Sport
Liberty signs new drivers to sponsorship programme
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the commercial lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe, has expanded its racing sponsorship programme.
Rospa teams up with Sportscover to improve sporting safety
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has partnered with Sportscover in a bid to boost safety across the UK’s sport and leisure industry.
Insurers raise concerns over inadequate cover for amateur football players
Mandatory insurance enforced by FA covers only ‘extremely rare’ incidents
Liberty signs cricket sponsorship deal
Broking partners of Liberty Mutual Insurance can look forward to invitations to test matches after the insurer was appointed as an official sponsor of cricket grounds for 2013.
Penny Black's insurance week
Being a lady of leisure, Penny is no stranger to the scenic charms of her local golf club. However, sunny Sundays are usually spent on the terrace with a G&T in hand rather than traipsing through the rough in search of an errant ball.
Winter Olympics: There’s no business like snow business
With preparations well underway for February’s 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are the organisers prepared for the risk of the Games?
North of Border: Golf swing sees liability fall to club
On 10 August 2007 Anthony Phee was playing golf with three friends on the Niddry Castle course.
Ex-Chelsea trainee boosts sporting connection at Thomas Carroll
Thomas Carroll Group has snapped up former Chelsea Football Club trainee Geza Hajgato to take on the role of account executive within the firm’s commercial insurance division.
Lloyd's sports syndicate recruits Munich Re underwriter
Sports and leisure insurer Sportscover has recruited Munich Re’s David Boyle to serve as its new class underwriter for contingency at Lloyd’s syndicate 3334.
Aviva ends UK Athletics sponsorship deal
Aviva is to end its 13-year sponsorship of UK Athletics at the close of 2012 when the current contract finishes.
Zurich wins golf scheme
Zurich Insurance has won a long-term contract to underwrite a Glasgow-based golf scheme covering 600 UK golf clubs.
LV wins tennis sponsorship deal
LV has agreed a new tennis sponsorship deal with IMG-owned Statoil Masters Tennis.
Mitsui employee Yoshie Ueno scoops judo bronze at London Olympics
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance employee and sporting champion Yoshie Ueno won bronze medal in the women's under 63kg judo competition yesterday at the London 2012 Olympics.
Aon extends Manchester United sponsor deal
Aon is to maintain its relationship with Manchester United by becoming title sponsor of the club's business-to-business network and community engagement programmes from 2014.
Olympics 2012: Team GB faces £300 000 insurance bill for basketball star
The cost of insuring Luol Deng to play basketball for Great Britain in this summer's Olympics could exceed £300 000.
Aviva extends NCFC sponsorship
Aviva is set to sponsor Norwich City Football Club for a further four years – the longest main sponsorship deal in the club's history.
Allianz mans Sport Relief phone lines
Allianz opened its Bristol contact centre in Aztec West last Friday to run donation telephone lines for Sport Relief 2012.
Liberty Syndicates to sponsor World Cup
Liberty Syndicates Brazil has signed up as an official national supporter of the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Law report: Balance of probability rules out claim over gash sustained while playing rugby
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Insurance broker buys majority stake in non league football club
Oxford-based insurance broker Bridle Insurance has taken a majority shareholding in Blue Square football club Eastleigh.
Travel insurer offers 15% discount to skiers wearing helmets
A travel insurance company is trying to entice winter sports participants to wear helmets, by offering a 15% policy discount to skiers and snowboarders who commit to using head protection.
Broking supplement - Interview Toby Esser: Expansive thinking
Toby Esser talks about striking serious deals, his acquisitive ambitions and plans to penalise paper-lovers
Event insurance: Dancing in the street
Next year could be huge for the events industry, with the Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics taking place. With a host of celebrations occurring, can the events insurance sector capitalise?
Bupa lands UK Sport deal
Bupa has been named as the official health insurance partner of UK sport.