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War of words needs resolving.
The war of words between insurers and the independent bodyshop repair industry over labour rates and...
Results - Independent profits hit.
Independent Insurance, which issued a profits warning last month, has recorded a 64% fall in profits...
Groupama to outsource to The Source.
Groupama is in talks to outsource computer claims handling to sector specialist The Source. The nego...
Results - RSA set to slim.
UK insurer Royal & Sun Alliance, which last week reported a 16% fall in operating profits for 2000, ...
Folgate in Golf club.
Towergate Leisure Underwriting has chosen Folgate Insurance as the new underwriter for its Golf Umbr...
Appointment at Safeonline.
Safeonline, the global manufacturer and distributor of digital risk insurance products, has employed...
Results - Innovate to invest.
The Innovation Group, the acquisitive provider of e-procurement solutions to the insurance industry,...
MMA reviews motor business
Insurer MMA said this week it had reviewed its motor trade book of business - as insurer Axa also con...
Friends in high places.
The advent of cybermediaries marketing high net worth cover on the net has raised a few eyebrows - personal service has always been central to HNW. Things are likely to stay that way, says Simon Threadgold, as insurers and brokers find new ways to add…
Appointment at Capita Eastgate.
George Lloyd-Roberts is joining the board of Capita Eastgate Insurance Services, the London market d...
Axa to review involvement in motor market.
Axa is to undertake a full review of its involvement in the motor trade market and to drastically hi...
Results - Guardian jumps.
Computer disaster recovery firm Guardian IT has reported a 59% jump in profits to £13.2m. Pre-tax pr...
Results - Sherwood to continue on acquisition trail.
IT solution provider Sherwood International, which acquired a foothold in the UK general insurance b...
Croatian merger.
A trio of Croatian insurers are set to merge to fight off competition from foreign insurers in the c...
Paving the road to recovery.(1)
Insurers agree that rehabilitation is the way forward concerning personal injury claims, but are they prepared to put their money where their mouths are? David Worsfold finds out.
ABI says small players still wanted.
I would like to reassure your readers that the Association of British Insurers has no wish to drive ...
Equitable return.
With-profits pension funds for 2000 showed a return of only 3.3% for policyholders at the Equitable ...
SVB consolidates syndicates.
Lloyd's managing agency SVB Syndicates, the subsidiary of listed Lloyd's vehicle SVB Holdings, has c...
Appointment at James & Lindsay.
Colchester-based James & Lindsay has promoted Martin Claydon to the role of director. He has been wi...
Rates won't bomb.
Despite this week's terrorist explosion outside the BBC London headquarters, it is unlikely insurers...
Appointment at Inter Partner Assistance.
Inter Partner Assistance has made Dean Harvey its new business development manager. He joins from Eu...
Results - Domestic increase.
Wimbledon-based specialist domestic appliance breakdown insurer Domestic & General reported a 5.4% r...
Transparency over Selby a welcome change.
The tragic Selby rail crash could result in the largest ever UK motor claim, as the insurer of the L...
Hannover offers new programme.
Hannover Re plans to use its UK subsidiary Insurance Company of Hannover to launch a new "programme"...