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Product review: Media cover
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E-commerce: Simply Business reveals ambitious GWP growth plans
Simply Business, has unveiled a gross written premium target of £100m by the end of 2012, up from £41m last year.
Reportage - Commercial property: Businesses under the weather
Louise Phillips examines the risks facing commercial property when it comes to weather and how brokers should advise their clients to prepare for the worst and put in place measures to limit damage.
E-commerce: Commercial market struggles to meet fraud prevention demand
As the capacity for online small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) trading increases, the commercial insurance market continues to lag behind in fraud prevention, according to APC underwriting director, Ian Russell.
Power hour: A flood defence drought
The coalition has already announced that flood defence spending is to be cut. With the Statement of Principles due to run out in 2013 this month's discussion focuses on the possible impact for insurance. Emmanuel Kenning reports from Manchester.
Agenda: KIC 2010 results and 2011 outlook
Letter to president Petrov Arverbeyev Kazakhstan Insurance Company
News review: January 2011
Groupama announced its plans to transfer the Liverpool and Glasgow-based commercial motor accounts of broker Choice Quote to its sister business Bollington, as part of a restructure of its GUK Broking Services arm.
Direct Line targets mid-net worth sector
Direct Line has announced the launch of Direct Line Select Insurance.
Fraud costs UK over £38bn each year, according to NFA report
The National Fraud Authority (NFA) has reported that fraud costs the UK over £38bn a year with insurance fraud accounting for £2.1bn.
UK General Insurance targets smaller brokers with launch of commercial property scheme
UK General Insurance has added to its smart schemes initiative with a tailored commercial property scheme targeting upwards of £150,000 gross written premium.
Heath Lambert wins major pub contract
Heath Lambert has been appointed to provide all general insurances for one of the UK’s largest pub retailers, Enterprise Inns.
RSA expects 2010 profits to approach £630m despite bad weather impact
RSA has announced the impact of adverse weather in November and December 2010 to be around £142m above normal levels with full year costs predicted to hit £255m.
Insurance Age blog: It's a numbers game really
If you've ever been lucky enough to pick up a copy of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time you may already be aware of the door conundrum, generally known as the Monty Hall Problem.
Number of fraudulent household insurance claims eclipsing motor, warns ABI
Home insurance is now the number one target for insurance fraudsters according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Product review: A comprehensive package for letting agents
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Ex-Giles duo join forces to launch Amicus
Two former Giles employees have launched a new brokerage, Amicus Insurance Solutions, with the aim of hitting £1m commission by the end of 2013.
Ecclesiastical raises £40m in share issue
Ecclesiastical has announced it has raised £40m through a new share placing, its first since 2005.
HSB appoints London and South East regional manager
Sian Williams, regional broking director at Willis, has moved to HSB Engineering as regional manager for London and the South East.
Mid-corporates bullish about 2011, according to Chartis
Research by Chartis has found almost two thirds of mid-corporates are positive about the outlook for their business for the next 12 months.
Commercial property contracts under threat from flood defence cuts, says JLT
The Government’s £200m cuts on flood defences could have a catastrophic effect on the commercial property market by making flood insurance unavailable, Bill Gloyn, partner, european real estate at JLT has warned.
Product review: Biosurance R&D for life sciences R&D firms
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Household insurance in flood risk areas subsidised by £511 annually, says Axa
According to data from Axa, household insurance for homes in high flood risk regions is being subsidised by £511 each year. The insurer stated this means that homeowners in affected regions are only paying 42% of the true cost of insurance to protect…
Non-standard risks: When risks don't fit
David Whitaker discusses the trials of obtaining non-standard insurance and explores how brokers can go about placing these risks.
Allianz responds to calls for South-west presence
Allianz has responded to regional broker demand by launching a mobile underwriting team in the South West.