News
Claims must come under GISC's remit.
The insurance ombudsman has called upon the General Insurance Standards Council to widen its scope t...
Trio form Hampden.
Atrio of member's agents have come together to form a new agency. Hampden, owners of Falcon Agencies...
Racism allegation.
Over 600 motor insurers which operate in Louisiana in the US have been accused of racial discriminat...
Appointment at Axa Insurance.
Axa Insurance has appointed Colin Calder as its country-wide head of broker development. He joined t...
Nationwide nets football super-deal.
Nationwide has become the biggest sponsor of football in Britain after it clinched a multi million p...
IFAs beating direct teams in life and pensions stakes.
Direct sales forces continue to perform poorly compared to independent financial advisers (IFAs) and...
NYM to stay mutual.
New York Life has said it will resist the urge to demutualise after its 16-strong board voted unanim...
A marine market watershed.
The centre of gravity of the London marine market shifted back to Lloyd's last week with CGU arrivin...
Davies predicts boom in means testing.
A massive increase in means testing will result from the government's stakeholder pension scheme, ac...
Brunel's frustration with 'bad boy' label.
Northwest London-based broker Brunel Insurance has revealed its frustration at being labelled "bad b...
Port for premiums.
Brokers for premium finance provider the Transamerica Insurance Finance Company were offered a novel...
Risk drives change.
Effective risk management will be the real driving force behind change in the insurance industry, ac...
You have to be in to win.
The entry forms for this year's highly coveted British Insurance Awards are now available from Post ...
Appointment at Cendant Claims Plus.
Allan Kennedy and Jonalan Vaughan have joined Cendant Claims Plus, the new company born out of the m...
The Millennium Bug won't get past our front door.
A survey by Radio Rentals has shown that most people believe their domestic appliances will not be a...
CGU gives Lloyd's marine boost.
CGU has switched its marine underwriting operation from the company market into Lloyd's, citing the ...
HBC warns on salvage.
A leading salvage company has told insurers it can only retain all of its current panel by operating...
It could be you.
This week sees the start of the call for entries for the British Insurance Awards. They are unrivalled as the premier showcase for excellence in the UK insurance market so make sure you do not miss out.
Barclays' safe fund.
Barclays Global Investors intend to launch a new traded endowment policy fund which offers high capi...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A zoo is being sued for £600,000 by a man who claims gorillas pelted his son ...
Virtually challenging.
Post Magazine and Winchester White surveyed UK insurers' attitudes to outsourcing and the move towar...
Senior self-help.
A Shropshire-based broker has come up with a scheme to help senior international business brokers wh...
Worse before better.
The head of one of Thailand's major life insurers has predicted that the country's ongoing recession...
British Council of Shopping Centres launches a video.
Today the British Council of Shopping Centres launches a video, sponsored by Royal & Sun Alliance, t...