E-Trading
IT provider set to target brokers
IT-Freedom is set to target broker networks and the broking sector with its claims management servic...
Norwich Union Healthcare
Norwich Union Healthcare has introduced Key Account Solutions, an enhanced service on group income p...
Crawford creates £5m high-end claims management service
Crawford and Company has launched a top tier claims service to allow brokers to take active involvem...
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The high life
Contrary to popular belief, having high-net-worth insurance does not necessarily mean having an extravagant lifestyle. Nick Brabham highlights the many different applications that this specialist cover can have
Tool sees culture as key to service
Groupama has implemented a culture measurement tool designed to improve broker service standards. T...
APC Underwriting unveils product
APC Underwriting has unveiled the first of its new products for 2008, with the launch of a commercia...
Risk Analysis Services software
Risk Analysis Services has launched business continuity software designed to enable insurance broker...
Roaring to life
Motor rates
Lloyd's broker to write niche scheme in-house
Lloyd's broker John Holman and Sons has revamped its religious buildings scheme with full underwriti...
Markerstudy Retail acquires four firms
Markerstudy Retail has acquired four firms - Insurance Connections, Mobilers Insurance Services, The...
Drawn out PWS buyout concluded
In a sharp turnaround, THB has completed the protracted acquisition of the Lloyd’s broking business of PWS International and certain overseas interests of the PWS group.
eBay teams up with insurance comparison website
eBayMotors.co.uk, a UK online showroom, has partnered with the original insurance comparison website, www.insurancewide.com, in a unique deal to provide site visitors with a comprehensive choice of car insurance options.
Towergate rewards Trinity Hospice for innovation
Towergate has awarded a grant of £2,800 to Trinity Hospice, for a new project to raise money to fund its work caring for local people with terminal illness and their families.
Erinaceous's Biggest Fee Earner Defects to Lockton
Lockton’s Real Estate and Construction division has appointed Simon Millar as director. He will be responsible for new business development and client relationship management.
Hello and welcome to the latest instalment of PB's new weblog, PB Week.
Each week we'll highlight the items that have caught our discerning eye to bring you the latest in city parties, office gossip and market rumours. This week Charlie Thomas, reporter at Professional Broking, keeps you up-to-date.
Ecclesiastical signs up for climate change partnership
Gloucester-based Ecclesiastical has become the first insurance company to make a financial commitment to one of the UK’s 10 regional Climate Change Impact Partnerships, bodies set up to advise the public and private sector about how to adapt to the…
Drakefield launches new travel insurance aggregator site
Travel Insurance giant Drakefield Insurance Services has launched a new aggregator site, whichpolicy.co.uk, backed by a two-week TV campaign.
Central Insurance Launches Risk Management Newsletter
Scottish insurance broker, Central Insurance Services, has launched a newsletter which is targeted at clients and other groups, including risk management specialists, company managers and professional bodies.
Markel open to trade all new claims electronically
Markel International has confirmed that it is now ready to accept any new claim that is in-scope through the electronic claims file (ECF) system.
Lockton agrees move to landmark City site
Lockton has announced that it has agreed to a 20-year lease to move into a new European Headquarters at UK property developer Minerva’s St Botolphs site.
MIB winning war against uninsured driving
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) has announced the latest results of its campaign against uninsured driving.
Provider churn could disrupt pet insurance market, says Defaqto
In its new report into the Pet Insurance Market, Defaqto revealed that the rate of provider churn could have a detrimental effect on the market unless adequate arrangements are put in place to protect existing policyholders.
Appointment at Fortis
Steven Ward has joined Fortis as head of pricing. The firm has also recruited Helen Pickford as fina...