Insurer
PPI is not a 'one-man battle' for the industry
Letter of the month
Head-hunter introduces young pups to vets
London-based insurance head-hunters Mansion House is hand-picking 30 youngsters to benefit from a tr...
Appointment at Prescott Jones
Prescott Jones has appointed Rhys Hughes as an account manager. Hughes has more than 10 years' exper...
Norwich Union GI profits hit £1bn
Norwich Union has reported a 10% increase to £1.075bn in operating profit for 2006 for general insur...
Groupama boosted by Clinicare acquisition
Before the announcement of the full results in March, Groupama has released a statement regarding ac...
Financial services arm
Lifestyle Financial Services, The Insurance Partnership and East Yorkshire Financial Services (EYFS)...
Datamonitor report
Commercial lines broker consolidators could control up to 14% of the UK insurance market by 2010, ac...
Westward Counties acquired
Westward Counties Insurance Services has been acquired by the Fidelius Group to create Fidelius Insu...
Axa acquires Swiftcover
Axa UK has acquired online insurer Swiftcover. Peter Hubbard, chief executive at Axa, commented: "We...
On the Broads
Norwich Regional Review
Product of the Month - Travel product is designed for leisure
Product: Travel insurance (intermediary business) Underwriter: Norwich Union (NU) Commission paid:...
Taking on the big guns
This month's discussion focuses on the recent spate of insurers buying successful independent brokerages and what it means for the future health of the market, including whether this buying spree will inspire more start-ups and the importance of SME…
Water damage takes over as top household claims cost
A new type of claim has overtaken fire and theft as the most expensive claims cost in household insu...
History in the making
The development of schemes is more than just a shot in the dark, as they need to be designed with careful consideration of market conditions. Martin Friel explores the nature of the schemes game and the important part brokers continue to play in their…
RAC merges divisions
RAC has merged its accident and legal services divisions to become RAC Services. RAC said the merger...
NU sets its sights on SME brokers with new TAM strategy overhaul
Norwich Union (NU) is to revamp its telephone account management (TAM) strategy, after admitting it ...
Insurer and broker collaboration key to unlocking growth
Insurance markets globally will not grow unless there is greater collaboration between insurers and ...
Rolling with the punches
Alternative risk transfer
Taking it to the top
Insurance Age visited Liverpool to host this month's power hour panel in a bid to discover how the broker market was coping with consolidation, relationships with insurers and market conditions, such as the impact of the up-and-coming 2008 Capital of…
January
KPMG to face tribunal KPMG is set to face serious penalties if allegations that it failed to correc...
The future lies with networks
I have often commented on the similarities between the consolidation of the retail food industry in ...
Equity acquires Holdsure
Equity has acquired Carrickfergus insurer Holdsure in a move designed to further consolidate its mar...
Groupama sets its sights on e-trading platform
Groupama is pushing for an e-trading portal, similar to imarket, in the healthcare sector. The broke...
Swinton merges with sister company its4me
The Swinton Group is merging with internet motor insurance broker its4me.co.uk. Swinton and its4me h...