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Change of name for London Bridge Finance
Credit insurer Coface UK, has changed the name of its subsidiary London Bridge Finance to Coface Rec...
Car and home premiums remain static
Premiums for both car and home insurance remained static over the last three months of 2005, followi...
ABI compensation push
The insurance industry stepped up its efforts to overhaul the compensation system this week, in a se...
Death of David Stage
St Paul Travelers has announced with regret that its former manager David Stage died on 7 January ag...
Fortis adds new loss adjusters to panel
Fortis has joined insurers such as Royal Bank of Scotland in bucking the trend of downsizing supplie...
Courtroom scramble
Insurers Ace, Chubb and Swiss Re are understood to be carefully watching a professional negligence c...
Insurer throws down motor fraud gauntlet
Insurers are allowing uninsured drivers to escape prosecution by not incorporating a certain fraud c...
Forbes strikes NU deal in retail push
Alexander Forbes is making a concerted push for its UK retail business in 2006, focusing on niche, m...
CII puts plan to trustees
The Chartered Insurance Institute will put a proposal to the trustees of its pensions scheme at the ...
AA signs Axa SME deal after U-turn
Broking giant AA Insurance Services has made a U-turn by re-entering the small and medium-sized comm...
NU broker boss quits UK-wide role
Norwich Union intermediary business director George Berrie has stepped down from the post after only...
RSA bidder in new UK move
An insurer backed by investors who last year failed in an attempt to take over Royal and Sun Allianc...
Davies hires three GAB Robins leavers
Three members of GAB Robins' Engineering Services have defected to Davies Construction and Engineeri...
Direct Line launches no-claims promise
Direct Line has launched a no-claims promise, enabling motorists to save hundreds of pounds on their...
Pavilion Insurance Management signs agreement
Pavilion Insurance Management has signed a three-year agreement to provide internet-based insurance ...
Appointment at La Playa
Cambridge-based broker La Playa has expanded its high net worth private client team, with Sue Ephgra...
Brokers express London concerns
One in four brokers believe that the quality of service provided by London-based underwriters deteri...
Long eyes adjusting shake-up
Churchill founder, and former Direct Line boss, Martin Long believes there is scope to shake up the ...
GI market's 2006 optimism reaches decade high of 83%
The general insurance sector has been given a broadly optimistic outlook for 2006, despite fears ove...
RBSI panellists revealed
The full details of the Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance's loss adjusting panel review were confirme...
Trade body sees sales decline with the FSA
A motor dealers' association has stopped short of calling for wholesale changes to Financial Service...
Garwyn outlines plans after MBO
Loss Adjuster Garwyn plans to expand its presence in the disease and construction sectors, said its ...
FSA puts stress on certainty
The Financial Services Authority has told the London market it will gain a commercial advantage over...
What the papers said this week
The Sunday Telegraph Who is the 'voice talent' behind Mr Mouse, Esure's podgy blue rodent? Believe ...