News
Money in the bank.
Providing a bespoke premium finance plan could make all the difference to a business with a very tight budget or cash flow difficulties. Steve Banner reports.
AUA's new policy - Pedal Cycle.
Allied Underwriting Agencies (AUA) has put together a dedicated cyclists policy for bicycle owners w...
Appointment at Prompt Personal.
Rob Fry has been appointed sales director for Prompt Personal, the personal lines and small commerci...
RSA helps Red Cross.
Royal & SunAlliance has teamed up with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent So...
New motor venture.
The Regency Group has formed a new joint company with Bristol-based intermediary, Abraxas UK. Regenc...
Back to basics.
John Eke & Partners attributes its success to good staff and high service standards. Nick Hamblin talks to Shona Cronin about its success.
Select order.
The church insurance market is controlled by a handful of specialists all fiercely competing for the limited amount of new business. David Fanning spoke to the leading insurers.
Cox to set up Net facility for brokers.
Cox Insurance is developing an Internet trading facility for brokers that will make use of some of t...
All systems go?
While electronic trading is now taking a firm grip of the personal lines market, the same cannot be said of the commercial sector. Colin Harper looks at the reasons why.
Wellington in commercial drive.
Wellington Underwriting has recruited a three-man team to head a new commercial lines operation, as ...
Appointment at Dial Direct.
Gerry Ardley (above) has been made product manager for Bennetts subsidiary Dial Direct. Mr Ardley - ...
Dedication's what you need.
UK adjusters, often using dedicated teams, are reliant on brokers' input when an insured makes a major claim, says David Fanning.
Banging the corporate drum.
It's that time of year when everybody in the insurance industry takes to the road and bangs the corp...
Exclusive - Northern Star jobs go as bosses quit following Fortis
Northern Star's managing director, Les Jackson, has quit the company along with its marketing manage...
WPA ups PMI stakes.
Western Provident Association is aiming to corner the private medical insurance market with its new ...
Crime and punishment.
Some underwriters used to take a tough moral stance on convicted drivers. Andrew Newman says the market is now very different.
Doing the books.
While figure-work might seem a little staid, accountants face a wide range of risks. Simon Threadgold looks at the every expanding market for accountants' professional indemnity.
Iron Trades hammers out its fifth trade-specific policy.
Iron Trades has launched a package policy for the metal and machinery industry - its fifth trade-spe...
Country life.
Farmers are having a hard time of it at the moment. Brokers that can win over their confidence and find them better and, where possible, cheaper cover, will be onto a winner, says David Murray Wells.
Eastgate's e-business standing raised by Consumer Direct.
Eastgate is teaming up with computer services group Cap Gemini to launch a new e-commerce facility f...
MBOs at Brockbank.
The Brockbank Group has signed agreements for management buy-outs of its two motor insurance busines...
Terry Wellard.
Would a code of practice to regulate wholesale brokers be the best way to protect the introducer's business?
Home comforts.
Lloyd's syndicates are now offering brokers and intermediaries a wide range of household, holiday home, travel and personal accident policies. Andrew Newman reports.
Two alliances expand operations.
The Broker Alliance has recruited Hull-based Rixon Matthews Appleyard as its sixth member following ...