SME
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial Insurers: Waving - or drowning?
Insurance 360's groundbreaking survey of commercial insurers' performance reveals which ones have got their acts together and which ones need to raise their game. Peter Joy reports.
Lord Young rebuffs Arag as he promises action
Lord Young of Graffham has insisted that compensation culture "is not a hysteria, but a belief" in the wake of the publication of his long-awaited health & safety review.
Spending Review 2010: Forum of Private Business reacts
The Forum said that the coalition government has faced tough choices in implementing what were always going to be painful public spending cuts for many small businesses as well as the public.
Canopius announces changes to PI strategy
Canopius Group has announced it is to focus its professional indemnity underwriting strategy on smaller UK organisations.
Broking focus - SME: Survival of the fittest
Are brokers right to see SME as a 'safe house' for commercial insurance, Jakki May asks if direct insurers can really have an impact on the sector and how intermediaries can counteract this threat.
RSA warns small businesses over insufficient cover
RSA has fired a warning to small businesses about the key areas of insurance cover.
BIS 2010 - News: Solvency II will give competitive advantage to big players
Large diverse European insurers such as Generali, Axa, and Allianz may be the "big winners" under Solvency II, an ABI director has predicted.
BIS 2010 - News: LV boss rules out move into direct SME marketplace
The LV brand will not cross over into the fledgling direct insurance SME space, according to LV Broker managing director Phil Bunker.
BIS 2010 - News: SME sector set to be next big thing for aggregator sites
Price comparison site Beat That Quote has hinted it could move into SME insurance after earmarking the sector as the next stage of aggregator growth.
Donaldson completes top team with commercial hires
The chief executive of RSA's Latvian business Tara Kneafsey is to move to the UK to drive forward the insurer's SME offering.
BIS 2010: Aggregator hints at SME commercial move
Price comparison site Beat That Quote has hinted that it could move into SME insurance after earmarking the sector as the next stage of aggregator growth.
Power Place goes live with fleet
Power Place has added fleet to its panel of products.
Dual expands P&C offering
Dual Corporate Risks has launched a packaged office product as the inaugural product from its new property & casualty division.
Clydesdale broker push starts off with Panacea
Scottish bank Clydesdale has set its sights on investment in the intermediary sector in a bid to expand its presence in the UK insurance market.
Compuquote launches courier offering
Compuquote has launched a courier product for brokers.
ECIC strikes deal with Acturis
The Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company has teamed up with insurance technology company Acturis to deliver a range of online tradesman products.
Interview - Sandy Scott: Discovery continues for tireless Scott
As CII chief executive Sandy Scott notches up a decade at the helm of the institute, he talks to Lynn Rouse about change, challenges and his critics, plus the professionalism agenda he is intent on pursuing.
Interview - Peter Harmer: Next in line
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Brit appoints two in Glasgow
Brit Insurance has boosted boosts Glasgow operations with property & combined hires.
Snowball heralds recovery as Suncorp profits increase A$432m in 2010
Australian financial services group Suncorp has recorded a net profit after tax of A$780m for the full year to 30 June 2010, (2009: A$348m).
Legal update - litigation funding: Containing the genie
The role of private litigation funding has become a live issue, with collective redress systems being proposed throughout Europe. Robert Hammesfahr explains why fears of abuse and soaring costs may be unfounded.
Tim Grant to quit Brit for Dual
Brit Insurance's head of distribution Tim Grant is leaving to join Dual Corporate Risks.
Allianz names SME manager
Allianz Commercial has appointed Russell Corbould-Warren as the division’s new SME underwriting manager.
Online specialist targets Northern Ireland EL and PL markets
Constructaquote, the online business insurance site, has expanded its tradesman and small business liability product into Northern Ireland.