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Bouncing back?
Primary insurers have been spoilt with cheap rates for laying off risk, but for how much longer. John Burke reports.
Appointment at Alwen Hough Johnson.
Lloyd's broker Alwen Hough Johnson has welcomed back Phillip Sims, who worked for the company for ni...
Call to jail uninsured drivers.
Lloyd's underwriter Highway Motor Policies has called on the government to get tough and include jai...
That's entertainment.
To insurers, entertainment can mean everything from the glamour of film and music to the local bingo hall, nightclub or funfair. Alex Miller reports on the companies that provide cover for the nation's favourite sources of fun.
BT helps ring in changes at Cigna.
The healthcare and personal accident arm of Cigna International has launched an interactive website ...
Allianz set to be Korea's biggest foreign insurer.
South Korea's Cho Yang Group has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell its controlling stake ...
Allied Dunbar pins sales hopes on new franchise.
Allied Dunbar has converted its salesforce into a franchise network to help it prepare for possible ...
Branding is more than just a name.
Your recent article on branding ('Brands on the run', PM 29 April p24) missed one fundamental reason...
Gan's low-key site.
Gan - a subsidiary of French insurance giant Groupama - has launched its own website. The site provi...
£25m put into fund.
US insurance giant AIG is to invest £25m ($40m) in the Israeli venture capital fund Orion. The fund,...
Gospel truths.
Church Insurance is no longer the preserve of a small holy trinity. The market has opened up to a flock of new entrants. Jonathan Swift finds out more.
Conflicting messages confuse brokers.
Forget about today's competition - worry about the competition of tomorrow, was the advice to broker...
Kyle Insurance employee wins competition.
Kyle Insurance employee Kay Colgan is off on a four-day trip to the "Big Apple" after winning a nati...
Beware of red tape, says Merricks.
The creation of the Financial Services Ombudsman must be a seamless transition from the seven existi...
Taylor gets tough as the going gets rough.
The pressure for the Lloyd's market to cut its overheads, expand into new markets and cement closer ...
Investment rethink.
Australian insurance and management group AMP could reconsider its position of including gains made ...
Derby Investment Holding is suing the Corporation of
Property company Derby Investment Holding is suing the Corporation of London and nine insurance comp...
Insurer unveils Gan of three.
Gan Insurance has slashed its household policy range down to just three main products. From June,...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe has appointed Steve Lowe as corporate manager for its travel insurance. Based in London, ...
Vehicle rental firm Eurocar is to use ARCS.
Vehicle rental firm Eurocar is to use the ARCS estimating system and Rainbow 3 digital imaging syste...
Canadian date for missing CILA couple.
Dear Penny Black. I was heartened to read that in this day of high finance, acquisitions and mergers...
HBC sponsors Amateur Boxing Association.
Leading salvage company HBC was an uppercut above the rest when it sponsored the Amateur Boxing Asso...
What the Papers Say.
METRO Former insurance broker and millionaire George Clarke, 85, was kept a 'virtual prisoner in ...
Hiscox chiefs livid as top staff are poached.
Bosses at Hiscox are furious after senior members of its UK commercial PropertyCare underwriting tea...