SME
Pick of the week
Aviva in corporate risk return; contract law threat to SME premiums; Marsh CEO plans review and regulated individuals plummet.
AA Insurance enters commercial fray with affinity deal
Moorhouse chair Lyndon Wood hails tie-up with broker.
RSA UK premiums slip 3%, as SME and commercial motor suffer
Group CEO Andy Haste, however, sees encouraging signs in international and emerging markets.
Atradius increases trade credit capacity
Underwriting review should boost SME market
Allianz urges caution over HSE figures
Phil Wright at Allianz Engineering reiterates need for risk management despite fall in workplace fatalities.
Preparation is only half the battle
A recent survey found 98% of brokers would like to see business continuity planning as part of an insurance risk assessment. Stephanie Denton reports on a recent event where the possibility of this becoming a reality was debated.
NIG introduces new rating structure
Insurer reviews traders combined product
UK business failure rates fall
Data shows signs of recovery for businesses
Axa Insurance secures 10-year deal with HSBC
Axa wins tender to provide insurance to SME banking customers
Barbon focuses on overseas growth
Broker seeks agreements with international partners
Aon appoints two new UK MDs
Corporate and affinity bosses will report to Robert Brown.
European senior executives show concern over capital and credit risk
New findings reveal concern over cash flow
Abort, retry, fail
With online commercial activity an increasing part of everyday business, Edward Murray reports on the worrying trend for small to medium-sized enterprises to completely overlook their website disaster recovery plans.
Small firms to see rise in solicitors PI
Professional indemnity specialists PYV Legal predict tough renewal season for small law firms
Defaqto launches commercial insurance ratings
All office, retailers and tradesmen products are rated from one to five stars.
MMA Insurance launches commercial underwriting team
The new team will include underwriters with expertise in micro SME risks