Insurer
January
Brokers face court action The liquidator of Independent Insurance warned all brokers with outstandi...
AC set to double agency base
Following divestment of its life arm, Allianz Cornhill is set to invest the funds into its general i...
RAC publishes inaugural annual motor survey results
The RAC has published the results of its first annual motor survey, part of which was conducted excl...
SMEs would pay more for good broker advice
Norwich Union research has revealed that more than 50% of SMEs would pay higher premiums to their br...
Boom or bust - is there another way? Norwich Union's letter to brokers
The boom-bust cycle of premium pricing has done nothing but harm the stability of our industry and h...
Sentiment surveys
The second quarterly Professional Broking sentiment survey has hinted that consolidation may occur i...
Sentiment surveys
News Analysis
NU guide to future risk
Norwich Union has produced a guide to future risk, highlighting effective forward-planning for emerg...
Appointment at RAC Claims Services
RAC Claims Services has promoted Steve Rigby to the new role of head of operations, claims services....
A passage to India
Outsourcing
Rent loss risk alert on standard leases
Landlords could face losses in rent payments because of "outdated" wording of online document
December
Lloyd and Whyte on the hunt South-West broker Lloyd and Whyte revealed it would acquire three broke...
Norwich Union (NU) has made changes ..
Norwich Union (NU) has made changes to its motor insurance policies in order to meet the new Motor I...
Appointments
Brokers Bridge Insurance Brokers has appointed Andrew Rowley as strategic director of the credit ri...
NU hits back at inflated HHH-switch cost claims
Norwich Union (NU) has dismissed widespread speculation from brokers that its self proclaimed succes...
ABI hails £1bn Ofwat sewer flood-action plan
An announcement by the water regulator, Ofwat, on water bills should lead to a significant reduction...
NU bids to banish 'boom-bust' cycle
Norwich Union (NU) has written to all its brokers strongly urging them to back the industry's drive ...
Norwich Union increases commitment to leisure
Norwich Union has published a guide to the leisure sector. The guide provides a market overview of t...
Appointment at CNA
Peter Coles will be joining CNA in January 2005 as European personal accident and travel manager. He...
Carole Nash launches one-stop policy
Carole Nash has launched Omni, which offers combined motorcycle, car and household cover. It will ha...
Appointment at Stuart Alexander
Household insurance specialist Nicky Geddes has joined Stuart Alexander's Southampton office as a pr...
United we are perceived, divided we fall
The insurance industry - or, rather, the general insurance industry - did itself no favours with the combative chairman of the Treasury Select Committee John McFall recently
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed David Nash as a development executive to its Maid-stone business development tea...