Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
Nationals call for FSA talks as Towergate seals £200m deal
Chief executives from some of the UK's largest brokers have called for a meeting with the Financial Services Authority to discuss concerns over the increasing level of intervention in compliance issues by the regulator.
Insure & Go strengthens ties with Healix
Travel insurance firm Insure & Go has integrated the Healix medical risk assessment tool into its web sales channel allowing travellers with pre-existing medical conditions to receive online quotes.
Heath Lambert snares pub contract from Bluefin
Heath Lambert has landed a contract to provide insurance for pub chain Enterprise Inns after winning the contract from Bluefin.
Heath Lambert wins Enterprise Inns deal
Heath Lambert has been appointed to provide all general insurances for one of the UK’s largest pub retailers, Enterprise Inns.
Henderson creates new division
Henderson Insurance has created a new division, Henderson Employee Benefits.
Crossrail signs nine-year no-break deal with Zurich, Ace and Swiss Re
The £15.9bn Crossrail construction project has become the first of its kind to negotiate a nine-year insurance policy to be placed in the global insurance market without a break clause.
Interview - Sarah Lyons: What next for Giles?
Having joined the industry as a school leaver, Sarah Lyons is now group MD of Giles. She explains to Mairi MacDonald why growth, rather than exit plans, remains top of her agenda.
Pru Health to overhaul product offering
Pru Health is set to overhaul its product offering following its purchase of rival firm Standard Life Healthcare UK.
Pru Health launches new product range
Prudential group company Pru Health is set to launch a new range of products following its purchase of Standard Life Healthcare UK.
Florida a hot-spot for staged motor accidents
Florida’s chief financial officer has pledged to go after insurance fraudsters following seven arrests last week across two of the state’s cities.
Crispin Speers launches travel product
Crispin Speers has launched an online travel insurance product for travel agents aimed at offering cover for customers with difficult medical conditions.
Career development & CSR news: Groupama launches PMI customer service academy
Groupama Healthcare has launched a customer service academy aimed at improving employees' skills and widening opportunities for career progression.
ECIC expands business development team
The Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company has continued its recent expansion programme, with the appointment of Gary Fricker as business development executive.
Munich Re completes $131m deal
Munich Re, through its subsidiary Munich Health North America, has successfully concluded the acquisition of US Medicare provider Windsor Health Group for US$ 131m in cash.
Heath Lambert launches emergency pet scheme
Heath Lambert has launched a new insurance scheme for vets designed to keep surgeries open during emergencies.
Aon acquires Irish PI broker
Broking giant Aon has acquired Ireland-based online personal lines intermediary Insure.ie.
Health insurance - review of the year: Care crisis or opportunity?
The past 12 months have been tough for health insurance, with a record contraction in policy numbers. Amy Ellis examines recent market developments and asks whether 2011 will be brighter.
Legal update - NHS recvoery scheme: Getting cash back
New tariffs introduced this year for the Injury Cost Recovery scheme have the potential to impact insurers. Peter Forshaw examines fears that the scheme may be extended further.
Europ reveals new five-year plan
Europ Assistance is planning to reduce its reliance on traditional travel and motor lines — which currently account for more than three-quarters of the company's turnover.
Cunningham becomes Airmic partner
Cunningham Lindsey has become the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers’ 16th corporate partner.
Europ Assistance Group announces 2011-2015 strategy
Martin Vial, chief executive officer of the Europ Assistance Group has also launched the group's new signature, “you live we care”, which will be rolled out in the group’s 36 companies throughout the world.
Staysure ranked eighth on Sunday Times Fast Track 100
Staysure has been ranked eighth in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100, published December 5 2010.
View from the Top: The battle for Ireland
Ireland, along with most other countries, continues to experience the sharp impact of the global downturn. We are clearly in a recession, our property market has collapsed, the cost of borrowing for Ireland Inc has soared and two cornerstones of growth -…
Legal review of the year: Less doing more
Consolidation among insurance law firms was the hot topic for 2010, as they try to meet insurers' demands. Veronica Cowan reports on an interesting year.