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CGU in Royal Bank of Scotland venture
CGU is expected to take a £150m joint stake in Royal Bank of Scotland's life subsidiary, which market...
Norwich Union makes Dublin investment
Norwich Union is to establish up a Dublin-based company to market single-premium investment products ...
CGU ties up £125m outsourcing deal
CGU has signed a seven-year, £125m contract with IBM Global Services, which will see IBM run its data...
Bennetts buys up Sheppeard
Bennetts Insurance, the independent motor and household intermediary has acquired David Sheppeard Ins...
Big Budget buy.
City solicitor Norton Rose is acting for personal lines intermediary Budget Group on its acquisition...
The case for a case manager.
The few case managers that practise in the UK are not regulated or controlled and have no recognised...
New CEO for Axa Ireland.
Axa's reorganisation of its Irish business has continued with the appointment of a new chief executi...
Term assurance revamp by CGU.
CGU has overhauled its term assurance product. Relaunched last week, it now includes a critical illn...
Upgrade down on the farm.
Royal & Sun Alliance has updated its farm insurance cover Farm Contract. In the light of increasi...
Plastic policy.
NIG Skandia has launched a Plastics Combined policy to add to its growing portfolio of commercial pr...
Horse sense.
Many riders find out too late that they have no insurance to cover a claim against them if their horse is involved in an accident. Jackie Linehan asks if equine cover is a case for compulsory insurance.
Winterthur's 'best of breed' approach to pensions.
Winterthur Life has unveiled a fresh approach to retail pensions with the introduction of a range of...
Playing hardball.
As head of insurance giant Axa, Claude Bebear has overseen several major insurance company mergers. Here he outlines his own philosophy of how to manage the change, an approach that is certainly not one of softly softly.
Website toolkit.
Eurobase, the software and consultancy supplier to the financial services sector, has launched a new...
Hanks takes Groupama job.
Lloyd Hanks has been headhunted by Groupama to head the sales & agency operations of its personal in...
Appointment at The Quest Partnership.
Nick Dell has joined liability adjusters The Quest Partnership as claims controller. Previously he w...
Insurers set for IT spree.
Insurance companies will spend at least five times more on e-commerce in 2000 than in 1998, with ret...
Mortgage software to save time and money.
Brokers and advisers working in the mortgage sector are being promised savings of hundreds of pounds...
More consolidation around the corner.
The UK insurance industry is ripe for consolidation, said Trevor May, director, insurance at Salomon...
Power shift strengthens insurers.
Brokers will continue to exist and thrive because insurance is still a purchase that needs to be act...
Lloyd's wins US court victory over Names cash.
Lloyd's has welcomed a US court judgment that moves it one step closer to retrieving monies owed by ...
New L&G account.
Legal & General Bank has launched a new pensions account for trustees. The account is aimed at ad...
Plea to IFAs to reject commission-only work.
Independent financial advisers will today be urged to shun commission-only work in favour of fee-bas...
Chinese insurance wall close to falling.
The trade deal concluded last week between China and America has failed to provide a new window of o...