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Norwich Union under fire from 'green' groups.
Norwich Union has been singled out by two leading environmental pressure groups for its investment r...
Rapid rise to television
Channel 5 television has taken an 8% share in the new online insurance shop, RapidInsure.co.uk, in a ...
CGU stake in IQUO.
CGU has taken a 50% stake in online system provider IQUO. CGU and IQUO will work together to develop...
Broker-only syndicate aims for 500 recruits.
A group of Lloyd's big hitters are going on the road to recruit support for a broker-only syndicate....
Appointment at Mortgage Code Compliance Board.
Luke March has been appointed as chief executive of the Mortgage Code Compliance Board. Previously h...
Walton and Parkinson and Chubb Custom land International Shakespeare
To quote, or not to quote - brokers Walton and Parkinson and Chubb Custom have landed the account of...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances.
Tim Ablett and Stephen Hartigan have been made joint managing directors with Groupama Insurances. Mr...
Safix courts insurers.
Software firm Safix has launched business survival software for small and medium-sized enterprises w...
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Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
First Global online.
First Global has joined the rush to provide pensions online. A panel of pension companies - Standard...
Rainbow International sponsor Aprilla racing team.
Carpet care and restoration specialist Rainbow International will hope to purr to victory this year ...
Lloyd's begins its defence
Lloyd's defence counsel, Charles Aldous QC, started his defence today in the High Court against the ...
Question time.
Martin Bruffell says the Code of Best Practice on Rehabilitation must be reviewed quickly if its impetus is not to be lost and insurers' in-house initiatives are not to be sidelined.
Norman choose M&L.
Norman Insurance has selected motor claims specialist Motor & Legal Group to provide the claims repo...
Port Marine Safety Code unveiled by Keith Hill, Shipping Minister.
The government hoped to make all ports safe calls this week with the launch of a new Port Marine Saf...
Ratings adjusted.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter has adjusted its ratings for the European insurance sector, cutting Dutch...
IFAs targeted.
Intermediary software specialist Policy Master is set to launch a new product for the independent fi...
Appointment at Marsh.
William Malloy has been appointed as head of Marsh's financial and professional services practice in...
AIG to spend $400m.
US giant AIG plans to double its investment in the Indian market to $400m (£240m) by the end of the ...
Adviser flees £6m con allegations.
A US financial adviser is on the run with his family after allegedly conning investors out of £6m. ...
... a Member of Parliament.
David Worsfold spent a day with Ivor Caplin MP, a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services.
Appointment at Zurich Financial Services.
Chris Staples has been appointed as community affairs director for Zurich Financial Services. He wil...
A case of biting the hand that feeds?
As a chartered loss adjuster working for a cleaning and restoration contractor, and having worked on...
Pensions funds at risk from dot.com frenzy.
The dot.com equity frenzy currently sweeping global markets could have a disastrous impact on pensio...