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ABI reports call for rise in client care standards.
Insurance companies would benefit from improved standards of customer service according to two repor...
Swiss Re tops life reinsurers after £1bn acquisition.
Swiss Re has splashed out over £1bn in order to buy the Life Re Corporation of Stamford, USA, to con...
Willis deal smacks of short term.
The Willis Corroon deal leaves much to be desired. It seems to have far more to do with the broker's...
Royal & SunAlliance help pupils.
Pupils at Soho Parish School are busy learning their three Rs - reading, writing and Royal & SunAlli...
Abbey prepares for legal shake-up.
Abbey Legal Protection first to act in preparation for litigation upheaval.
Lords' motor ruling hits hard.
A recent House of Lords' ruling has added to the problems faced by motor insurers in this already challenging marketplace. Mike Brockman looks at the impact of the decision and the action insurers can take.
Underwriting agent CCS's promise.
Treble your outlay in three months or you'll get your annual commission share of £300 back. That was...
Appointment at Rosling King.
Iain Corbett has joined Rosling King as an associate within its insurance and reinsurance department...
Appointment at Venton Underwriting.
James Winn has been appointed deputy underwriter of Lloyd's non-marine syndicate 376, which is manag...
Workout will make IFAs sit up and listen.
Forget Jane Fonda, Norwich Union is to give IFAs the Harry Crosby workout. The new tape, compiled...
Off-road vehicles = on-road carnage.
Fashionable they may be, but sports utility vehicles are far more lethal than an average car. Peter Livingstone asks if it is time insurers acted on this.
Exclusive - PCS joins fight against car fraud.
Loss adjuster Property and Casualty Services (PCS) has begun moves to combat motor claims fraud, ann...
Zurich share shift.
Zurich has changed all of its 48,500,000 shares to Zurich Allied AG. The shift followed a shareholde...
Let's get it right this time.
By the time most of you read this, the draft Financial Services Reform Bill will have hit our desks....
Pensions: drop in complaints is a welcome statistic.
Complaints concerning occupational schemes have declined according to the annual report from the Pen...
London & Manchester builds on its success.
Leading home services life, pensions and investment management group, London & Manchester has announ...
Lloyd's will fall without reforms, warns Tory backbencher.
Lloyd's is under threat and strict regulatory reforms need to be enacted urgently to avoid the socie...
Lloyd's makes move to protect its assets.
Organisations that transact business across Lloyd's Insurance Network (LIN) can now use a new disast...
Non-insurers join IOB.
Insurance Ombudsman Walter Merricks has welcomed the first two non-insurer members of the IOB to be ...
Forte links with Midas.
Forte Software has continued its expansion in the UK insurance market following the appointment of M...
Setting a course for change.
The International Maritime Organisation is pushing hard for compulsory third-party cover for all shipowners, but John Miller finds troubled waters lie ahead.
Appointment at Donns Solicitors.
Donns Solicitors has made two partner appointments in its personal injury department. Gregory Yates ...
The Great Divide.
The first survey ever conducted into the differing risk management methods of European and US companies has just been completed. David Fanning examines its conclusions.
We're not looking for an edge' say Willis quintet.
UK Insurers which have been part of the £851m bid for broker Willis Corroon said the move was seen a...