Commercial
Groupama to move into high net worth arena
Insurer Groupama has signalled its intention to move into the high net worth market and has appointe...
Appointment at Primary Insurance Group.
Primary Insurance Group has strengthened its account management team with the recruitment of Pete Bl...
Winds of change.
The Netherlands is seeing the introduction of new tax laws, which will have repercussions on the country's financial services sector. Jeremy Golden wonders whether the insurance industry will have the wind taken out of its sails.
SFO charges trio.
The Serious Fraud Office has charged three executives of Dublin-headquartered Merrion Reinsurance wi...
Ivers sets up new company.
Former managing director of Property & Casualty Services Dublin, Jim Ivers, and his senior adjusting...
Lobbying on lead.
Louise Ellman, Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, confirmed this week that she would be lobbying min...
E-djuster in insurance deals.
Volume claims processor e-djuster is about to announce a string of contracts with insurers and deleg...
Potential for growth.
David Martin began his working life as a farmer, but the move to loss adjusting has seen him cultivate a successful career. Lynn Rouse found out how.
Appointment at MMA.
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance has taken on John Barrett as its UK sales manager. He has 21 years...
Equasis launches CD.
Equasis, the international database covering the world shipping fleet, has produced a CD-rom detaili...
GE begins travel.
GE Insurance Holdings subsidiary WorldCover Direct has launched a fully-transactional travel insuran...
NU ups pressure.
Norwich Union, which plans to impose special conditions and higher rates on household policies in hig...
What the Papers Say.
Financial Times The construction industry faces sharply rising insurance bills because of its poo...
Zurich launches new network
Zurich Financial Services today unveiled its plans for the Zurich Advice Network, which replaces the ...
MP leads lead lobby
Louise Ellman, labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, confirmed this week that she would be lobbying mini...
Lloyd's predicts substantial loss for 2000
Lloyd's is predicting a loss of £1.39bn for the 1999 year of account and a £694m loss for the 200 yea...
Clal Insurance to acquire Broadgate
Israel's Clal Insurance Enterprise Holdings has agreed to acquire Groupama's Lloyd's syndicate, Broad...
Becoming fleetwise.
With the increasing number of cars on Britain's roads, the rate of accidents has risen alarmingly, with company car drivers being the main culprits. Simon Threadgold looks at the risk management drives that are gearing companies up for a fleet of changes.
Axa squeezed in Orange deal.
Axa subsidiary PPP Healthcare this week lost the Orange telecommunications corporate private medical...
Brit: EPIC stake.
Brit Insurance Holdings is to take a 37% stake, at a cost of £20m, in the Isle of Man-based Equity P...
Brand new head for Axa UK.
The incoming group chief executive of Axa UK Dennis Holt said this week he believed the insurer had d...
Fixed-rate PI cover.
Broker Aon and insurer QBE are offering a fixed-rate, 24-month option for solicitors' professional i...
Satis legal cover.
Satis Services has introduced a new scheme to provide legal representation and insurance for legal c...
NU crash man too ill for court.
John Withan, charged with criminal damage after reversing his BMW through the glass entrance to the N...