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Aon chosen by Prudential to provide brokerage services
Aon's specialist professional risks division has been chosen by Prudential to provide brokerage serv...
Poor underwriting mars drug sector
Insurers must adopt more disciplined underwriting methods for pharmaceutical cover or risk jeopardis...
FSA confirms broker compensation costs
Brokers' annual regulation costs are likely to mirror their stub fees on a pro-rata basis, the Finan...
FSA reviews rules in light of Spitzer
The Financial Services Authority has urged stakeholders to help it finalise rules on inducements and...
Insurers accused over Code
Insurance companies are abusing the Rehabilitation Code by threatening not to pay for treatment unle...
Misys' general insurance business increases operting profit
Software supplier Misys' general insurance business has increased its operating profit by 8% to £7m....
NFU Mutual signs contract with Harlosh
NFU Mutual has signed a contract with IT supplier Harlosh to provide a technology platform, which it...
Royal and Sun Alliance to counter-sue
Royal and Sun Alliance is to counter-sue General Motors after the vehicle giant filed suit against t...
Partner Re announces Windstorm Erwin claims
Partner Re has announced that claims relating to its exposure to Windstorm Erwin, which hit Northern...
Signings for the Willis Commercial Network
The Willis Commercial Network has signed Ian MacDonald Insurance Services of Inverness and Spence In...
Helphire provides incentives to bodyshops
Helphire is providing incentives to bodyshops that refer credit-repair work, by reducing its factori...
Fortis aims for higher premiums
Fortis UK will make a push for the higher end of the motor market in 2005. The insurer said it has ...
Asbestos appeal may trigger cases
A court ruling in an asbestos case could stir up debate about the threshold between negligent and no...
Premex rebrands after trademark case
Medical reports provider Expedia Services has denied its name change to Premex happened as a direct ...
Date is set for NU fraud case
Former Norwich Union employee Carol Birrell is due to appear in court in February to receive her sen...
Alex Forbes plans business shake-up
Alexander Forbes Risk Services is piloting a number of regional centres of excellence as it looks to...
Argent Liability Adjusters launches pilot service
Argent Liability Adjusters has launched a rehabilitation pilot with RTW Plus, a specialist rehabilit...
Pavillion Insurance Network to raise funds
The Pavillion Insurance Network is expecting to raise £470,000 by placing more than nine million ord...
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Housewives in Italy aged between 18 and 65 were this week forced to take out compulsory insurance of...
St Paul Travelers to complete sale of Cassidy Davis
St Paul Travelers said it expects to complete the sale of its Cassidy Davis personal lines book to L...
Zurich Municipal launches services
Zurich Municipal has launched a service to help public sector organisations respond to disasters, fr...
What the papers said this week
The Guardian Mobile phone insurance sold in high-street shops is largely an expensive waste of mone...
Referee wins second defence
A rugby referee who was sued for allegedly failing to control the scrum properly in a rugby match - ...
Software boss: first profits in next 18 months
Broker software supplier Insure-com is about to start a major expansion push after appointing Philip...