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PCS to expand in France.
The European arm of loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services is to expand its French operation. ...
Capital consequences.
As the millennium dawns, losses once again loom and corporate capital is showing signs of retreating from the market. Marcus Alcock asks whether now is the right time for private capital to show its worth.
The great divide.
The recent launch of Iron Trades and Direct Line websites to sell cover over the Internet has brought the e-commerce discussion to the fore. Marcus Alcock examines how willing the industry is to accept e-trade.
We'll take you there.
Management consultants are helping to clear the way for companies to set up online operations. David Fanning finds out exactly what they are advising.
GAB Robins sold at last.
The long-running saga of loss adjuster GAB Robin's sale is over - and now it is looking to buy. N...
Vehicle merger.
Listed Lloyd's vehicles SVB Holdings and CLM Insurance Fund are to merge creating one of the largest...
Loss adjuster McLarens Toplis.
Loss adjuster McLarens Toplis has started undertaking assignments following the earthquake in centra...
Artemis eyes Aoba.
French group Artemis is to buy Aoba Life of Japan for £147m. Aoba, owned by the LIfe Insurance Assoc...
Easing into e-commerce.
Prime Minister Tony Blair wants Britain to lead the way on e-commerce and is worried that only 2% of...
PXRE takes on SmithKline.
Lloyd's managing agency PXRE is to manage SmithKline Beecham's captive syndicate 1250. It will assum...
Four join panel.
Acoat Bodyshop Services has recruited four new members to help it cope with a rise in business. RS J...
Former mutuals should not keep 'mutual'.
Former mutuals that have abandoned their status should not be permitted to keep 'mutual' in their co...
Byting into Core.
Harvey Bowring Credit Underwriters has put in place a policy management system developed by Core Tec...
Services launched.
The Manchester-based kitchen and bedroom replacement company Decordoors has added two new services t...
And Lord said ...
Julie Lord, outgoing president of the Institute of Financial Planning, opened the 1999 IFP conferenc...
£350m lost in 1998.
Insurers will need to increase household premiums to recover from severe recent losses, according to...
Insurers meet in London over Holocaust payments
A meeting of the international panel set up to ensure European insurers honour policies to Holocaust ...
Zenith and Admiral MBOs are go
Direct motor insurer Admiral, and motor insurer Zenith have been given the go-ahead for their propose...
Cornhill pulls out of health
Cornhill Insurance has decided to withdraw from the healthcare market having failed to make any real ...
Insurers falling behind claims online company
Insurers have failed to keep pace with changes in the small commercial market place claimed the compa...
Bermuda exchange closes
Suspension of trading on the Bermudian Commodities Exchange will have little impact, because there wa...
Independent looks to Israel as it gears up for e-commerce initiative
Independent Insurance is looking at outsourcing work to Israel as part of a major push into e-commerc...
Cox bites into Internet apple
Internet service provider Freeserve to launch an online, integrated insurance service in the UK next ...