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Special cover for bikers and bards.
Pavilion Insurance Management has launched a range of specialist products aimed at pedal pushers and...
EU pledges to make roads safer.
EU transport commissioner Neil Kinnock this week outlined EU plans to make Europe's roads safer. The...
Au revoir to Tellit.
Royal & Sun Alliance has sold its French direct operation, Tellit Assurances, to CGU for £7m. CGU bo...
Axa offers cash help to its repairers.
Axa Insurance is offering its approved repairers a subsidy towards buying the Motex estimating syste...
Appointment at Dr JH Burgoyne & Partners.
Dr JH Burgoyne & Partners has recruited two recruits to its materials failure group. Graham Cooper w...
BEIB tests water.
British Equestrian Insurance Brokers Holding jumped into the marine market with the acquisition of S...
Share watch.
They say that two heads are better than one, but the merger of Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance clea...
Y2k Euro-threat.
British insurers trading with Central and Eastern European companies are likely to be threatened by ...
Wrestling for business.
As competition hots up, household insurers are including extra cover to make their products more appealing. Jonathan Swift looks at how the market is trying to weather the storm to protect its premiums.
Sandler to resign.
Lloyd's chief executive Ron Sandler has announced he is to resign in the summer following "a smooth ...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Aileen Croft has joined Winchester White as a senior consultant. Previously she was with Abbey Life ...
Safetynet invests £1.5m.
Disaster recovery specialist Safetynet has invested £1.5m over a six month period in its market lead...
Over to you.
The trend to outsource shows no signs of letting up. Alex Broad speaks to service providers and insurers to find out why.
Schools face hikes in premiums.
The insurance industry has warned schools that they may not be able to afford insurance cover if the...
Clinton fired up for tobacco war.
US President Bill Clinton used the annual State of the Union address to outline a radical reform of ...
Nice body, shame about the ads.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
NHS road Bill motors ahead.
A last ditch bid to block the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Bill in the House of Commons failed last we...
New index-trackers.
National Mutual has increased its investment portfolio with three new index-tracker funds that will ...
Appointment at Royal London Insurance.
Tony Percival and Stephen Shone have joined the board of Royal London Insurance. Mr Percival, execut...
Exclusive - Mann of the world.
Lloyd's insurer DP Mann has launched a web link for its home and travel insurance policies. The l...
Smart cooks up branch in Grimsby.
Independent broker Smart & Cook has announced the expansion of its operation with the opening of its...
Exclusive - Taylor opens the door to all brokers.
Lloyd's chairman Max Taylor has dropped the heaviest hint yet that registered brokers from across th...
A&L to feed early birds.
Early birds are set to take advantage of the latest Alliance & Leicester product launch. The indi...
Independent sees long term gains.
The market for long-term policies offers massive opportunities to brokers among medium to large comm...