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BB&N Synaptic deal.
Financial services and insurance broker Berry Birch & Noble has chosen UK-based Synaptic Systems as ...
AMP under scrutiny.
The Australian parent of NPI, Pearl and London Life, is set to come under the scrutiny of the Austra...
Alarm on the farm.
Foot and mouth has cut a swathe through British agriculture. There's panic in the farmyards as insurers now refuse to cover against the disease, and the rates for other farming-related risks - employers' liability and farming equipment cover - see huge…
NU appeal decision slammed.
Norwich Union's decision to appeal to the House of Lords over Callery v Gray has been slammed by the...
Flagging sales?
Despite the growing likelihood of companies falling foul of Britain's increasingly complex employment legislation, the number of employment practices liability insurance policies bought in the UK is lagging behind the US. Charles Boorman explains why…
Building & Civil Engineering Insurance.
Building & Civil Engineering Insurance, which sells insurance to members of the construction industr...
Guardian shares slump as profits fall.
Surrey-based computer disaster recovery firm, Guardian iT, saw its share price halved as it issued a...
Leap of innovation.
The Innovation Group, which provides e-procurement solutions to the insurance industry, has publishe...
GISC investigates introducers' role.
The role of introducers and appointed agents is being reviewed by the General Insurance Standards Cou...
Admiral Insurance picks up Inspop.
Online intermediary Inspop.com has been sold to Admiral Insurance for an undisclosed figure. The move...
Aegon first-half net profits soar.
Dutch insurance giant Aegon, which owns Scottish Equitable, reported first-half profits above foreca...
Autoglass goes East.
Vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist Autoglass has further strengthened its European pres...
S&P downbeat about Europe's reinsurers
Rating company Standard & Poor's (S&P) said that it was likely to downgrade the European reinsurance ...
GISC reviews stance on introducers
The role of introducers and appointed agents is being reviewed by the General Insurance Standards Cou...
MP says Equitable rescue must work
Dr Vincent Cable MP, Liberal Democrat shadow secretary for trade and industry, who is due to meet wit...
AMP in watchdog probe
The Australian parent of NPI, Pearl and London Life is set to come under the scruitiny of the Austral...
Claimline takeover of CD in danger
Claims Direct founders Colin Poole and Tony Sullman's plans to hand over the entire ownership of the ...
MVRA expels two fraudulent members
The Motor Vehicle Repairer's Association has expelled two members for "blatantly contradicting" the M...
Max Re announces IPO price
Max Re Capital has priced its previously announced initial public offering at $16 per share to raise ...
One in ten complain over motor claims
As many as one in ten of motor insurance claimants complained about the service they were getting, wi...
Screentrade book snapped up by Swinton
Misys has completed the sale of its business to consumer product Screentrade with the sale of the cus...
PWC defends bonuses for remaining Indie staff
A leaked memo from liquidators Pricewaterhouse Coopers reveals Independent Insurance's remaining staf...
American Re hit by cats
Catastrophe losses of $29.3m helped to cut American Re's profit to $8.1m in the second quarter of thi...
Paddington crash payouts cost St Paul £10m
St Paul today said it had paid out about £10m following the Paddington railway disaster, according to...