Arista sets up office
Start-up Arista has established a South of England office. Julian Holloway will lead the Southampton-based team, while Janice Mullan joins Arista from Royal & SunAlliance as broker development manager.
Anglo capacity deal
SME insurance underwriting agency Anglo Pacific Consultants has secured £20m in underwriting capacity for its 2007 book of business.
Willis appoint D'Andre
Willis has appointed Carla D'Andre as executive vice president of global sales and marketing to lead the group's newly-formed global corporate practice.
Biba SME campaign
Biba has launched a major campaign to encourage small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve their business continuity protection. Research by Populus commissioned by Biba has revealed that many of the UK's 4.3 million SMEs are not sufficiently prepared for sudden crises that might affect their businesses.
R&SA in Derbyshire deal
Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) secured a three-year affinity deal with Derbyshire Building Society worth £30m in gross written premiums. The insurer was appointed the sole underwriter for the building society's buildings, contents and creditor policies.
Drivers' seat belt call
British drivers are calling for increased penalties for failing to wear a seat belt, an Allianz Cornhill survey has revealed. 60% of the 2,000 drivers across the UK surveyed by the insurer, would support a penalty of three licence points and a fine of £50, as opposed to the current fine of £30.
R&SA
Royal & SunAlliance has begun the process of migrating half a million Paymentshield policies following its deal with the wholesale broker. Under the new contract, R&SA will underwrite Paymentshield buildings and contents policies on an exclusive basis.
