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Exclusive - New Year shutdown.
Despite months of testing, claims processing in the London market will not occur over the festive pe...
Marsh to allay fears on duelfuel vehicles.
Marsh invited insurers and fleet buyers to the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire to allay fea...
Congregational believes more brokers are key to success.
Bradford-based insurer Congregational is to launch a major recruitment campaign for brokers over the...
Insurers hold their breath for landmark case appeal ruling.
Insurers may have to pay out millions of pounds if an appeal in one of the most important credit hir...
Aon's strong results.
Aon posted solid results for the third quarter of the financial year. Revenue for the quarter inc...
Reinsurer kicks off.
New reinsurer Danish Re began underwriting this week at Lloyd's. It is owned by Marsh & McLennan Cap...
Japanese insurer to build global strategy around Dublin operation.
Tokyo Marine & Fire Insurance, the largest non-life insurer in Japan, has completed plans to streaml...
A chance for the industry to do some real good'.
Insurers must establish relationships with rehabilitation experts working in the UK, said Alan Burto...
Old hand behind the new kid on the block.
Marcus Alcock meets Keith Rutter, chief executive of the newly-launched Underwriter Insurance Compan...
Medical cash plans.
The Healthsure Group, which was formed after the merger of the Manchester & Salford Hospital Saturda...
Appointment at Countrywide Insurance.
Simon Trott has been made sales and marketing director of Countrywide Insurance. He joined the compa...
Appointment at Darwin Rhodes.
Zoe Bolton and Kate Redmond have been appointed as recruitment consultants by Darwin Rhodes. They wi...
Coming up with the goods.
When a policyholder makes a claim on their household policy, different insurers have different procedures. Simon Threadgold talks to some of the main players in the market.
Baden doesn't bode well for reinsurers.
Renewal rates look set to disappoint reinsurers, said commentators at last week's Baden-Baden get to...
New wizard of Oz.
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has appointed Mark Thompson as country manager for Australia. Mr Th...
In Pole position.
Norwich Union has been granted a licence to set up a life insurance company in Poland. The new compa...
Broker chief offers solution to bodyshop undercapacity.
Insurers should guarantee minimum volumes of work to combat undercapacity in the bodyshop market, ac...
New Agency cover.
Colchester-based broker schemes specialist Agency Underwriting has launched a new buildings-only com...
Airtours drops CGU as insurer.
Travel operator Airtours Group has dropped CGU as its travel insurance provider and is set to bring ...
L&G pension guide.
Legal & General hopes to help employers understand the role that they will play in offering their em...
Pru to axe 1400 jobs.
Prudential this week confirmed that 1400 jobs are to go in the brutal second stage of its cost cutti...
Standard Life deal.
Standard Life has signed an agreement with its Indian partner, Housing Development Finance Corporate...
Exclusive - Downside to cheaper cars.
Fraudulent motor claims could escalate and free insurance for new purchases disappear if UK car pric...
Tennessee wind-up.
Rogue financier Martin Frankel is having his Franklin American Life company wound up by the Tennesse...