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Why we said thanks but no thanks to the BDMA.
We have been appointed as the primary supplier - not a preferred supplier - to McLarens Toplis (Adju...
Indy's profits are up but Bright is gloomy.
Independent Insurance has reported interim profits of £29.3m, up 12% on last year's figures, with it...
Helphire acquisition.
One of the credit hire companies at the centre of the landmark court case Dimond v Lovell in April t...
Still going strong.
First City Insurance Brokers has announced its fifth year of growth for the 12 months ended 31 May. ...
Appointment at Cendant claimsplus.
Steve Cartlidge has been made head of operations for claims management specialists Claims Plus. He h...
Indy's Dubliners.
Independent Insurance is to shore up its Ireland operation by opening an office in Dublin. Michael G...
Nissan to appeal against ruling.
Nissan has been given permission to appeal against a court ruling which ordered it to honour two rei...
Rothschild buoyant after fine results and improved rating.
J Rothschild Assurance's results for the six months to 30 June showed a 19% increase in new regular ...
CGU axes trio from its panel.
CGU has axed three companies from its loss adjusting panel - McLarens Toplis, Cunningham Ellis & Buc...
Smart acquisition.
Yorkshire broker Smart and Cook has acquired Keighley-based broker CS Horne Insurance Consultants. T...
Eastern promise of the Orient.
European insurers are looking to Asia for new business opportunities. Companies like Axa, Allianz...
Appointment at Loss Adjusters Limited.
Malcolm Head has joined Gibraltar-based Loss Adjusters Limited as a director. Mr Head will be respon...
Appointment at Helphire Group.
Barry Williams and Lisa Nicholas have joined Helphire Group to head the new national sales team of i...
Hiscox dump Fitch.
Hiscox has dumped Fitch IBCA as one of the ratings agencies it uses. At Hiscox's request, Fitch IBCA...
Les is more.
Chief executive of Axa Sun Life Les Owen takes up the position of group managing director of Nationa...
Losses can't dent CGU profits.
CGU's interim results showed an operating profit of £420m, up 5% on 1998's figure. This was ach...
Risk and responsibility.
The developing world needs major upgrades in its infrastructure to meet the needs of its burgeoning population. Who is going to provide the funding and take the risks. Richard Willsher finds out.
Pension alternative.
CGU Life has launched a new profit annuity product as an alternative means of providing income durin...
Blooming new office.
Broker Tear Rose has moved offices. Its new address is 96 Walton Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0DL...
Metal gets heavy.
A law enforcement task force, Operation Twisted Metal, has arrested 31 members of an insurance fraud...
Stop-start pension.
Abbey National has launched a pension which allows customers full flexibility to stop and start paym...
Two up, one down for Axa.
Sun Life & Provincial Holdings, the Axa subsidiary, has announced its interim results. Group operati...
Crawford-THG - Turkish earthquake.
Crawford-THG has been inundated with calls from brokers following the earthquake which devastated a ...
Accountants liable for client's loss of retirement relief.
A taxpayer was the majority shareholder in a family company which carried on business alongside the ...