News
£240m bill stuns sector.
The life industry has been left reeling by news that the regulator suspects compensation of up to £2...
Surcharge to be cut.
The International Group of P&I Clubs looks set to reduce its surcharge for oil tankers travelling to...
Appointment at St Paul International.
Neil Clayton has been promoted from regional development manager to the new position of deputy sales...
Appointment at Computer Sciences Corporation.
CSC has appointed Steven Bow as managing director of its retail insurance division. He has been with...
Over to the GISC.
Institute of Insurance Brokers' director general Andrew Paddick has said the regulatory ball is now ...
Sharp PIN move.
Scottish Widows has implemented a personal identification number-based routing system to increase pr...
RSA looks back over its UK life.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to undertake a full review of its UK life insurance operations. The news cam...
Court orders Nissan to honour contracts.
Nissan Fire & Marine has been ordered by the British courts to honour its obligations under two quot...
Just the job to cover employment.
Lloyd's underwriter Cottrell and Maguire has launched a new product in response to the government's ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Have you heard the one about Bill and Bob? Penny Black was intrigued to learn that Royal & Sun Allia...
Pick 'n' mix travel suite.
HSBC, formerly Midland Bank, has a new 'pick 'n' mix' travel plan which it claims offers travellers ...
Merger protection.
International Lloyd's insurance agency Janson Green has launched a new solution to protect firms inv...
Tony calls it a day.
Tony Cornell, head of broker relations at CGU Insurance, is to retire at the end of next month after...
PIMS to be shaken and stirred.
Organisers have decided to shake-up the annual Personal Investment marketing Show following the deci...
CU Polska's sales rocket with a touch of CLAS.
CU Polska, a Polish subsidiary of CGU, has sold over one million pensions in the first two months si...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill International.
Paul Maidment has been made national broker manager for Allianz Cornhill International. Previously h...
Gan Lombard slams claims of favoritism.
Gan Lombard has hit back at rumours that workers from one company are being given preferential treat...
Norwich and Royal London in general talks
Royal London Insurance plans to outsource its general insurance business to insurer Norwich Union. ...
Staff's flower power.
Zurich Independent Financial Adviser Group helped transform a dull 20 metre corridor at Swindon's Ma...
Racing for the prize.
Expertise is the key to success in the non-standard motor market. There is less of it about following some high-profile withdrawals as Jonathan Swift discovers.
Direct Line complains and is complained about.
The Advertising Standards Authority has received complaints about and from motor insurer Direct Line...
Motor market needs further consolidation.
The article 'CGU slams report' (PM 29 July, p3) does not provide a true reflection of the Bacon & Wo...
Y2k fears blamed for turnover fall.
Terry Bourne, chairman of insurance software specialists Total Systems, has announced reduced turnov...
Power to the partnerships.
Unions are still not gaining favour in the insurance industry, but there are several progressive players, as Alex Broad finds out.