Articles by Andrew Tjaardstra
Axa loses 18% of GWP in commercial as GI UK results falter
Axa has seen another drop in profitability in its UK GI business in the first half of 2010.
Ryan Insurance goes back in time to celebrate 35 years
Ipswich based Ryan Insurance is celebrating reaching its 35th year in business this month.
Jelf unveils Les Owen as new chairman
The Jelf Group has appointed Les Owen as its new non-executive chairman following the retirement of David Walker.
JLT reports strong first half results
JLT starts the year strongly with £70m of profits and good trading in Australasia and Latin America.
ABI flood defence warning
The Association of British Insurers has warned the coalition government must make investment in flood defences a priority despite the squeeze on spending
Government to scrap default retirement age
Employers will no longer be able to make people retire at 65 under new laws.
NIG pulls personal lines
Royal Bank of Scotland insurer NIG has outlined plans to close its personal lines division and focus solely on commercial business
Economic growth in surprise 1.1% climb
An estimate from the Office for National Statistics indicates the economy grew by 1.1% in the second quarter of this year.
PB offers opportunities to enhance leadership and marketing skills
Professional Broking, the management magazine for broker managers, is pleased to offer some excellent training courses for its readers starting in September.
Man U release Aon kit in Chicago
Broker giant on shirts of the world's largest football club
Aviva becomes title sponsor of Premiership rugby
The deal, which begins in September, sees Aviva take up the reins from current sponsor Guinness, with the competition to be named Aviva Premiership Rugby
PB Week: All that hype
Well the World Cup is now about halfway through and it is a good time to reflect on how well it is going so far writes David Grant, deputy underwriter and head of distribution and operations at Equity Red Star.
Emergency Budget 2010: Corporation tax to be cut, IPT to increase, VAT to rise to 20%
The Chancellor George Osborne has today given his Emergency Budget.
Blackham's boutique investment plan
Chris Blackham, former chief executive of Layton Blackham, opens boutique investment house Endorphin to invest in brokers.
Broker founder joins IIB as director
Bob Pybus, director and founder of broker NPA Insurance, has been appointed to the board of the Institute of Insurance Brokers
Ex-Oamps director joins Stonebridge
Paul Beck, formerly operations director at Oamps, has joined five year old commercial insurance broker Stonebridge.
Incisive Media wins best digital publisher award
Incisive Media, publisher of Insurance Age, Professional Broking and www.broking.co.uk has won a sought after online publishing award.
PB Week: World Cup time
On Friday it is the start of the World Cup and some industry pundits give their verdict on who is going to win in the latest PB Week.
Cunningham Lindsey strengthens board
Jonathan Clark and David Aiston (pictured) promoted at loss adjuster
Middle departs from Axa
Anthony Middle has left Axa, where he is managing director, commercial lines, to join Aviva in the role of strategic partnership director. He is on six months 'gardening' leave.
Heath Lambert merges two divisions
Heath Lambert is merging its commercial affinity and small business division (CASB) into its personal lines division, Heath Lambert Insurance Services.
NIG in regional underwriting recruitment drive
RBS owned insurer recruits underwriters from four rivals to boost its regional presence
Osborne and Laws announce spending cuts for 2010/11
The coalition has set out bold plans to cut £6.243bn for existing fiscal year, in a move that has prompted Clegg to defend a manifesto u-turn citing the Greek debt crisis.
Cunningham Lindsey loss team claims to save insurers millions
£21m of suspect claims are under scrutiny by the loss adjusting firm's investigation unit