Commercial Lines – Page 181
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SupplementsWalk this way
Personal insurance customers have been buying online for years, but the business market has so far kept its distance. Insurance Times reports on steps towards e-trading that brokers cannot ignore
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SupplementsUnited front
Brokers and loss adjusters have buried their differences in recent years. These former adversaries can also become a business-winning double act
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SupplementsDoes it all add up for SMEs?
Insurance premiums have been an obvious place for smaller businesses to make cutbacks during the downturn, so the pressure is on to safeguard that line of business by giving firms added value
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In BusinessWhen company cultures collide
With any merger or acquisition only having a 50% chance of success, it’s not strategy or money clashes that make or break a union but culture
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NewsRestructure sets Touchstone on three-year path to GWP growth
Travel specialist plans to diversify into other specialisms
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People & OpinionInterview: Paul Moors
Outspoken yet self-deprecating, Bollington’s chairman is far from boring, despite his claims. Insurance Times hears from the man himself about the fascinating Groupama relationship and always wearing his heart on his sleeve
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NewsDesnos joins call for pre-pack clampdown
Euler Hermes chief backs campaign to tighten up administration rules
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News AnalysisLeeds roundtable: In a climate of uncertainty
With a new government in place and an emergency budget announced on Tuesday, how do brokers survive times that are both tough and uncertain? Insurance Times reports from the second AXA roundtable, where leaders from the broker-saturated Leeds market discuss how best to stand out and stay strong
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NewsMitsui chief climbs aboard Aviva corporate start-up
Warren will head corporate risk solutions division
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NewsShareholder speculation mounts as Apollo mulls £11 Brit option
Private equity firm could come back with improved offer
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NewsHiscox pulls solicitors’ PI as Quinn clients flood risk pool
Insurer fears over escalating costs prompt Solicitors’ Regulation Authority to crack down on ARP
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NewsCanopius acquisition of KGM steps up with due diligence
Lloyd's motor insurer would boost UK business portfolio
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SupplementsFeeling the squeeze
Predictions of a general spike in rates for PI cover have not been realised. Surveyors and solicitors are suffering as more claims are made against them but, elsewhere, competition means that the market is underwriting for income rather than profit
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SupplementsCommercial lines: Post-recession world order
The recession may be declared over, but hard times are still being felt by brokers and insurers in the commercial market
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Online onlyBudget 2010: CFC reform by 2012
Government confirms review of rules governing tax on foreign branches
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Online onlyBudget 2010: Biba slams IPT hike
BIBA says consumers and businesses will be hit by increasing insurance costs
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Online onlyIn pictures: Leeds roundtable
Yorkshire brokers gathered at our latest roundtable with AXA
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Online onlyGovernment warned against IPT hike
Customers and business will be hit in the pocket, say industry watchers
