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Old Mutual pulls out of race for fund manager
Old Mutual, the South African life insurer, said today it had pulled out of the race to acquire UK f...
Allianz to profit from merger
German insurer Allianz is set to benefit from a mega banking merger in the country. The merger of D...
Independent up 25% and reveals Internet move
Independent Insurance has reported a 25% increase in operating profits for 1999 up from £55.8m in 199...
Groupama's insurance duo
Tim Ablett and Stephen Hartigan have been appointed as joint managing directors at Groupama Insurance...
15 000 jobs to be axed by insurers this year
At least 15 000 jobs are expected to be axed in the UK's insurance industry this year, predicts consu...
Highway's Helping Hand
Highway Insurance and intermediary Fairplay Insurance Services have come together to provide policies...
Scor opens Beijing office
French reinsurer Scor has opened a representative office in Beijing. The company, which has written...
Trenwick reports losses for 1999
Trenwick was hit by catastrophe losses of $8.5m and acquisition costs of $5.1m during 1999, the reins...
HSBC sales go up.
HSBC Insurance, part of giant banking group HSBC, recorded a rise in commission income on general in...
Star turn by Groupama.
Groupama Commercial has stars in its eyes as it bids for brokers to create long term and mutually pr...
Electronic response.
Only 14% of companies respond to applications over the Internet within six weeks and only 6% sent an...
Appointment at Brit Insurance.
Ken Culley has been appointed as a non-executive director of Brit Insurance. He joins from the Portm...
Appointment at Marks & Spencer Financial Services.
Barrie Wells has been made non-executive director of M&S Financial Services. He was previously manag...
Win your own match of the day.
Post Magazine, in conjunction with Avon Insurance, is offering another opportunity to win tickets fo...
UK brands are to stay.
Australian insurer AMP has denied any of its UK brands will disappear as it strives to eliminate dup...
Cyber-stakeholder.
Legal & General has welcomed the government's decision to allow online applications for stakeholder ...
Farmers must embrace risk solutions to earn lower premiums.
Lower premiums for farmers are available but only if they adopt successful risk management solutions...
IBA expansion to focus on quality not quantity.
The International Brokers Association has outlined plans for steady growth as it steps up its campai...
Equitas leads.
Lloyd's run-off company Equitas, which was established to reinsure the pre-1992 liabilities of Names...
Exclusive - Brands hatches range for AIIB.
Marketing firm Broker Brands has launched a range of products in conjunction with the Association of...
Rapid by name and by nature.
A new virtual insurer was launched this week boasting the "fastest way to buy insurance online". ...
Chips are down for pet insurers.
Insurers have been put on alert following reports that pet passport chips are not as foolproof as ha...
Headquarters in Edinburgh for new merger.
The £90bn combined asset management business resulting from Scottish Widows' merger with Lloyds TSB ...
L&G's £413m.
Legal & General's operating profit grew 12% to £413m in 1999. UK new premium income exceeded £500m f...