Travel insurance
Europ Assistance unveils new management team
Europ Assistance has completed a shake-up of its UK senior management team with the appointment of Peter Dingle as commercial director.
PPI complaints more than double to 51%
The Financial Ombudsman Service annual review has revealed that 51% of new cases were about the sale of payment protection insurance with the number more than doubling to 104 597 - the highest number ever received in a year about a single financial…
Insure & Go ditches home and motor to push travel ambition
Mapfre-owned online travel provider Insure & Go has ceased writing home and motor business ahead of a global roll-out of its direct travel insurance model.
Biba 2011: Jubilee launches A&H trading portal
Jubilee Managing Agency has launched a dedicated trading portal for brokers offering a range of accident & health and speciality products supported by unique commission and profit share arrangements today at the Biba Conference in Manchester.
Allianz UK business confirms 2012 rebranding deadline
Mondial Assistance in the UK is to become Allianz Global Assistance by the end of 2012, it announced today.
Mapfre wins Ancile deal
Mapfre Assistance is to provide underwriting and emergency assistance services to Ancile Insurance Group in a new multi-million pound deal.
Mapfre wins Ancile deal
Mapfre Assistance is to provide underwriting and emergency assistance services to Ancile Insurance Group in a new multi-million pound deal.
Penny Black's insurance week
After devoting 44 years of his life to Allianz and its previous incarnations, it would seem that technical claims manager Roy Hebburn deserves a decent send off, having announced his retirement.
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.