — but insurers still need to go on the offensive to tackle the issues, says Rachel Gordon.
Post Europe Interview: Dual International
Bob van Gieson, chief executive officer of Dual International, and Luis Munoz-Rojas Entrecanales, managing director of Dual Iberica, answer Post Europe’s questions.
Keychoice Underwriting unveils new Ace-underwritten products
Keychoice Underwriting has launched a host of new products to be underwritten by Ace Europe.
APC drops minimum premium by up to 40% in SME push
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has set its sights on taking a larger share of the SME market by implementing a new area rating underwriting strategy for the lower crime level areas throughout the UK and Northern Ireland.
Interview - Paul Evans: Axa's split decision
CEO Paul Evans didn't hang about when it came to splitting Axa UK's personal and commercial businesses - and now he's promising brokers great service, products and relationships, as Jonathan Swift discovers.
News analysis - regulation: Questions over reform
The latest consultation paper over regulation reform has left many questions unanswered. Amy Ellis talks to industry figures to find out more.
Directors' & Officers': A market hampered by soft rates and over capacity?
The number of insurers looking to grab a piece of the SME directors' & officers' market shows no sign of slowing. Amy Ellis reports on the attraction of a market still hampered by soft rates and over-capacity.
Comment - liability claims: Insurers take a hard line on claims costs
With liability rates showing no sign of rising, Nick Patterson looks at why insurers have to take a hard line on claims costs.
Axa CEO Evans shocked by the queue of suitors for broking arm Bluefin
Axa UK's new CEO Paul Evans has admitted there was a queue of companies lining up to buy the insurer's broking arm Bluefin when he took over in October 2010.
CFC sees operating profit rise 26%
Specialist lines MGA, CFC has recorded a gross premium income rise to £36 million for the year ending September 2010.
Learning from life: Could Solvency II bring life and general insurance closer together?
When the First Life Assurance Directive was passed in 1979, it spelled the end for new composite insurers. Steven McEwan explains why the advent of Solvency II may bring life and general insurance back in contact again.
Arista appoints fleet underwriter
Commercial lines underwriting specialist Arista Insurance has appointed Genna Ryan as senior fleet underwriter in the South-west.
Giles recruitment specialist merges
Dallas Kirkland Professions and Giles Recruit Insure have merged to form Dallas Kirkland Recruit Insure.
In series - Geogaphy & Solvency II: National geographical risks
With 80% of business data having a geographical element, Sarah Adams looks at the way this insurers can improve their data.