Commercial
Commercial insurance markets feel pressure
Market dynamics are bringing an end to the double-digit increases in commercial insurance costs expe...
RMS updates catastrophe modelling software
Risk Management Solutions (RMS), has unveiled new releases of RiskLink, its core catastrophe modelli...
Appointment at Price Forbes Bermuda
Alan Waring has been appointed to the post of chief executive at new company Price Forbes Bermuda. T...
Appointment at Allianz Japan
Joachim Wessling is the new chief executive of Allianz Fire and Marine Insurance Japan, better known...
The state of US regulation
As the US insurance industry continues to evolve, what does this mean in terms of commercial lines deregulation and federal regulation?
Russian and Swedish risk managers join Ferma
Risk management associations from Russia and Sweden are the latest members of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations.
Q1 profits up one third at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill’s first quarter operating profit reached £46.3m, up 29% over the same period last year, but its core commercial lines book rose just 2.3% in premium income.
Fortis UK reports 16% jump in GWP
Fortis UK reported overall gross written premium for the first quarter 2004 of £144m, an increase of 16% over the same period in 2003 (£124m).
Allianz Cornhill confirms appointment
Allianz Cornhill has confirmed the appointment of Lloyd Hanks as broker sales manager, as predicted ...
Clicking onto wholesale
Wholesale Broking
Galbraith commits to bettering talent
Biba chief executive Eric Galbraith declared the need to recruit "weapons-grade talent" if the broki...
SSP steps into Ireland with Bitsys buy
IT systems supplier Software Solutions Partners has taken over Irish counterpart Bitsys as the first...
Marsh unveils SME expansion drive
Broker Marsh plans to grow its small and medium-sized enterprise products via both organic developme...
Lloyds TSB makes SME plans
Lloyds TSB is developing plans to attack the SME commercial market more aggressively this year, and ...
Critical illness cover suffers sales slump
Health Report
Outgoing chairman makes plea to members and delegates
Outgoing Biba chairman Hamish Ritchie made a plea to members and delegates at the conference to brin...
A pain in the tech
Health Report
'Full disclosure key to avoiding E&O litigation'
Brokers need to improve their gathering of "material facts" from clients if they are to avoid errors...
Lloyd's broker Howden creates new division
Lloyd's broker Howden has created a wholesale medical professional indemnity division, Howden Medica...
CGI takes over Cox IT and 220 workers
Cox has entered into a 10-year IT outsourcing agreement with CGI in a move which will see the transf...
Axa to continue NU assault with bank deal
Axa UK has announced a strategic alliance with National Australia Bank to offer its commercial insur...
21-day failures set to be named
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has said it is prepared to name and shame insurers that a...
Broker or direct: or why not both?
In last week's magazine (PM, 20 May, p15), Brendan McManus made a good point regarding the direct co...
Looking for support
Just over 1350 delegates descended on Glasgow last week for the annual British Insurance Brokers' As...