Affinity
Affinity news: Watson: look at aims first
Post’s Affinity 2010 event was held in London last week, brining together key players in the sector – from insurers, brokers, affinity brands and other suppliers – to learn about and debate the latest developments.
Affinity news: Risk sharing not on the agenda
Post’s Affinity 2010 event was held in London last week, brining together key players in the sector – from insurers, brokers, affinity brands and other suppliers – to learn about and debate the latest developments.
Affinity news: Insurers urged to look beyond top-20 targets
Post’s Affinity 2010 event was held in London last week, brining together key players in the sector – from insurers, brokers, affinity brands and other suppliers – to learn about and debate the latest developments.
Dual makes property and casualty move
Dual Corporate Risks has branched out from its professional indemnity and directors’ and officers’ heartland and entered the property and casualty market with the appointment of the former managing director of Glacier Group, Steven Price.
Affinity news: Brand butlering offers third way for providers
Post’s Affinity 2010 event was held in London last week, brining together key players in the sector – from insurers, brokers, affinity brands and other suppliers – to learn about and debate the latest developments.
Kwik Fit fan Smith hails the potential of £215m broker deal
Fortis UK has secured access to the Kwik Fit group's database of motor repair customers as well as the brand for a minimum of 10 years as part of its £215m acquisition of its insurance intermediary arm.
Technology - Underwriting: Shifting focus
Insurers are upping the pace at which they investigate underwriting IT options and, over the past six months, there has been a substantial jump in the number of carriers looking to engage software houses with projects in this area, says Edward Murray
Interview - Lyndon Wood: Daring to be different
Moorhouse boss Lyndon Wood spent last year in the Dragon's Den. Literally. He talks to Mairi MacDonald about growth plans, admiration for Adrian Colosso and pigeon psychology.
Editor's comment: End for mobile menace?
Just two months ago I wrote in this column about the proliferation of unsolicited text messages promoting personal injury services.
Heath Lambert in charity tie-up
Heath Lambert has won the tender to provide personal lines and life insurance products for leading health charity Diabetes UK.
Post in print - 24 June
Post reporter Dan Dunkley provides a 60-second run down of the major news headlines from tomorrow's issue of Post.
Ebay signs up broker for affinity insurance pilot
Online marketplace Ebay is poised to seek a raft of insurance partners as it gears up to launch a financial services offering, Post has learnt.
Regional review - Manchester: The Mancunian way
Manchester is a diverse city, full of character and currently undergoing something of a rebirth. Daniel Dunkley visits the city and finds a thriving insurance market.
Middle to refocus Aviva's broker relationships
Aviva has recruited Axa's commercial managing director to the new role of strategic partnerships director, straddling both the life and general insurance sectors.
Axa commercial broking boss Middle departs for rival Aviva
Aviva has raided rival Axa Insurance to recruit its commercial broking boss Ant Middle as its new stategic partnerships director.
Post in print - 3 June 2010
Post reporter Leigh Jackson gives a snapshot of some of the main news stories in this week's issue of Post.
Junction reveals ambitious growth plans
Junction said it has today revealed ambitious growth plans in a marketplace otherwise seen by analysts as static.
RBSI boss predicts tide turn for affinity
The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has insisted that the "tide will turn" for its affinity arm.
LV loses out to Fortis over multi-million pound affinity contract
Fortis has been selected over LV to become the insurance partner of recently rebranded charity Age UK, in a multi-million pound deal.
Post in print - 27 May
Post reporter Amy Ellis gives a snapshot of some of the main news stories in this week's issue of Post including: LV loses out to Fortis; Stuart Randall returns to market; RBSI loss adjusting decision; Direct Group completes Evander buy; and Aviva…
Looking Back 5 years: Endsleigh to monitor Man Utd unrest
Broker Endsleigh said it was monitoring unrest at affinity partner Manchester United, after rebel fans' groups threatened to disrupt the club's commercial relationships.
Heath Lambert combines
Heath Lambert has combined its commercial affinity and small business division with its personal lines unit, Heath Lambert Insurance Services, aiming to double its size by 2012.
Commission options: Getting your money's worth
To exist in today's market conditions, brokers must continue to focus on the remuneration they receive from insurers. Jane Bernstein looks at the options.