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Direct Line enters Japan.
UK motor insurer Direct Line is gearing up to drive into the largest car insurance market in the wor...
Appointment at Key Choice.
Nick Bate has been made managing director of Key Choice, the marketing group of Computer Sciences Co...
Woolf analysis.
A seminar held by solicitors Elliotts will look at the impact of the Woolf Reforms in its first six ...
Postcard from NIG.
NIG Skandia has launched a campaign for brokers and intermediaries to promote its screen-driven home...
Taking a message.
Broker Astbury Wren has awarded its out-of-hours telephone contract to messaging service Message Pad...
Big guns add firepower to PWC.
A trio of former industry big hitters have signed up to run a law firm's insurance claims services t...
Allianz Cornhill targets brokers.
Allianz Cornhill has launched a campaign to boost brand awareness among brokers. It began this mo...
Appointment at Denham Syndicate 990.
Peter Matson has been appointed underwriter of Denham Syndicate 990. He has been with the syndicate ...
Sampo plans to take thick end of Finn wedge.
Finland's largest insurer Sampo is planning a hostile takeover that will give it over half the count...
Green Flag will suffer under Direct Line says rival.
Green Flag could lose most of its assistance business with insurers following its sale to Direct Lin...
IIB comes to the end of the road
The Institute of Insurance Brokers roadshow, which is due to finish in London tomorrow, has so far be...
St Paul stays loyal.
Despite another train crash this week, insurer St Paul has said it remains committed to the sector. ...
Special Y2K service.
Disaster recovery company Relectronic-Remech is introducing a Millennium Bug service to cover incide...
Getting into rehab.
One insurer recently completed a review assessing the benefits of taking a pro-active role in the rehabilitation of people injured as a result of an insured event. Steve Williams explains the results.
Smoking kills say Marlboro men.
The world's largest tobacco company has publicly acknowledged that smoking causes fatal diseases in ...
May backs CII plan.
Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters' president Paul May told CILA's annual dinner in London last w...
How lie detectors can deter conmen.
The insurance industry could soon be using online real-time lie detecting technology to highlight po...
Law Society sends rates rocketing.
The Law Society has sanctioned huge premium rises for its conditional fee insurance scheme, Accident...
Mock examination.
Dr Joe Slesenger, managing director of Independent Medical Services, used an actor to stage a mock e...
Exclusive - NU swallows up Macalisters.
Loss adjuster Macalisters is to close as a result of the acquisition of its parent company by Norwic...
Limit agents merge.
Lloyd's insurer Limit is to merge its managing agents Bankside and Janson Green from next month. The...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny loves to party. That's why I'm distraught at the innovation of Lloyd's underwriters Kiln. Yest...
Sapiens goes direct to heart of the market.
Software provider Sapiens is targeting the direct sales forces of UK life insurers with its latest e...
Campaign to get into rehab.
This week Post Magazine launches a major campaign to promote the use of rehabilitation by the indust...