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Alexander ready to expand.
Financial and risk services organisation Alexander Forbes has secured £100m of offshore funds to fin...
Appointment at Lexington Insurance Company.
Lexington Insurance Company has promoted Chris Horton, senior vice president of casualty, to general...
Where's my lawyer!
Following recent changes in the allocation of legal aid, there is an increasingly pressing need for individuals to cover their own interests. David Fanning looks at the products on offer.
Appointment at Devitt Insurance Services.
Devitt Insurance Services has promoted Bernard Marsh, divisional director motor, to its board of dir...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical Insurance.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed Harry Tomczyk as corporate marketing manager. The new departm...
Appointment at Chubb.
Chubb has announced that Janic Baudrihaye is to become the international development manager for Chu...
Drake policies all now accounted for.
Deloitte & Touche has transferred 100,000 Drake Insurance policyholders to new insurers. 90,000 poli...
Appointment at Ward Evans Group.
Ward Evans Group has appointed Beverley Webster as its group director. Ms Webster was formerly manag...
Permanent Insurance launches campaign.
Permanent Insurance is seeking to make greater inroads into the critical illness market, with the la...
A contracting market?
Although regulation means most contractors must have insurance, hard bargaining and low rates mean that building up broker business in this sector is not easy. Astute brokers are targeting niche markets, says Diane Smyth.
Egg Insure says hackers cannot crack it.
Online bank Egg, has launched Egg Insure, offering motor insurance from a panel of insurers. Unde...
Regulatory changes set to create new mandatory PI class.
Another new sector in the professional indemnity sector is opening up, just as solicitors make final...
Misys sells personal lines business to HHH.
Software giant Misys has sold its high-street broking interest. The company has sold the personal ...
Norwich Union and Cornhill back PIP.
NU and Cornhill are backing a new venture called Personal Insurance Plan. The insurers are underwrit...
Appointment at NIG.
NIG has appointed Sylvia Kay (above) as development manager of claims operations. Ms Kay will develo...
Higginson and Windich delay Oxford launch.
The broker-only syndicate Oxford, which was due to start trading last month, has delayed its launch ...
Policyholders e-enabled.
ACE Europe has set up a facility to enable policyholders to initiate, view and process claims via th...
LawNet motors onto market.
LawNet has launched a new conditional fee insurance policy, offering members no win, no fee cover fo...
BCWA: new travel cover.
BCWA has teamed up with Primary Direct to launch a travel insurance package. BCWA Travel Insuranc...
Appointment at Crowe syndicate 963.
Kevin Feeley has been appointed deputy underwriter of Crowe syndicate 963. He joined the group in 19...
RSA to sell niche cover on the net.
Royal & SunAlliance is looking to sell niche commercial lines insurance via Color, its new website f...
Popular combination.
Lloyd's broker Clegg Gifford has reported a high demand for agency facilities. The company recent...
Safeonline introduced to combat e-risks.
A company offering insurance for e-risks, including viruses, hacking and fraud, has gone online. ...
B&A policy targets net risks.
Southampton-based broker Burnett & Associates has launched a policy insuring businesses against comp...