Commercial
Brokers versus insurers in age-old war of words.
The tussle between insurers and brokers is as old as the hills, as this report from Post Magazine, 4...
Wellington denies rebuff reports.
Wellington Underwriting Agencies has denied reports that it rebuffed an informal offer from fellow L...
Axa delegates power.
Axa Insurance has upped its fight for a larger share of business from the 200 general insurance brok...
Concorde crash costs estimates
The crash yesterday of the Air France Concorde which tragically killed 100 passengers, nine crew and ...
1-stop shop.
A new e-business company, 1 Group, has launched in London and Manchester offering everything from cr...
DTI e-comm report.
The Department of Trade and Industry is to publish the first annual report on the state of e-commerc...
Stratting their stuff.
Business Systems, the UK distributor of Nice systems, is to launch its complete customer relationshi...
Interest booming for Select & Combine.
Lloyd's broker Clegg Gifford says it is "amazed" at the number of enquiries it is receiving for its ...
Appointment BFS Investments.
Fund manager and investment trust specialist BFS Investments has recruited Alan Brunsden as head of ...
Dotcom hiccups.
The Halifax Building Society's announcement last week that it has had to delay the launch of its int...
Broker in Hiscox deal.
Broker Dickson Manchester has reached agreement with Hiscox that it will invite renewal on any busin...
Chips are down for 'gherkin'.
The Corporation of London's Court of Common Council is today due to debate the future of Swiss Re's ...
Appointments at Tunbridge Wells Equitable Society.
Tunbridge Wells Equitable friendly society has appointed two new directors and two managers. Graeme ...
Perils of being a broker luddite.
I recently looked at the attitude to the internet of a representative sample of brokers in the UK an...
Gordon Brown calls for a completion of single European financial
Brown: fast-track to single market Chancellor Gordon Brown's call this week for a fast-track complet...
Internet leads cargo turnaround.
E-commerce initiatives have alleviated the fall in the number of cargo premiums within the London ma...
Clarke in hotseat at Jacksons'.
Richard Clarke has replaced Bill Goyder as senior partner of north east insurance litigation law fir...
Presentation outweighs content.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
'Chaos' reigns claims insurer.
The market is in chaos according to brokers, said Neil Williams, assistant general manager of Indep...
Events.
7 SEPTEMBER The Chartered Insurance Institute's Training and Development Forum London, Chartere...
NIG's business cover.
Broker-only insurer NIG has launched business cover for firms with a turnover of up to £1m. No clai...
Appointments at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
A trio of new appointments have been made by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. Mark Philips ha...
UK performance boosts CGNU sales
CGNU recorded an 18% increase in total worldwide new business sales, totalling £6.1bn in the first ha...
Merger talks.
Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank are looking at a merger plan which includes the option of insurer Alli...