Commercial
New faces fuel NU sell-off rumours.
A rash of new appointments at Norwich Union has increased speculation that the company is to abandon...
Avon Insurance display cricket trophy.
Captain Paul Thompson (left) and area manager Bill Atkinson of Avon Insurance display the trophy of ...
New claims man.
Yorkshire broker R P Hodson has appointed a former McLarens Toplis board member to its claims divisi...
Claims & gains.
Loss adjuster Crawford-THG last week dropped the THG from its name. Anthony Gould talked to Mike Reeves, head of Crawford's, about other changes in the sector.
The point is he's missed the point.
The comments of Paul Asplin of DAS Legal Expenses relating to Angel Assistance ('Angel's Angela is a...
Commercial lines service suffering
Commercial lines business is suffering most from the failure by insurers to maintain adequate service...
Axa to restructure
Axa Re and Axa Global Risks have announced plans for a structural review that could lead to a merger ...
New company ready for business.
New London market insurer the Underwriter Insurance Company is due to open for business on 1 Novembe...
Balancing sectors.
A growing number of brokers are seeking premium finance deals for both commercial and personal lines business, but Steve Banner explains the two sectors must be dealt with in different ways.
IBM's £20m drive.
Computing giant IBM rolled out the first stage of a major e-business initiative last week spearheade...
Brokers offered deal by insurer.
Brokers are being urged to go out and sell key personnel insurance by a health insurer. Exeter-ba...
Barclays to rethink.
The Advertising Standards Authority has told Barclays Bank to use a different example in its health ...
A cut above its rivals.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
HSBC pins hopes on high net worth and the Internet.
HSBC Select is looking to expand through the growth of its high net worth business and the Internet....
Controversial cover will at least raise rape debate.
The very nature of the proposition we call insurance places it at the heart of many of life's trauma...
We can go on together with suspicious minds.
Mike Boon, special investigations director at Cunningham Ellis & Buckle, said: "We in the insurance ...
Postcard from NIG.
NIG Skandia has launched a campaign for brokers and intermediaries to promote its screen-driven home...
Taking a message.
Broker Astbury Wren has awarded its out-of-hours telephone contract to messaging service Message Pad...
Allianz Cornhill targets brokers.
Allianz Cornhill has launched a campaign to boost brand awareness among brokers. It began this mo...
Law Society sends rates rocketing.
The Law Society has sanctioned huge premium rises for its conditional fee insurance scheme, Accident...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny loves to party. That's why I'm distraught at the innovation of Lloyd's underwriters Kiln. Yest...
Sapiens goes direct to heart of the market.
Software provider Sapiens is targeting the direct sales forces of UK life insurers with its latest e...
Coface in UK-wide business boost.
International credit insurer Coface has launched a national press campaign and mailshoot to boost it...
Hill House Hammond opens new office.
Hill House Hammond has opened a new office in Pithay, Bristol. Managing director Bryan Jenkins (left...