News
ARB goes south.
Dublin-based underwriting agency ARB has opened a UK office in Southampton with the possibility of m...
Aon gets horsey.
Aon is to sponsor international three day event rider Rodney Powell (above) in a three-year deal. Th...
Pay back time?
Three million homeowners have endowment policies which will fail to repay their mortgage, according ...
Insurers suffer flood damage.
The UK's two largest general insurers CGNU and Royal & Sun Alliance have said they will take hits of...
Misys ditches Screentrade for new formula
Misys is to axe its online insurance brand, Screentrade, and replace it with a new internet identity,...
Cornhill buys Bankers' equine business
Cornhill Insurance is to acquire the Bankers Equine Direct business of the Bankers Insurance Group. T...
Ruling means bigger reserves.
Insurers will have to increase the amount of money they keep in reserve for future claims, following...
No win, no fee initiative.
A new no win, no fee claims company was launched this week, which also offers rehabilitation service...
Chaucer upgrades.
Chaucer Insurance has upgraded the guarantee status of its commercial vehicle product, Chaucer Trade...
Halifax looks at in-house move.
The largest arranger of household insurance services The Halifax Bank, this week refused to rule out...
GAB swoops on Miller team.
Adjuster GAB Robins has boosted its liability division with the appointment of six former Miller Pyc...
Kingsbridge: FA link.
Financial adviser Kingsbridge is to acquire Kingweb, a subsidiary of the League Managers Association...
New golden policy.
Sidcup-based Markerstudy has launched Eurogold, a policy add-on to standard motor insurance. Eurogol...
Admiral moves to set up Integrated Lloyd's Vehicle
Direct motor insurer Admiral is to set up a new managing agency following the decision by existing ma...
Is claims the weakest link?
As reported in this column last week, the insurance industry's claims record following the recent st...
NU abandons complex risks.
Norwich Union will no longer target large corporate risks as it concentrates on the small and medium...
Hercules faces FMW leak probe.
Property services group Hercules could face disciplinary action by the London Stock Exchange, follow...
Eureko eyes up Equitable.
Pan-European insurance group Eureko has expressed an interest in bidding for Equitable Life as it lo...
Debating the ABI's claims code.
Quality, claims & customers conference 30 November 2000 One Great George Street, W1 The Asso...
Credit reaches new heights.
Brokers and, increasingly insurers, are welcoming the benefits that premium financing arrangements can bring. David Fanning listens to the views of some of the industry's top players, who predict that it is about to take off.
Climate for change.
A forthcoming report on climate change is projecting a more proactive role for the insurance sector....
What the Papers Say.
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Body set to offer vital link.
The Case Management Society of the UK, which will set, monitor and promote professional standards fo...
BIBA to set up software evaluation service.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has finally abandoned plans to embark on its own technolog...