New Faculty appointments
The Faculty of Insurance Broking has appointed four new members to its advisory board. Amanda Blanc of Towergate, Matt Donnelly of Griffiths & Armour, Stephen Lark of Lark Insurance and Kevin Sinclair of AA Insurance Services have joined the board.
First published on 19 April
NIG extends cover
NIG is adding free motor legal protection cover to its commercial fleet product from the 1 May. The extended cover will apply to both new and existing policies incepted or renewed from this date.
First published on 20 April
ForcesGroup appoints chief
ForcesGroup, the insurance provider to UK military personnel, appointed Glenn Hirchfield as chief executive officer.
First published on 20 April
QBE expands aviation team
QBE expanded its aviation team with two appointments at aviation Syndicate 5555. Tony Ambrose has joined the syndicate's products and airports team from Willis.
Dan Boultwood will be joining the airline unit in October from Global Aerospace.
First published on 20 April
APC's broker offer
Commercial insurance underwriting agency Anglo Pacific Consultants (APC) is to offer bespoke delegated binding authorities to selected brokers for property owners' business.
First published on 23 April
Arista motor trade launch
Commercial lines underwriting organisation Arista has launched a motor trade product following the recruitment of motor trade underwriter Alan Bradbrook.
First published on 23 April
Grade A City office demand
Competition between insurers and non-insurers is set to drive demand for grade A office space in the City of London (EC3), according to recent research from estate agent DTZ.
First published on 18 April
Swinton website success
Swinton's new website has been named the best performing company website in the insurance industry, and ranked seventh in a survey of the financial services industry, according to a survey undertaken by SiteMorse.
First published on 18 April
Stand-alone demand
The demand for stand-alone terrorism insurance is on the rise, according to Aon. The broker said a combination of increased capacity, more predictable premium rates and innovative programme design was creating steady growth in the take-up of stand-alone terrorism insurance.
First published on 18 April
R&SA share handout
Royal and Sun Alliance (R&SA) awarded group chief executive Andy Haste shares under the firm's incentive plan worth in excess of £1.1m. The group awarded a number of board members with shares which cannot be exercised until 2010. UK chief executive Bridget Mcintrye received 44,446 shares.
First published on 18 April
Clarification
John Beadle wishes to point out that his comments in 'IFB Slams ABI's U Turn on Anti-Fraud Adverts' (News, 12 April) were his personal views as counter fraud manager of Royal & SunAlliance. John expressed disappointment at the ABI decision while recognising the cost and priorities considerations.
The IFB enjoys a close working relationship with the ABI.
