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Gan lays the foundations for Lombard integration.
French insurance giant Groupama Gan has established a new UK corporate office ahead of announcing pl...
ITS' solution.
Insurance Technology Solutions, which provides underwriting systems to Lloyd's syndicates, is to tak...
Hands up who's hurt.
Hand injuries were the most frequent accidental injury claim by British builders over the last two y...
Tools for the trade.
Improving on its already successful Clubline claims procedure has resulted in an increase in customer satisfaction for Norwich Union.
Axa sets sights on broker links.
Insurer Axa intends to develop closer and more profitable relationships with brokers following its a...
LA law via e-mail.
A Manchester law firm is using e-mail and automated case handling systems to handle cases on behalf ...
Aon goes Italian.
Global broker Aon has completed the acquisition of Italian reinsurance broker Nikols Group. Based in...
D&O explained.
A new edition of Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance has been published which explains how ...
Brand awareness.
A colourful collaboration has proved to be a huge success for Royal & SunAlliance and Boots.
RSA tries to buy out of rumours.
Royal & Sun Alliance has turned from hunted to hunter in an attempt to scotch rumours it is a takeov...
Our friends electric.
When sparks started to fly over the volume of claims received for electrical goods, McLarens Toplis got switched on to the problem.
Ultimate achiever.
Michael Bright has been one of the leading figures in the industry for the past decade, and his win sees him join a very select club of past recipients.
Canadian report.
Ratings agency AM Best has produced a report looking at the prospects for five Canadian life insurer...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Guy Whiting has joined Winchester White as managing consultant. Previously he was director of insura...
Dream ticket.
Winning a British Insurance Award can give a company more than a hangover, it offers them a multitude of advertising and marketing opportunities. Jonathan Swift talks to previous winners about how they publicised the fact they are number one.
Why Y2K failures must be named.
Claims by Action 2000, the government-backed Millennium Bug-buster, that eight large financial servi...
Team work pays off.
When the going got tough, the tough at Co-operative Insurance Society got going, as Alex Broad finds out.
Harris is chairman.
Alan Harris, engineering executive at Allianz Cornhill Engineering, has been elected Chairman of the...
Champions! - Roll of honour 1997-1998.
1997 Achievement Award Sir David Rowland, Lloyd's General Insurer of the Year Commercial ...
Home-grown brokers merge to great Acclaim.
Two of Singapore's home-grown brokers have joined forces - the first significant act of consolidatio...
CNA soars to success.
During the 22 years since it started operations, high-flying global reinsurer CNA Re has managed to continuously deliver profits - even in times of market upheaval, says David Worsfold.
New office hearlds Direct Line jobs bonanza.
Direct Line is set for a major recruitment drive after unveiling plans for a new office in Mancheste...
Legislation hampers BRIT buy of Wren.
Benfield & Rea Investment Trust's plan to buy the integrated Lloyd's vehicle Wren for £300m is being...
Unlocking variety.
Germany's life sector is set for rapid growth in the next decade, sparking a demand for new products and types of distribution. But Nicholas Holmes finds a few possible weak links in the chain.