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Carr goes Brum.
Niche loss adjuster Carr Greenwood Smith plans to open a Birmingham office at the end of September a...
Bupa promises slick service from oil site.
Health insurer Bupa International has set up a website offering advice and information about its oil...
1-stop shop.
A new e-business company, 1 Group, has launched in London and Manchester offering everything from cr...
Startup to merge online and face-to-face sales.
Financial planing consultancy Johnstone Douglas, a subsidiary of broker Alexander Forbes, has set up...
Damages victory can't ease fears.
Insurers have won the latest round in the ongoing dispute over the level of damages payouts for pers...
GISC is not for turning.
The General Insurance Standards Council will not reverse its initial recommendations on solvency req...
Age-old debate of broker regulation.
As the General Insurance Standards Council looks to take over the mantle of regulation of insurance ...
DTI e-comm report.
The Department of Trade and Industry is to publish the first annual report on the state of e-commerc...
Financial Services Authority latest figures.
A quarter of UK households have no contents insurance and 45% are without life insurance, according ...
Kingsbridge hopes float will crown growth plans.
Niche independent financial adviser Kingsbridge announced plans to float on the alternative investme...
Firm shines light on weather data.
A new application is set to help expand the weather risk market by providing standardised data that ...
Stratting their stuff.
Business Systems, the UK distributor of Nice systems, is to launch its complete customer relationshi...
Interest booming for Select & Combine.
Lloyd's broker Clegg Gifford says it is "amazed" at the number of enquiries it is receiving for its ...
Online prediction.
A Sigma report commissioned by Swiss Re has predicted that online channels for personal lines insura...
Tesco to sell travel insurance in-store.
Supermarket giant Tesco is to follow in the footsteps of high street retailer Boots by moving into s...
Scott new ABI chief.
Bob Scott, group chief executive of UK insurer CGNU, was due to take over as chairman of the Associa...
Appointment at Disaster Restoration.
Brian Knight has left Eastgate Assistance to take up a consultancy position with Disaster Restoratio...
Appointment at RAC.
RAC has re-organised its public relations team. It will be headed by Peter Brill, who will be suppor...
Kinch clinches job.
Construction industry employer benefits provider B&CE Benefit Schemes opened a new office in St Hele...
Appointment BFS Investments.
Fund manager and investment trust specialist BFS Investments has recruited Alan Brunsden as head of ...
Dotcom hiccups.
The Halifax Building Society's announcement last week that it has had to delay the launch of its int...
Charity begins at the office for database.
The Unclaimed Assets Register is to share 10% of all search fees it earns between the three charitie...
Easy rider's hard task.
Having been put on three months gardening leave I decided to ride my motorbike solo to North Cape, t...
Fast car, fast cover.
Europ Assistance is to put UK Ferrari and Maserati drivers in pole position and provide 24-hour cove...