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Motor must hit the brakes.
The insurance industry is bracing itself for a significant hike in damage payouts just as a chink of...
Advisor found shot in head.
A former top producing financial advisor, currently under investigation by the FSA, suffered a gunsh...
Crisis help for D&Os.
AIG has added a free crisis support package to its directors and officers' insurance. The package is...
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses.
DAS has made two appointments to its team of consultants based at its offices in London. Darren Week...
... a commercial lines underwriter.
Alex Broad spent the day with Jeff Heaver, commercial underwriter team leader at Axa Insurance's London Property Owners Branch.
Appointment at Clerical Medical Investment Group.
Louis Sherwood has been made chairman of Clerical Medical Investment Group. He will take over from r...
Cyberliability.
Pat Dunne explains why any company that fails to appreciate the legal threats presented by misuse of the Internet could find itself learning an extremely expensive lesson.
What a gay day.
The fate of sterling may be uncertain, but the 'Pink Pound' is on the march. If analysts are to b...
Colonial acquisition.
Colonial has acquired Edinburgh-based independent investment management company Stewart Alexander. T...
CGNU reactions.
The prospect of a merger between Norwich Union and CGU has had ramifications on the international st...
Carpetbaggers' vow.
The Standard Life carpetbaggers have vowed not to go away following the insurer's decision that its ...
Hello & good buy.
In light of the CGU/NU merger, many UK insurers will be looking around for partners. Lis Gibson offers prospective buyers some tips on how to buy an insurer.
Heavyweights in advice review.
Leading industry figures have been asked to carry out a review of the provision of financial informa...
Moroccan search.
UK insurers are being targeted as potential partners for Morocco's largest insurer as it embarks on ...
Totally digital.
Total solutions provider Intech Solutions has launched its complete e-business insurance system - th...
Scottish Mutual launches bond for risk-takers.
Scottish Mutual is to introduce a new income bond. It is aimed at people looking for a higher rate...
Chubb rebrands Euro-portfolio.
Chubb Europe has rebranded its European portfolio of executive protection and professional liability...
SOS for air crews.
International SOS has designed an aviation assistance programme which it claims could reduce airline...
Cover against the pitfalls of the web.
Hiscox has teamed up with broker Alexander Forbes to launch a product to protect companies against c...
Strong union links can avoid litigation.
Further to last week's feature on employers' liability (PM 24 February p24), bosses often overlook t...
Allfinanz jackpot.
Allfinanz, the Internet software house, last week signed a multi-million dollar deal to licence its ...
New Miller division.
Loss adjuster Miller Pycraft, part of Miller Fisher Group, has launched a new division to handle lar...
High net rich catch.
The high net worth market is perhaps the most profitable of all for brokers. David Fanning finds out why and also looks at ways in which the sector's players can build on their success.
FSA says top-ups' mis-selling bill could reach £200m.
The regulator has estimated the bill for the mis-selling of private pension top-ups could reach £200...