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ASA direct mail verdict awaited.
Despite early claims of victory by Broker Direct over its complaint about Direct Line's recent maili...
Appointment at Lombard.
Lombard General Insurance has made a string of new appointments. Grant Whiskin has been made affinit...
A non-standard approach.
Next month will mark Orion's first year in the non-standard motor market. Tim Collison spoke to Rob Ryan and his team about their underwriting and marketing strategy.
Norman enhances building trades policy.
Norman Insurance has relaunched its building trades policy, Master Tradesman, adding several new fea...
New ABI chairman.
British American Financial Services chief executive Sandy Leitch will be the new chairman of the Ass...
Terry Wellard.
Keeping rates low does nothing but force people out of the market. We must increase motor premiums, and soon.
Call Fraudline.
Sedgwick and PLC Consultancy Services have teamed up to launch a new scheme to help companies reduce...
Safe from harm.
Several large insureds have recently reported significant premium reductions. Tony Dowding says this is not due to the soft market, but to improvements in health and safety procedures.
Crowe moves into property following headhunt.
Crowe Insurance (Syndicate 963) has poached property underwriters Jonathan Mallyon and Nigel Tatlock...
Appointment at the Crowe Insurance Group.
The Crowe Insurance Group has appointed Quentin Crowe (above), head of marketing, and Norman Mintz, ...
Quotel offers exclusive EDI motor panel.
Quotel has launched an exclusive motor panel facility for its EDI customers, which boasts 10 leading...
Tony Lancaster.
Insurers are doing themselves no favours by prolonging the soft market, when what the customer ultimately wants is high quality.
Lombard moves up market into period homes.
Lombard General Insurance is targeting listed and period homes with the launch of a new policy in pa...
Zurich will handle commercial lines after Eagle Star merger.
The merger of Zurich Insurance with British American Financial Services will result in the majority ...
The shock of the new.
The broker travel market will soon be subject to IPT at 17.5%. If this were not enough to contend with, developments in Internet technology are threatening to reshape the travel insurance sector, says Caroline Duncan.