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Brokers back OFT initiative
Brokers and small business leaders this week added their support to the Office of Fair Trading's de...
Axa: IT plan is on track
Axa, which is investing £40m in its IT systems as part of plans to turn the UK arm around, will hav...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is not a very extensive website and doesn't strive to be anything it isn't, but for what it is...
Brit targets the regions in commercial expansion
Brit Insurance, the UK company arm of Brit Insurance Holdings, intends to target the regional broke...
Cox Insurance Holdings rebuffs takeover
Lloyd's insurer Cox Insurance Holdings, which last week rebuffed a potential takeover offer from Di...
View from the Top - Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance UK
The announcement that the government is reviewing employers' liability insurance should give us som...
GE Frankona outsources claims visiting service
GE Frankona Re has outsourced its claims visiting service to Rubicon, the insurance services and so...
The strain in Spain
The Spanish life market is currently experiencing growth, however, profitability is under great strain - mainly due to past performance and falling equities. Rainer Helfenstein explains the reasons behind the state of the sector.
Capita tipped to take over at Aurora
The Independent Insurance run-off company Aurora Corporate Services was set to announce its new par...
Royal & Sun Alliance plans to float Asia Pacific operations
Royal & Sun Alliance last week revealed that its Australian and New Zealand operations will be invo...
Sirius Financial Systems says five more brokers to upgrade
Sirius Financial Systems has announced that five more brokers are to upgrade from the Unix-based sy...
CFA: time for negotiations
Many insurers are blaming the no win, no fee industry for the ramping of compensation costs. Mark Langford believes it is time they came to the negotiating table.
New code of practice regarding asbestos
Workers with responsibility for the repair and maintenance of non-domestic premises have been charg...
Wildnet plans to hit US specialty
Benfield Group's technology subsidiary Wildnet is planning an assault on US specialty lines busines...
Does it pay to work in insurance?
According to a recent survey, the average salary in the insurance industry has risen slightly since last year. However, it seems women still trail the men in the payment stakes, says Mira Butterworth.
New backers for Bluesure
Multi-lines insurer Bluesure was close to announcing new backers, as PM went to press. A source...
Giles buys stake in Ward Evans
Acquisitive Scottish broker Giles is understood to have signed a deal to buy a significant stake in b...
Federation Against Software Theft launches campaign
The Federation Against Software Theft has stepped up its promotion of the legal use of software in ...
BIBA meets with DTI consultants
The British Insurance Brokers' Association met with Department of Trade and Industry-appointed cons...
NU looks to go solo on recovery
Breakdown service provider the RAC looks set to be dropped by Norwich Union, which has launched its o...
Concerns raised over 2003 profits
The European insurance industry can expect to return to profitability in 2003, though serious quest...
Penny Black's insurance week
Christmas is supposedly the season of goodwill, though perhaps someone should mention that to those...
Windsor poised for organic growth
London-based broker Windsor claims it is poised for strong organic growth in 2003, following pretax...
Market capacity for 2003 biggest in history
Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn has announced that the market's capacity for 2003 will be a...