News
Appointment at Hamilton Barr.
Travel insurance specialist, Hamilton Barr has appointed Sarah Hillier as regional sales manager for...
Stockton Re increases Crowe shareholding ahead of sale completion.
Following the news that Stockton Re is to buy the Crowe Insurance Group, the Bermudian-based reinsur...
Appointment at Smark & Cook.
Yorkshire-based Smart & Cook, has appointed Ian Shay (above) as group finance director. He will be r...
Part of the Union.
Norwich Union surprised the market and the City when it bought ITT London & Edinburgh. Tim Collison spoke to GI managing director Patrick Snowball about how the company will be integrated in to Norwich Union's structure.
RSA inspection guide.
Royal & SunAlliance Engineering has put together a guide to plant inspection which covers the new la...
Appointment at Insurex Expo-Sure.
Paul James has been appointed to the board of event and exhibition insurance specialists Insurex Exp...
Congratulations to staff of hotel.
Overheard would like to start off this month by congratulating the staff of the Adelphi hotel in Liv...
Terry Wellard.
Many brokers who jumped at the short-term solution of price-matching in a bid to hold on to business are now paying the price.
Tony Baker.
In contrast to many overseas companies, the UK is taking the millennium problem seriously. Brokers are playing an important role in clarifying the insurance angle.
Appointment at Eucidain Underwriting.
Euclidian Underwriting has recruited two senior property underwriting specialists, Tim Stokes and Pa...
Building business.
The construction market is reporting a significant growth in business. Shona Cronin looks at what this means for the insurance industry.
Compass points the way.
Compass Underwriting, part of IGI Underwriting Agencies, has formed a new accident and health facili...
BIB's budding package.
Darlington-based BIB Underwriters has put together a package for horitcultural retailers. Underwritt...
Hampden Lloyd's merger.
Hampden, owner of Lloyd's members' agent Falcon Agencies, has bought the business of Bridge Underwri...
Open all hours.
Customers are demanding more from insurance. As a result, insurers and brokers are outsourcing to specialists who provide added-value services whenever the customer requires them, says David Fanning.
Appointment at St Paul International.
Nick Martens (above) has joined St Paul International as risk manager, construction. Mr Martens has ...
Colonia quits PI.
Colonia Baltica has confirmed it is pulling out of the professional indemnity market, as reported by...
Appointment at Nicholas Gray Insurance Services.
Nicholas Gray Insurance Service has appointed Roscoe Fawcett as director. With more than 15 years...
GISC expected to appoint non industry CEO.
The General Insurance Standards Council has drawn up a shortlist of three candidates for the positio...
Changing tack.
Direct writing is starting to creep into the yacht and boat sector at the smaller end of the market. Nevertheless, Andrew Newman says that yacht insurance is good broker business, even though rates are still worryingly low.
AXA haulage has European edge.
AXA Insurance has put together a new haulage policy, which can be sold as a stand-alone cover or in ...
Debut policy from new RSA division.
Royal & SunAlliance has launched the first product under its new Healthcare & Assistance Division. ...
Appointment at Sun Life and Provincial Holdings.
Sun Life and Provincial Holdings has appointed Andy Homer (above) and Julian Roberts to the board as...
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Thompson Heath & Bond has appointed Edward Close-Smith as managing director of its North American di...