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Penny Black's insurance week.
There is nothing like a bit of successful haggling to swell the ego, and Penny was interested to hea...
Appointment at Aegon UK.
Aegon UK has made some additions to its executive team. David Bradley joins the company as group IT ...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
Tom Doherty has been made senior vice president, UK corporate accounts at AIG Europe. He has spent n...
Now it is time for insurers to act on BTE.
I was interested to read the reaction of Royal & Sun Alliance in openly refuting press speculation ov...
Tribunal fees welcomed.
Insurers have welcomed proposals to put a break on the spiralling number of employment tribunals, wh...
Community spirit.
The European Community can offer exciting prospects for UK insurers and brokers interested in expanding abroad, but there are pitfalls. The best way to avoid being caught out is to join an overseas network of likeminded companies, discovers Simon…
Cherry picking means realistic underwriting.
The letter Independent cherry picking is doing further damage (see below), reveals the naivety of som...
NU: broker lifeline.
Norwich Union is set to offer a lifeline to intermediaries that decide not to join the General Insur...
E-xercising caution.
In holding back from committing themselves fully to the opportunities that e-commerce can offer, insurers run the risk of losing competitive strength in the market place, warns Martin Langham.
Cotesworth slips.
Rating agency Moody's Investor Service has downgraded the performance rating of Lloyd's syndicate 53...
BMW flies the Flag.
Green Flag has announced a deal with BMW Financial Services to provide a tailored motor insurance pr...
Different strokes.
Brokers in the non-standard motor market are fairing slightly better than their standard motor counterparts. Customers are often simply grateful to find cover - at any price - and there may be greater opportunities for cross-selling, says Edward Murray.
Appointment at Marsh.
Marsh has made several appointments to its team in Cardiff. The new recruits include Sally Breeze an...
CD in DTI probe.
Troubled legal intermediary Claims Direct said the Department of Trade and Industry visited the comp...
Insurer car crisis.
Insurers face a crisis on the 1 January 2002, when the EC's End of Life Vehicle Directive will class...
Uphill struggle?
Small to medium-sized businesses are currently experiencing a slump in the market cycle, but to keep pace as the competition steepens, brokers must use their initiative to reach and maintain a profitable level. Veronica Cowan explains.
Cut looms for RSA staff.
Hundreds of Royal & Sun Alliance employees face an uncertain future, after the insurer told PM it was...
VBRA lambasts Audatex support fee increase.
The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association has described motor estimating and claims management ...
Increase in fatal farming accidents.
The number of fatal farming accidents in the UK is on the increase, with one death per week, accordi...
Trade unions get insurance vote.
Trade Union members are now more likely to consider buying financial services products from organisa...
Ensign's the Limit.
Lloyd's insurer Ensign Holdings has agreed in principle to acquire the right to manage Lloyd's Syndi...
Study reveals contents underinsured.
A study by insurer Hiscox has revealed that the majority of high-value house owners have little idea...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has promoted Clive Adams of the group's UK business risks unit to directo...
ABI code failure fears allayed.
In his letter last week - ABI code is failing to work (see below), Richard Hanson-James says he hopes...