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Chester Street buck passed.
The government has washed its hands of the Chester Street asbestos insurance claims debacle that has...
Brit acquires Peoples Choice
Specialist insurance and reinsurance group Brit Insurance is to increase its holding in Leicester-bas...
Everest predicts premium growth
Everest Re Group saw its gross premiums increase by over 21% last year and is predicting a similar in...
NFU Mutual braced for foot & mouth claims
NFU Mutual, which dominates the agricultural insurance market, is bracing itself for major claims fol...
Huon to be taken over by by TiG
Huon Holdings Limited, major software provider to the insurance industry with services used by more t...
Wood to leave Axa for Pru
Mark Wood, chief executive of Axa UK, is to join the board of Prudential in the new role of chief exe...
Blanch issues share warning
US reinsurance broker EW Blanch warned that its earning per share in 2001 would be "significantly bel...
Helphire brings back credit repair
Credit hire specialist Helphire said this week that the Association of British Insurers' protocol for...
Insurers admit partnerships not working
Almost half of the UK's insurers have admitted disappointment with their partnership deals with non-t...
Diversifying Halifax up 7%
The Halifax bank, which is taking over the troubled Equitable Life business, and which also now has ...
Barclaycard joins online providers
Barclaycard is to launch iMoney.co.uk in the summer, a new online financial products service which wi...
Renewed call for inquiry into Chester Street
Almost 20 MPs have signed an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for a public inquiry i...
New chief at Berry Birch & Noble
Derek McLaughlan has taken over as chief executive of intermediary Berry Birch & Noble and a new fina...
Winterthur sells off insurance arm
XL Capital is to acquire Winterthur International, the property and casualty insurance business of Wi...
Sun Life to axe 1700
Basingstoke-based Sun Life of Canada yesterday confirmed that it would pull out of selling life insur...
XL acquires Winterthur International
Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital is to buy Winterthur International from Winterthur Insurance for $60...
Root of the problem.
Although the floods have subsided, many properties could suffer long-term heave problems - especially where trees are found nearby. Insurers are cracking down on such risks, says Simon Threadgold.
Judith Fairchild.
(Suing on her own behalf & on behalf of the estate of dependents of Arthur Eric Fairchild, deceased)...
The Bollington Group plans expansion.
Chester-based broker The Bollington Group has formalised its general insurance operation as part of ...
Chaucer in: Sabre out?
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer Insurance is to offer brokers non-standard motor products, as the market awa...
Service key to care.
Ward Evans Direct has launched a new 24-hour emergency service for clients who lose their keys or ha...
Sportscover enters arena.
Australian insurer Sports-cover has entered the UK market and hopes to have a 40-strong broker netwo...
Paddick's appealing.
Institute of Insurance Brokers director general Andrew Paddick has confirmed the organisation will a...
RTA certificates fall foul of legislators.
I assume Mr Green means Certificates of Motor Insurance in his letter (Post Magazine, 8 February, p1...