Insurer
Keelan Westall adds New India to e-trading platform
Keelan Westall has added New India to its online residential e-trading offering Dynamic, increasing the platform's insurers to five.
Markerstudy buys 9.3% of Brightside shares
Markerstudy has acquired 42.7m shares in Brightside, representing 9.3% of the company’s total issued share capital.
Biba extends NMU cargo scheme
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has put pen to paper and extended its members' cargo scheme for another three years with Northern Marine Underwriters (NMU).
Broker Apprentice: 48 hours till launch
Insurance Age’s Broker Apprentice series is set to hit the screens in just two days’ time with five young brokers battling to be crowned the champion.
Lexis Nexis targets 70% of the market with no claims database
Lexis Nexis is poised to launch a No Claims Discount (NCD) database for brokers and insurers in a bid to replace the current manual process of screening applicants.
Elite Insurance rejoins the ABI after departure over Jackson reforms
Elite Insurance is to rejoin the Association of British Insurers (ABI), after leaving the trade body in June 2011.
RFIB reports improved turnover and Ebitda
RFIB Holdings has announced group turnover of £47.5m for the year ended June 2012, up 9% on the previous year.
Only three days to go until Broker Apprentice
Insurance Age will be launching the first episode of its new Broker Apprentice programme on Thursday.
Markham Private Clients in regional broker push after AIG deal
Markham Private Clients (MPC) has targeted regional brokers as it looks to grow its high net worth (HNW) book to £7m within five years.
Arista takes Peake to Leeds
Arista Insurance has appointed Danny Peake as senior commercial underwriter within its Leeds office.
New MGA Ascent to target cyber risks
Ascent Underwriting has launched offering coverage for emerging cyber risks for clients ranging from micro businesses to international corporations.
Yet another kick in brokers' FSCS teeth
As sure as night follows day, brokers' favourite regulatory cost is set to rise yet again.
Rowan Atkinson racks up biggest-ever insurer car repair bill
Johnny English star Rowan Atkinson saw his insurer pay up the biggest-ever repair bill in Britain after crashing his McLaren F1, according to reports.
Axa dedicated to gaining public trust through professionalism
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has made a commitment to promoting chartered status because it can help the industry regain the trust of consumers, according to the provider’s responses to the recent Insurance Age chartered status survey.
Professionalism: Insurance Age throws down the gauntlet
Today on Insurance Age we have launched the latest section of our Professionalism campaign to turn up the heat on insurers and challenge them to prove they deliver on what they say they believe.
Aspen weathers Superstorm Sandy to return to profit
Aspen Insurance Holdings weathered the impact of Superstorm Sandy to post a $280.4m (£178.1m) profit for the year ended December 2012.
Profits rocket at Catlin
Catlin Group has reported net income of $305m [£194m] for 2012, up more than 800% from the $38m reported in 2011.
April appoints broker development manager
April UK has appointed Duncan Craig as broker development manager as part of what the firm called an ambitious expansion programme across the UK.
ABI calls for greater political commitment to flooding plans
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for cross-party political support to ensure that the UK can properly tackle flood risk.
Beazley sees threefold profit growth
Beazley has reported profit after tax of $214.6m [£136.4m] for 2012, up 320% from the $65.8m reported for 2011.
Matthews out as Wilson reshuffles Aviva management
Trevor Matthews is to step down from his board level role at Aviva the day before its next AGM, the provider has confirmed.
CMCs pocketed £7.4m from PPI claims in 2012
Claims management companies (CMC) made more than £7.4m from UK consumers claiming compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) in 2012.
Ex-Brit distribution chief to lead Gallagher's e-trading division
Arthur J Gallagher International has appointed Vivek Banga as director of e-trading.
Biba launches manifesto for 'year of change'
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has launched its 2013 manifesto entitled Meeting the Growth Challenge.