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Swinton provides travel cover with no upper age limit
Swinton has launched a travel insurance product with no upper age limit on single trips and additional cover for cruises included as standard.
Insurers told to expedite sales call backs
Customers that have requested a call back from a contact centre about an insurance purchase will lose interest in the sale if they wait more than 24 hours for the call, research from Callstream has found.
Pen Underwriting launches commercial offering
Pen Underwriting has launched its first own-branded product; a commercial solution for the mid-market.
XL Group responds to food & beverage risk management needs with integrated solution
XL Group has launched its integrated insurance solution developed specifically for the food and beverage industry.
XL launches exhibition financial loss product in UK
XL Group has launched its product for financial losses resulting from cancelled or abandoned fine art exhibitions in the UK.
Axa Assistance launches total loss product
Axa Assistance has launched total loss protection insurance for insurers and brokers to address delays and financial losses associated with motor write-off claims.
Insurers too slow in bringing products to market, states report
Insurance companies are too slow taking new products to market and struggle to keep pace with evolving consumer demands, according to the majority of industry marketing professionals surveyed by Target Group.
Gallagher grows D&O offering with two products
Arthur J Gallagher has expanded its directors and officers insurance offering with two further products.
Jelf adds LV products to panel after strengthening partnership deal
LV has become a strategic partner of broker Jelf in a deal that will see all of the insurer’s commercial products available through the Jelf panel.
Commission flexibility enhancement first of many for Axa's e-trade range
Brokers are expected to benefit from Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary’s decision to introduce commission flexibility to its e-traded simple product range giving intermediaries greater control over the commission they charge.
LV Broker launches three commercial products
LV Broker has expanded its commercial products offering to include manufacturers, wholesalers and leisure insurance.
Chubb syndicate expands into accident and health
Chubb Syndicate 1882 at Lloyd’s has expanded its product offering with the addition of accident and health business.
Touchstone prepares first product launch on e-trading platform
Touchstone Underwriting will launch the first of its online products onto its e-trading platform on 1 October, ahead of plans to introduce a raft of additional web-based offerings.
Howden introduces 'world first' mining rescue product
Howden Broking Group has launched a standalone product that mitigates the costs of rescue in the event of a mine collapse.
Assurant Intermediary teams up with LV Broker on home product
LV Broker has launched its ABC home insurance offering on the Assurant Intermediary product platform as part of a partnership arrangement with the firm.
Direct Group teams up with Autonet on accidental death product
Independent broker Autonet has appointed Direct Group to take over the provision of its accidental death insurance product following its launch earlier this month.
QBE improves Hong Kong construction coverage
QBE has unveiled a construction policy, Industrial Special Plant, that can unite five standalone policies.
Improved contractors' combined product unveiled by Arista
Arista Insurance has launched a revamped contractors’ combined product following analysis on how the commercial lines underwriting specialist’s previous offering could be improved.
Direct Group pens £4.5m products deal with Be Wiser
Doncaster-based insurance services firm Direct Group has signed a £4.5m deal with broker Be Wiser to provide “quality enhanced” products.
Barclay unveils regional and product expansion at Rural Insurance
Rural Insurance managing director Ian Barclay has outlined expansion plans that will see the UK General business establish a foothold in East Anglia, Wales and the South West of England.
Hood Group unveils travel insurance product
Affinity insurance provider Hood Group is aiming to replicate the success it has achieved in its home insurance partnership proposition with the launch of a new travel insurance product.
Fish farming is booming in Asia
The aquaculture industry in Asia is booming but the sector remains largely unprotected, offering significant opportunities for insurers
IIG to offer rated solution to brokers placing demolition risks
Incorporated Insurance Group has launched a demolition contractors’ liability scheme in a bid to support brokers who have previously been forced to delve into unrated markets.
Markel launches biomedical and life sciences combined policy
Markel has developed a biomedical and life sciences combined policy including cover for property damage and business interruption.