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Appointment at Beachcroft Stanleys.
Charles Sweet has been made a partner at Beachcroft Stanleys. Mr Sweet, who works in the firm's insu...
AXA out for fair share.
French insurer AXA said last week that if it obtained more than 90% of the shares of Royale Belge SA...
Drowning in calm waters.
The currency collapse in south east Asia has hit shipping particularly hard, with exports from some countries almost grinding to a halt. Jeremy Golden looks at how shipping and cargo insurance can keep its head above water.
Mortgage growth fuels critical illness boom.
Critical illness sales soared to record levels in 1997, with 626 584 new policies sold, resulting in...
Direct Line an also-ran.
Direct Line's bid to undercut the AA and RAC recovery services has already been bettered, according ...
Zurich International's 'Casino Royale' evening.
Over 100 people attended Zurich International's recent 'Casino Royale' evening at London's prestigio...
Zurich plugs cover gap.
Zurich has launched a business interruption casualty cover aimed at closing a gap in the market that...
Appointment at Paisner & Co.
Tina Rhodes has been appointed to the reinsurance and insurance group of Paisner & Co. She joins fro...
Take out cover', warns insurer.
Britain's biggest travel insurer has called on the travel industry to unite and ram home to holidaym...
Oz hosts talks on Asia.
How the current financial crisis in Asian nations will influence the worldwide insurance markets in ...
Perth Motor Festival.
Spectators at this year's Perth Motor Festival quaked in their shoes at the prospect of Britain's wo...
Warren Hill snaps up East Kilbride broker.
East Kilbride insurance broker C&N Black has been acquired by Warren Hill Insurance Brokers. Insu...
Guardian Employee Benefits hosts meeting.
Guardian Employee Benefits hosted a three-day meeting of the European Partners of the Multinational ...
Appointment at Association of Security Consultants.
Maurice Parsons has been made the new secretary of the Association of Security Consultants following...
Exclusive - RSA's one-stop motor shop.
Royal & Sun Alliance has launched a new one-stop-shop insurance solution for the motor industry, whi...
Ringing in the changes.
What are the implications for the Lloyd's market of the Financial Services Authority's authorisation of members' agents? This was the question tackled by Christian Hook and Ian Clark at an Old Bailey presentation.
Lloyd's opts for Europ.
Europ Assistance has been chosen as the provider for Lloyd's TSB retail travel insurance business, a...
Use IT to fight fraud'.
PHH Insurer Services is urging the insurance industry to embrace technology in the multi-million pou...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Maralyn Thomas has joined Aon Consulting as a senior legal consultant. A qualified solicitor, she...
New CGU logo.
This is the first chance to see the new CGU logo ahead of its official launch, which is expected to ...
Policy Master's AIM.
Policy Master Group has announced its intention to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) ...
Free cover contract.
Sussex-based underwriting agency Berkeley Alexander has launched a mortgage and income protection co...
Untouchables of fraud scams.
Some cartels of conmen involved in multi-million pound fraudulent motoring claims operations are kno...
Consult in Doncaster.
Merescourt, a Doncaster-based mortgage and financial services company, has established an insurance ...