News
Lure of cash is clogging up courts.
In recent weeks we have witnessed two more claims for compensation, illustrating just how far this c...
Appointment at Garwyn Liability Adjusters.
Several new board appointments have been made by Garwyn. Steve Ford and Declan Trevor both become co...
Trades on the 'net.
Insurer Iron Trades has launched ironsure.com, a direct service for Internet users. It provides a co...
When I grow up I want to be ...
... a broker with a multi-million pound turnover. Simon Threadgold looks at the growing pains for provincial brokers who are forced to think big.
Societies' £11bn.
The Friendly Societies Commission reported assets this week of £11.7bn at the end of 1997 for the la...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS The tobacco industry deliberately suppressed a revolutionary 'safe' cigarette in the ...
New design for Swiss Re's London offices.
This is Sir Norman Foster's radical new design for Swiss Re's London offices, on the site of the old...
Internet not a threat but an opportunity.
Financial services business solutions specialist TC Group has hit back at claims that thousands of c...
£1m call system.
Windscreen repair giant Autoglass is making a 'one-call-does-all' promise to its customers after lau...
Asset confusion.
China is to allow domestic insurers to use 2% of their total assets to buy corporate bonds, the Chin...
Forum acts to ease genetic fears.
Insurers attempted to allay public fears over genetic testing this week at the first conference of t...
New world now.
Royal & Sun Alliance's group chief executive, Bob Mendelsohn talks to Alex Broad about mergers, acquisitions and corporate strategy in the new world.
Mary's plan could go to the slaughter.
New director general of the Association of British Insurers Mary Francis could run into trouble with...
Fighting talk.
In an exclusive survey, Post Magazine and Professional Broking found that commercial lines brokers are far from happy about the service they are getting from insurers. Alex Broad analyses the results and reports on early reactions to the findings.
Misys does the double on Internet.
Computer software group Misys is to launch two on-line personal finance services, one for consumers ...
Triple impact.
Aon, Marsh and Willis are widely recognised as the largest players on the global broking stage. Jonathan Swift looks at how they are diversifying with the aid of technology to remain competitive.
Appointment at The Quest Gates Partnership.
Richard Higginson has been appointed managing adjuster of the Birmingham office of The Quest Gates P...
Ace's trump deal.
Ace Global Markets has received approval by Lloyd's to merge Syndicates 219, 488 and 960 into syndic...
Industrial inferno.
Cunningham Elllis & Buckle's London specialists are dealing with a huge fire which swept through an ...
CGU slams report.
Giant insurer CGU has hit back at a report by actuary Bacon & Woodrow which claims the industry is n...
ATM processes calls ASAP.
Insurer Direct Line is installing FibreNet ATM technology to improve the speed and quality of teleph...
Friends in need of IFA sales.
Friends Provident is to target sales through independent financial advisers via a dedicated business...
Net profits @ the touch of a button.
After getting off to a slow start, commercial lines insurers are now realising the potential that the Internet can offer them. Richard Griffiths reports on their progress.
ALARM rings for Liz.
Liz Taylor has been made the first full-time chief executive of the Association of Local Authority R...