Management
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly has had a whirlwind few weeks, what with having to move a few streets to new premises followin...
Now where there's a claim, there's blame
Claims Direct and The Accident Group have gone - but what does that mean for personal injury awards, the legal expenses market, and the growth of the so-called 'claims culture'? Seven Power Hour panellists debate the issues
Sirius Financial Systems has launched ..
Sirius Financial Systems has launched its Financial Services Authority (FSA) software module, design...
The General Insurance Standards Council ..
The General Insurance Standards Council has awarded partial accreditation to the Chatham Projects in...
Asbestos - Dealing with the dust
Updated Government regulations concerning the removal and maintenance of asbestos in commercial buildings are expected to come into force next spring. Kevin Grealis and Glyn Smith consider how the new rules are likely to change the insurance industry's…
Appointment at Elite Incident Management.
Elite Incident Management has appointed Nigel Tomsett and Matt Chessell as business development mana...
Antur expands with Old Oak.
Welsh broker The Antur Group has acquired Old Oak Insurance Brokers, adding 4200 personal and small ...
Sirius aids compliance.
Sirius Financial Systems has launched a Financial Services Authority module, to help brokers comply ...
Composite pilot.
Composite Legal Expenses has launched a pilot initiative to help brokers develop their commercial bu...
Making best use of a limited training budget.
Q: My firm gets bombarded with offers of technical training. I know staff will need training to meet Financial Services Authority rules but how can I spend my limited budget wisely?
Appointment at Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.
Ian Sadd has joined Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers as account executive, where he will work primaril...
Towergate purchases.
The Towergate Underwriting Group has acquired a series of larger, schemes-based brokers. The virtual...
High-street Albany.
A new product administered by Albany aims to provide high-street brokers with an alternative to afte...
The write stuff
Underwriting Skills
Fair price, not fair share - underwriting properly
Has the industry learned its lesson and abandoned cut-throat competition on premiums? The panel looks at the evidence
Ruse's rules
Jon Guy talks to Phil Ruse, head of Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection - a man with great hope for the legal expenses sector, and little sympathy for those who complain about the rise of the so-called 'compensation culture'
New research from Tillinghast-Towers Perrin
According to new research from actuarial and management consultant Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, over t...
IRM is relaunched
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) used its annual lecture last month to formally announce a com...
Towergate acquires SMG
Towergate Underwriting Group has acquired SMG Professional Risks, the professional indemnity (PI) af...
Biba and Cunningham Lindsey launch new risk management service
Biba and Cunningham Lindsey are launching a new risk management service designed to meet the risk ma...
Appointment at HSB Haughton
Specialist engineering insurance firm HSB Haughton has appointed three new development executives. D...
A bad, bad month for brokers ...
The Biba conference has been and gone - but how farther forward are we? Biba chief executive Mike Wi...
From our daily news service ... CII conference coming up.
This year's Chartered Insurance Institute conference, Blueprint for the Future, is expected to attra...