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Forum acts to ease genetic fears.
Insurers attempted to allay public fears over genetic testing this week at the first conference of t...
New world now.
Royal & Sun Alliance's group chief executive, Bob Mendelsohn talks to Alex Broad about mergers, acquisitions and corporate strategy in the new world.
Mary's plan could go to the slaughter.
New director general of the Association of British Insurers Mary Francis could run into trouble with...
Fighting talk.
In an exclusive survey, Post Magazine and Professional Broking found that commercial lines brokers are far from happy about the service they are getting from insurers. Alex Broad analyses the results and reports on early reactions to the findings.
Misys does the double on Internet.
Computer software group Misys is to launch two on-line personal finance services, one for consumers ...
Triple impact.
Aon, Marsh and Willis are widely recognised as the largest players on the global broking stage. Jonathan Swift looks at how they are diversifying with the aid of technology to remain competitive.
Appointment at The Quest Gates Partnership.
Richard Higginson has been appointed managing adjuster of the Birmingham office of The Quest Gates P...
Ace's trump deal.
Ace Global Markets has received approval by Lloyd's to merge Syndicates 219, 488 and 960 into syndic...
Industrial inferno.
Cunningham Elllis & Buckle's London specialists are dealing with a huge fire which swept through an ...
CGU slams report.
Giant insurer CGU has hit back at a report by actuary Bacon & Woodrow which claims the industry is n...
ATM processes calls ASAP.
Insurer Direct Line is installing FibreNet ATM technology to improve the speed and quality of teleph...
Friends in need of IFA sales.
Friends Provident is to target sales through independent financial advisers via a dedicated business...
Net profits @ the touch of a button.
After getting off to a slow start, commercial lines insurers are now realising the potential that the Internet can offer them. Richard Griffiths reports on their progress.
ALARM rings for Liz.
Liz Taylor has been made the first full-time chief executive of the Association of Local Authority R...
Crime shouldn't be allowed to pay.
The industry seems at long last to be pressing the accelerator pedal on the development of the motor...
Exclusive - Law firm's blueprint to slash costs.
Law firm Davies Arnold Cooper has launched a pilot case conferencing study with Independent Insuranc...
Firms unite to master disaster.
Disaster recovery and restoration companies are uniting in order to set a unified benchmark for comp...
Appointment at Concept.
Simon Cubbage has joined the Bristol office of Concept loss adjusters. Previously he was UK gener...
A clear view of the future.
In the final part of our management series, Nick Bromfield explains why insurance salesforces are the vital link for customer satisfaction.
Internet ignored.
Insurers are ignoring customer requests for information on the Internet, according to a recent surve...
Merger migraines.
Sue Duttine looks at the impact of broker consolidation on the employees stuck on the merger merry-go-round.
BRIT's green light.
Ben field & Rea Investment Trust's acquisition of integrated Lloyd's vehicle Wren for £300m has been...
Batchelor says 'I do' to AMP job.
Paul Batchelor, chief financial officer of Australian financial services giant AMP - a majority stak...
Coming through turbulent times.
The mega-mergers of insurers in recent years have unquestionably had a disruptive impact on brokers....