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Farm Web recruits area underwriting manager
David Harrison has been appointed area underwriting manager for Farm Web. He takes up the post with immediate effect.
NIG identifies target trades in push for contractor business
NIG bosses have earmarked a number of target trades they hope to attract by offering improved cover levels, dedicated broker microsites and a new brand identity.
NIG appoints head of agricultural business
Commercial insurer NIG has appointed Andy Brock as its head of agricultural business.
Interview - Tom Woolgrove & Steve Maddock: Delivering the hard numbers
RBSI's Tom Woolgrove and Steve Maddock are faced with the daunting task of turning the business around ready for a flotation or sale, and they are already seeing some encouraging results, reports Lynn Rouse.
Igo4 opens call centre
IGO4 has opened a new contact centre in Peterborough to handle renewals business from existing home and motor insurance customers and offline completion of aggregator quotes, after transferring business from BDML.
Allianz wins £150m BMW deal from RBSI
Allianz Insurance has expanded its partnership with BMW Financial Services after winning a deal to provide car, home and travel products to customers of the car manufacturing giant from Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance.
Independent Insurance - 10 years on: Burned so Bright
17 June marks the tenth anniversary of the demise of Independent Insurance, the underwriter that was once the envy of rivals, but which ultimately proved the maxim ‘too good to be true’. Jonathan Swift remembers the finals days of the firm with former…
RBSI businesses record sharp losses in 2010 as claims soar
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance companies NIG, Churchill, Direct Line and UKI all suffered losses during 2010, latest accounts reveal.
LV Broker appoints Manchester boss
LV= Broker has confirmed Stuart Frost as manager of the Manchester branch.
Westinsure reveals SME insurer deals
Broker network Westinsure has secured a range of SME deals with insurers for members that currently transact more than £100m of business in the sector. The new deals are designed primarily to cover package and small combined products and offer a…
Westinsure launches SME initiative
Broker network Westinsure has launched an initiative to create a range of SME deals exclusively designed for its members, providing a combination of bespoke policy wordings, tailored service proposition and competitive ratings.
Transatlantic to launch UK personal lines brand
Transatlantic Re is set to launch a new UK personal lines general insurance venture, as the US giant looks to capitalise on hardening premium rates in the motor market.
Biba 2011: Brokers back Biba and IIB as merger revealed
Moves by the British Insurance Brokers' Association and the Institute of Insurance Brokers to merge have been overwhelmingly backed by brokers.
NIG rebrands following regional restructure
Insurer NIG has unveiled a new logo and launched broker club NIG First after completing its regional restructure.
Broking supplement - Private motor: The drive to succeed
Aggregators, question marks over referral fees and a squeeze on margins are all challenging those in the intermediated personal lines space. But, as Leigh Jackson reports, it is not all doom and gloom.
Broking supplement - Commercial rates: A war of words
The soft commercial lines market has heated up recently, as insurers accuse each other of failing to put prices up. Rachel Gordon reports on this bitter war of words.
Broking supplement: Interview – David Flux: The lie of the land
Lured off of a tractor and into the family business with the promise of an extra £4-a-week, David Flux has worked his way to the top of the firm. He talks to Amy Ellis about life in the niche motor market.
People moves – 28 April 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 28 April 2011 edition of Post.
Regional review - Cardiff: a sleeping dragon?
Despite being the largest city in Wales, the Cardiff insurance sector faces daunting challenges in the future. Daniel Dunkley finds out how it plans to face them.
NIG boosts Leeds office
Senior underwriters have joined NIG’s Leeds office from Allianz, Brit and Towergate.
RBSI sale confirmed for H2 2012
At an Annual General Meeting with shareholders, Royal Bank of Scotland Chairman Sir Phillip Hampton has outlined the bank's insurance assets are to be sold in the second half of 2012.
NIG underwriter joins Plum
Household insurance specialist Plum Underwriting has hired two underwriters.
Solvency II drives Aviva restructure
Aviva is set to merge its 12 UK general insurance companies into one main UKGI insurance operation to comply with Solvency II.
NIG: we are not irresponsible
NIG has reiterated its claim that it is not guilty of irresponsible underwriting, despite complaints within the market that its rates have fallen by more than 30% following the launch of its 'Guarantee to Beat' price match deal.