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SAP set to boost UK image with new joint business proposition
Collaborative business solutions provider SAP is aiming to increase its presence in the UK market by...
NURS launches UK-wide service
Norwich Union Risk Services (NURS) has launched a national telephone service for its brokers and the...
Motor Insurance premiums set to rise
Motor insurance premiums in the UK are set to rise by around 10% in the coming year, according to a ...
News division created
John Holman and Sons has created a new division to handle its binding authority business. Products u...
Tribunal costs increase rapidly
Tribunal costs for UK small to medium-sized enterprises are rapidly increasing due to the rise in st...
Growth in revenues and profits announced
Open International - the holding company for Open GI, the Countrywide Network and London Market tech...
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Ryan Godfrey, UK cargo and operations manager, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality
Oxygen acquires Lloyd's broker
Oxygen Holdings, the parent company of Oxygen Insurance Brokers, has today completed the acquisition of Lloyd’s broker Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers(Robertson Taylor).
SSP transacts first live policy via Imarket
Software Solutions Partners (SSP) has launched its first live policy via its integrated imarket panel that is currently in pilot phase with a small number of brokers.
Motor premiums set to rise by 10%
Motor insurance premiums in the UK are set to rise by around 10% in the coming year, according to analysis by EMB, Europe’s largest firm of non-life actuaries. Despite the widespread public feeling that premiums are already too high, researchers found…
LV.com launched
LV= (formerly Liverpool Victoria) have unveiled a bold new online domain name: LV.com
Fortis and Equity Red Star join caravan panel
Insuremycaravan.co.uk has added two new insurers to its panel giving caravan owners access to the UK’s online quote and buy service.
Hiscox buys into PI broker Allison and Partners
Hiscox has bought 49% of UK Professional Indemnity broker and underwriting agency, Allison and Partners Insurance Services. The deal will include an option to buy the remaining 51% in the future.
Hiscox to launch new national ad campaign
Hiscox will launch its new national advertising campaign on TV and in print on 6 August.
Floods cause more than 50,000 claims
In what is on course to be the wettest year since records began in 1766, 2007's floods have resulted...
All the small things
SME commoditisation
A good industry flood response
The industry has acquitted itself well after the recent heavy rain and flooding across the country. What can it expect the government to do?
JLT announces 12.4% half-year profit rise
London-based broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson announced a half-year underlying profit before tax for th...
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Digital tachographs may mean that more sophisticated information is available if a vehicle is involved in an accident but it is essential to act within 24 hours before the data is lost
Insurecom property assets sale explained
Technology company Insurecom announced that it had finally made a profit at the end of 2006, althoug...
Appointment at Fortis
Fortis has named Allison Sutton as head of affinity underwriting. In her new role, Sutton is respons...
Open GI goes live with Amber Credit
IT solution company Open GI has introduced its electronically integrated premium finance software Am...
A charitable affair
Some sections of the charity market remain underinsured. Jane Bernstein looks at the significant opportunities in this sector
Technological advances
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