Commercial
Capita clearout at McLarens.
Outsourcing specialist Capita has started to restructure the recently acquired loss adjuster McLarens...
Broker Network escapes NU cuts.
A broker who was told its commission rates were to be slashed by Norwich Union witnessed a dramatic ...
CNA expands in Indie's wake.
CNA Europe looks set to capitalise on the collapse of Independent with a £39m investment by its US p...
US motor rates rocket by 38.9%.
Motor insurance rates in the US jumped by an average 38.9% nationwide between 1989 and 1998, accordi...
CII goes on the promotional trail.
The Chartered Insurance Institute last week kicked off a series of roadshow presentations, led by di...
Creditors seek legal redress from insurer.
The Creditors of Independent Insurance Group declared its intention to seek legal redress from the in...
Home Comforts.
Fleet and driver safety specialist Driving Services and motorhome insurance provider Comfort Insuran...
"Where's Lucky?" more than a gimmick.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Building in risk assessment.
Maria Kielmas explains how new contractual relationships such as partnering and public-private partnerships are changing the role of (re)insurers in big construction projects.
Appointment at Lloyd's.
Lloyd's has made Phillip Bungey chief technology officer of its website www.lloyds.com. Mr Bungey ha...
Extremes do have value.
Adrian Leonard delves into extreme value theory modelling, which might be just the thing to predict the most unlikely events when pricing high-level excess of loss contracts.
Wise in deal with Acord.
E-commerce standards organisation Wise is to transfer its standards work to the insurance and financ...
AMP continues European expansion
Australian insurer AMP is to takeover financial website Interactive Investor International in a £52.1...
Axa acquires Indie commercial website and 17 staff
Axa today acquired Independent Insurance's former website for small commercial risks, business-risk.c...
Capita unveils employment cover.
Capita Assistance, formerly Eastgate Assistance, has launched a new employment practice liability pr...
Bad debts covered.
Online insurance provider coverclick.com, backed by insurer Royal & Sun Alliance, has launched bad d...
Equasis suffering data problems.
Equasis, the web-based database containing quality and safety information on the world merchant flee...
Collapse is EL for Irish builders.
The legacy of Independent's collapse is being felt in Ireland where several construction companies h...
Appointment at MMA.
Marion Deacon has been appointed commercial property manager by MMA Insurance. Ms Deacon has 25 year...
Eurobase: new Synergy launch.
Software provider Euro-base has launched a consortium-based package of its Synergy product for the L...
Gilt Edge for MMA.
Broker only insurer MMA has signed up to the CSC Gilt Edge quotation system, which provides comparat...
Investigation may last years.
The Serious Fraud Office's investigation into the affairs of Independent Insurance, formally announc...
Prohibitive CRM costs will drive consolidation.
Three in five European insurers believe the cost of customer relationship management is so high it w...
Zurich launch.
Zurich Insurance has launched three new small business centres for brokers in Belfast, Cheltenham an...