Commercial
Royal Liver completes Irish deal
Royal Liver Assurance has completed its £83.8m acquisition of Guardian Life Ireland from Sun Life and...
Barclays recruited.
Barclays Mercantile is the latest user of Chordiant's eBusiness software which offers personalised w...
Appointment at Oak Underwriting.
James Guthrie has joined high net worth specialist Oak Underwriting as agency development manager. P...
Insurers bottom in web poll.
In today's world where technology is everything, a company which has a website that doesn't offer it...
Eastgate Assistance adds 24-hour helplines.
Eastgate Assistance has added 24-hour legal, medical and domestic helplines to the family legal prot...
Managing the future.
Investing in staff in the form of training is a long-term proposition which can be risky, but for companies that are keen to make their mark, it is a vital strategy for ensuring future success, says Diane Walker.
Minibus overhaul.
MiniBusPlus has undergone a corporate respray. The leading provider of minibus insurance will be kno...
Ensign new Lloyd's giant
Ensign Underwriting is to be formed following the confirmation of the merger of Lloyd's underwriters ...
RenRe's income down
Property catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe has reported a $5.9m drop in net income after realised l...
Bolam says insurers are broker-phobic.
Simon Bolam, chairman of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, has called on insurers to stamp...
New faces at ABI.
The Association of British Insurers has made two senior appointments. Alan Woods, currently direc...
E-mortgage coup for providers.
Two mortgage specialists aim to help mortgage introducers with new online services. First Active ...
Boys in the black stuff.
The Irish financial services market is currently booming as the Celtic Tiger sinks its claws into the international market. Jonathan Swift reports on how some of the new entrants in Dublin aim to win their stripes.
Bankhall bought by Lynx.
Independent financial adviser network Bankhall has sold out to international IT solution provider Ly...
Judicial Review, High Court.
23 March 2000 An employee was killed by the jaws of a crane grab on his first day at work. He had...
Accidents or damage to vehicles cost nearly £1m a week.
Compensation to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians for accidents or damage to vehicles caused by poor...
dot.com pensions.
A new London-based company Quote-master.com has launched an Internet service which enables companies...
Heritage goes round the houses.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses.
DAS Legal Expenses has made two new appointments. Lyndon Willshire has been made corporate business ...
Country and western.
Eric Alexander discovers how the UK and US political risks market is coping with turbulent times in other parts of the world.
Burn your budgets.
The Inspiration Group, which includes Prudential, Aon and HSBC, has been warned that agility, hunger...
Munich Re to go on spending spree.
The news that giant German reinsurer Munich Re plans acquisitions in all of its key business areas w...
AIFA happy to become host.
Members of IFA Association Critical Illness Working Party have unanimously accepted the Association ...
JLT decides to risk solutions.
International broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson has lured a senior team on board to set up a new practic...