Commercial
Independent leads the pack.
In the wake of a 22% increase in underwriting profit, Independent Insurance chief executive Mike Bri...
Worst flood since 1931.
Loss adjusters raced to the River Derwent at Malton, north Yorkshire, this week after it burst its b...
GRIP tightens cover.
City underwriting agency Goodfellow Rebecca Ingrams Pearsons (GRIP) has launched a critical illness ...
Irish pick Essex for UK office.
Dublin-based insurance technology provider Managed Solutions Corporation is to open a UK office. ...
Train of thought on the right track.
Knowledge management will be the underlying foundation of the emerging 'virtual organisation', accor...
Seeking peace of mind.
David Watson analyses the role of global custodians and the recent developments which have taken place in an evolving market.
Profits on the up - Sun Life and Provincial Holdings.
Axa group member Sun Life and Provincial Holdings reported a operating life and pensions profit of £...
There was something about Mary.
Women working in the insurance industry may sometimes feel they have to work twice as hard as their ...
Your chance to make an impression in the box.
The VIP box, that is, by winning this month's top football competition.
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS A wife who paid for a stripper for her husband's 40th birthday party has sued for dam...
Watchdog chief urges insurers to tape calls.
The insurance ombudsman Walter Merricks has warned insurers they must install recording systems in c...
War on dodgy hire firms begins.
Insurers are "at last" fighting back in the war against crooked credit hire companies. Jim Burrel...
Sewing up the loose ends.
Forging a partnership following mergers and acquisitions is often not a smooth ride. Simon Threadgol...
Bridging the gap.
Insurance professionals with IT experience, and IT staff with insurance knowledge, are in high demand, says Sarah Price.
Cornhill talks to BT.
Cornhill has teamed up with high-level security systems provider BT Redcare to cut property claims. ...
Distinctly average presence on 'net.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Exclusive - Cover for small firms thinking big.
Cigna International plans to launch a policy aimed at small and medium-sized businesses looking to e...
Stars of Capricorn.
Master Plan has teamed up with underwriting agency Premium Line to launch Capricorn. The new facilit...
Ombudsman pressure pays off.
The government has bowed to industry pressure on its proposals for an all-embracing Financial Servic...
Profits on the up - Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group.
Broker, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, reported a 1998 turnover of £232m, up 3% on 1997. Its operatin...
AIRMIC 99 exhibitors.
We invited most exhibitors to provide details of their companies and stands. Here are the replies we received.
Making waves on the Internet.
Mark Birrell explains how Lloyd's underwriters set their sights on a virtual cargo market.
Aon pushes share income higher.
Aon Corporation, the holding company that includes the world's second largest insurance broking oper...
Making the most of IT.
The reinsurance industry is - at last - on the verge of a new electronic age, but Tony Illinesi asks whether companies will be ready.