Travel insurance
Mapfre appoints sales boss
Mapfre Assistance has named Steve Duxbury as head of sales for its travel and leisure team.
Mapfre appoints sales boss
Mapfre Assistance has named Steve Duxbury as head of sales for its travel and leisure team.
Online insurance specialist announces MBO
The management team of the Ancile Insurance Group has agreed to purchase the entire share capital of the business from its shareholders.
Brightside looks to diversify as talks held with Arch
Brightside is in talks to add Arch Capital to its panel of commercial insurers, as the broker aims to move into a series of new risks in its commercial portfolio.
HNW - rates: costs under control
The customer is currently winning in the mid and high net worth sectors, with rates only climbing slowly. David Sweeney looks at what the industry must do to price for profit and continue to provide great service.
Mapfre signs ITT deal
Mapfre has agreed to become exclusive travel insurance partner of the Institute of Travel and Tourism.
Biba teams up with All Clear Insurance
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has appointed All Clear Insurance as the provider of its new non standard medical travel scheme.
Mapfre overhauls travel cover offering
Spanish insurer Mapfre has revamped its direct travel policy following a relaunch of its online provider Insure & Go.
Argent wins travel contract
Argent Health & Safety have won a contract with Thomson and First Choice Holidays’ parent company TUI UK & Ireland.
Holiday extras chooses Good To Go Insurance
Specialist travel insurance website, Good To Go Insurance, which is part of the Ancile Insurance Group, has been selected by Holiday Extras to provide travel insurance for pre-existing medical conditions for clients over the age of 86.
Climate change – are insurers getting behind their own green policies?
With the general public becoming ‘bored’ by environmental issues, Veronica Cowan asks if insurers are really getting behind their own green policies.
Chartis web app launches
Chartis has launched a web app for two of its SME products, so brokers can obtain speculative or last-minute quotes while on the move.
Interview - Jason Stockwood: A match made in heaven
Moving from the online dating world to insurance broking seems an unusual step. Jason Stockwood explains to Daniel Dunkley what he can bring to the sector.
Interview – Simon Douglas: the attraction of AA Insurance
Simon Douglas, director of AA insurance, previously worked in the life & pensions and private medical markets. He talks to Mairi Macdonald about what attracted him to the debt-laden business and the challenges it faces.
Broker focus – private equity: the start of a broader movement?
2011 has already seen one major broking private equity deal involving Towergate. Rachel Gordon assesses whether this is likely to be a one off, or the start of a broader movement within the intermediary market.
Keychoice Underwriting unveils new Ace-underwritten products
Keychoice Underwriting has launched a host of new products to be underwritten by Ace Europe.
Interview - Gregorio Santos: A new UK journey for Mapfre
With the purchase of Insure and Go, Mapfre entered the UK direct market in a blaze. Leigh Jackson talks to its UK chief executive Gregorio Santos about his plans to grow the business on these shores.
Mapfre plans global roll out of Insure & Go model
Spanish insurer Mapfre has revealed that it is set for a global roll out of its direct-to-consumer travel products, following its acquisition of Insure & Go.
In series - Georgraphy & Solvency II: A new way of looking
A better understanding and quantification of risk portfolios will be provided by Solvency II. Sam Barrett assesses the benefits and potential pitfalls.
Heath Lambert extends affinity deal
Heath Lambert Insurance Services has extended its partnership with The Stroke Association to offer a new suite of travel products for stroke survivors, their families and carers.
Government plans extension to travel protection scheme
The scheme that protects holidaymakers in the event that a travel firm goes bust looks set to be extended.
Insure & Go strengthens ties with Healix
Travel insurance firm Insure & Go has integrated the Healix medical risk assessment tool into its web sales channel allowing travellers with pre-existing medical conditions to receive online quotes.
RBS Insurance targets direct HNW market with ‘Select’ launch
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has launched into the mid and high-net-worth spaces with a single product/ multi-cover offering, which it plans to sell both direct in-house and through affinity partners.
Swiftcover launches travel extras hub
Swiftcover has launched an online ‘travel extras hub’ where customers can buy additional products and services after the insurer joined forces will online add-ons company Essential Travel.