Commercial
Woolf helpline.
Weightmans Solicitors has launched a civil specialist telephone line as part of its on-going Woolf c...
Flights of fancy.
Desperate times have seen many in the aviation sector adopt desperate measures, but Adrian Leonard learns that now market must get realistic.
Clampdown on 'expert' witnesses.
Manufacturers defending themselves from product liability lawsuits gained a significant victory last...
Mainstay secured in Sussex.
A new brokerage hopes to make waves after the coastal consolidation of three Sussex firms. The Ma...
Appointment at Cornhill Insurance.
As part of Cornhill's corporate restructure, which sees its UK branch division renamed Allianz Cornh...
Mergers to pick up.
The pace of merger and acquisition activity in Europe's property and casualty and reinsurance market...
Managers huff and puff saying Woolf will blow their claims in.
Insurers have been warned to expect to be 'ambushed' with a deluge of claims from solicitors on 26 A...
Guardian to face Royal Sun Alliance in rugby final.
Guardian, the holder of the insurance industry's Preece rugby cup, has made it through to the final ...
Bang on target.
A scheme aimed at the right group of people can turn into a real money-spinner if there is a good relationship between the group, the broker and the insurer, as David Fanning finds out.
Website relaunch.
Scottish Provident has relaunched its website following feedback from independent financial advisers...
Exclusive - Axa raises web stakes.
Axa Insurance today becomes the first major UK insurer to launch cyberspace sales of travel insuranc...
Software teaming.
Siebel Systems and Computer Network Technology have announced they have formed a software alliance t...
Buying French? Non.
Independent Insurance has said it is no closer to acquiring a foreign general insurer than at any po...
Pressure on Royal London.
Royal London, the mutual insurer which sells policies door-to-door, could come under pressure to see...
Crystal clear NIG.
NIG Skandia has been given a glittering prize for its Trophy motorcycle policy. The insurer was awar...
NU integration kicks off.
Norwich Union has embarked in earnest on its integration of London & Edinburgh, the insurer it acqui...
Animal Insurance Management Services spots gap in pet market.
Animal Insurance Management Services has spotted a gap in the pet market and is leading the way with...
There's nowt as queer as folk.
There is no such thing as a 'typical consumer' any more, a fact which has forced marketing departmen...
Avon Combination competition winner.
Leicester City fan Steve Roche has scored with the last kick of this season's Post Magazine /Avon In...
Air rescue for a Brit too far.
Insurers could have their repatriation costs slashed if a new medical airline service takes off. ...
Lost male costs £385 a week.
Having a man about the house can save a family a staggering £385 a week according to telephone based...
£606m profit for Lloyd's.
Lloyd's has announced a preliminary profit of £606m for the 1996 underwriting year. The figure co...
Waiting for the gun.
Brokers are on their blocks and insurers in training for the start of the 1999 Insurance Athletic As...
Can't PAY won't PAY.
A company can face disaster if a client refuses or is unable to settle a major bill. Simon Threadgold says that this is where credit insurance can make the difference between going under and surviving.