Commercial
Construction PI - Bricking it
As the credit crunch bites hard in the construction sector, professional indemnity rates are set to increase, writes Fiona Nicolson
Devitt and Lawton - Upping the ante
Andrew Tjaardstra talks to Aaron Devitt and Mike Lawton, who are the front line in driving RSA's commercial UK strategy as it adopts a more aggressive approach to sales to increase its broker activity
Appointment at QBE
QBE has recruited Mark Beattie to its London property underwriting team as portfolio manager for a s...
QBE raids Brit to grow property underwriting team
QBE has appointed Mark Beattie to its London property underwriting team.
Insurer makes Irish swoop
RSA Insurance has acquired Benchmark Underwriting in Ireland which provides household and commercial insurance products.
Midlands expansion for Brit
Brit Insurance has expanded its Birmingham team with the appointments of Edward Hanson as professional risks underwriter and Gary Suffolk as commercial combined underwriter.
Appointment at Whittington Group
Whittington Group has taken on Charlie Burgess as a member of the senior executive team. Burgess wil...
CFC develops UK PI product package in bid to tap regions
CFC Underwriting is expanding its professional indemnity (PI) product offering to UK brokers in a bi...
LV partners Asda for road rescue products
LV and Asda have partnered to provide a range of road rescue products via LV's Britannia Rescue divi...
Soundbytes - Derek Plummer, commercial director, MMA Insurance
What is Broker Online? Broker Online is MMA Insurance’s secure broker extranet, which provides...
Clearing its name
With the banking sector in the world's bad books at the moment, what effect will this have on the insurance industry? This month, Jessica Pothering asks the panel how insurance can save face
Pay to play
As in most working relationships, insurance costs are driven by market forces and have been for many years. So why has does this conventional model not apply to the credit hire market? Martyn Hardy explains
MMA appoints trading manager
MMA Insurance has appointed Chris Withers as its new trading manager with responsibility for developing trading opportunities with key intermediary partners.
MMA announces roadshow dates
Broker insurer MMA Insurance is finalising its first national road shows for brokers, beginning in North East England this May.
Brit to redomicile in the Netherlands
Brit Insurance has announced it is set to redomicile in the Netherlands as it reported a drop of over £100m in pre-tax profits to £89.2m (2007: £191.2m).
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has taken on Phelim Browne as its new head of marketing. Browne was formerly the UK ma...
AM Best upgrades RSA
AM Best has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to A (excellent) from A- (excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "a" from "a-" of the rated UK operating subsidiaries of RSA Insurance Group.
Regional offices - Local presence in demand
Katherine Brandon examines recent developments in insurers changing their regional presences
Appointment at MMA Insurance
MMA Insurance has taken on Phelim Browne as its new head of marketing. Browne was formerly the UK ma...
RSA enhances cover with iCargo
RSA has enhanced its marine cover with an online underwriting tool. iCargo will let brokers quote, b...
Taking care of business
Ever-changing market conditions create numerous challenges for brokers, among which is finding the best client deals. Pat Drinan explains why, in this climate, partnering with the right insurer is vital
New NIG policy targets medium-sized motor trade
Broker-only insurer NIG has brought out a specialist product aimed at filling a gap in policy option...
Lockton launches services
Two new risk management services have been launched by Lockton for companies concerned with outsourc...
IAGE annual reader survey
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