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Who are you going to call?
Gone are the days when insurers used the services of a variety of adjusters. Now, single partner deals and claims outsourcing are the norm. Simon Threadgold looks at the changing relationship between insurers and adjusters.
Rates are up, but claims will follow.
Rates in the motor market are at long last moving in the right direction. Several insurers have b...
Smart expansion plans.
Yorkshire-based Smart & Cook has opened a fifth operating centre in Grimsby, in the Alexandra Dock B...
Appointment at Atkin Raggett.
Geoff Raggett, one of the longest serving bloodstock brokers in the Lloyd's market, has retired afte...
Serviceline Insurance awarded 'crystal mark'.
Serviceline Insurance has been awarded a 'crystal mark' by the Plain English Campaign for its new mo...
Appointment at Miles Smith.
James Guthrie (above) has joined Lloyd's broker Miles Smith, part of the Greatminster Group in Londo...
ABI seeks understanding.
The ABI is to launch a national campaign to improve consumer understanding and service in the indust...
Ansvar name remains following acquisition by rival church insurer.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has confirmed that Ansvar will continue trading as a wholly-owned, but sepa...
Appointment at Heath Insurance Services.
Heath Insurance Services has appointed Richard Amphlett to the position of sales and development exe...
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Thompson Heath & Bond has appointed Edward Close-Smith as managing director of its North American di...
Appointment at Sun Life and Provincial Holdings.
Sun Life and Provincial Holdings has appointed Andy Homer (above) and Julian Roberts to the board as...
Debut policy from new RSA division.
Royal & SunAlliance has launched the first product under its new Healthcare & Assistance Division. ...
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 ...
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.
GISC expected to appoint non industry CEO.
The General Insurance Standards Council has drawn up a shortlist of three candidates for the positio...
Appointment at Nicholas Gray Insurance Services.
Nicholas Gray Insurance Service has appointed Roscoe Fawcett as director. With more than 15 years...
Colonia quits PI.
Colonia Baltica has confirmed it is pulling out of the professional indemnity market, as reported by...
Appointment at St Paul International.
Nick Martens (above) has joined St Paul International as risk manager, construction. Mr Martens has ...
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.
Hampden Lloyd's merger.
Hampden, owner of Lloyd's members' agent Falcon Agencies, has bought the business of Bridge Underwri...
BIB's budding package.
Darlington-based BIB Underwriters has put together a package for horitcultural retailers. Underwritt...
Compass points the way.
Compass Underwriting, part of IGI Underwriting Agencies, has formed a new accident and health facili...
Building business.
The construction market is reporting a significant growth in business. Shona Cronin looks at what this means for the insurance industry.
Appointment at Eucidain Underwriting.
Euclidian Underwriting has recruited two senior property underwriting specialists, Tim Stokes and Pa...