Commercial
Alexander Forbes buys into National Britannia
Financial and risk services organisation Alexander Forbes is to acquire a 20% share of the safety, he...
Ibex Motor Policies reinvents itself
Lloyd's syndicate Ibex Motor Policies, the personal lines and fleet division of Chaucer, has changed ...
InsurE-com forced to delay online launch.
Insure-com, the online trading initiative, has been forced to put back its launch date due to insure...
Appointment at Devitt Insurance Services.
Devitt Insurance Services has promoted Bernard Marsh, divisional director motor, to its board of dir...
RSA moves underwriters to London for new start.
Royal & SunAlliance is moving its commercial underwriting team from Manchester to London. The mov...
Pulling power.
Goods in transit insurance is traditionally the preserve of the specialist broker. However, it has been greatly demystified over recent years, and general brokers could be doing more to pull in clients and reap the rewards on offer.
Polaris: net investments.
Polaris is making further investments in internet technology with two "net-friendly" product updates...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
MMA Insurance has appointed Scott Nelson as a non-executive director. Mr Nelson has spent many years...
Appointment at CNA Maritime.
CNA Maritime has appointed Howard Potter as underwriting manager of its Birmingham office. He was pr...
Reg Brown quits 702 for pivotal role at Markel.
Reg Brown is stepping down as active underwriter for RE Brown Syndicate 702. He is being replaced by...
DAS to provide LE cover.
DAS has won the contract to underwrite legal expenses insurance for CIS household contents policyhol...
Taking on the lawyers.
The phasing out of SIF means that, from 1 September, lawyers must buy their professional indemnity cover on the open market. This huge shake-up means there is plenty of business out there for brokers who are quick off the mark, says Simon Threadgold.
RSA rethinks corporate business
Royal & SunAlliance is pushing through tough rate increases and introducing a new underwriting approa...
Devitt decamps and grows.
Devitt Insurance Services is moving its operation and 125 employees from Stratford in east London to...
CSC begins Polaris electRa roll-out.
CSC HAS started its roll-out of Polaris-integrated software to its electRa user base. The software h...
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Co.
Lyndon Willshire has been appointed corporate business manager and Richard Scott Smith takes the new...
Shock of the new.
Despite a steady flow of claims, rates for architect's professional indemnity cover have remained low over the last few years. However, recent legislation could force up premiums, says Simon Threadgold.
AIIB members get Broker Brands liability products.
Marketing firm Broker Brands has launched two liability products in conjunction with the Association...
Willis Commercial Network clued-up on Internet benefits.
I greatly enjoyed Ric Mathers' article in the January edition of PB (p30). I agree with Ric that ...
RSA wins PMI contract for ICAEW
Royal & SunAlliance, Healthcare & Assistance has been appointed as the accredited private medical ins...
DCT covers travelling pets.
Following the decision to scrap the 100-year old quarantine laws, DCT Travel - part of Devitt Insura...
Appointment at The Bollington Group.
Julie McGibbon has been recruited by The Bollington Group as manager of the corporate risks division...
Aon tackles employee risks.
Aon Consulting and Aon Risk Services have formed a new company called Aon Employee Risk Solutions (A...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Smart & Cook has appointed two new branch directors. Keith Holmes has been put in charge of the brok...