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Attack is the best defence.
When the threat from direct insurers became too much, traditional insurers formed Polaris to give themselves a platform from which to fight back. Alex Miller reports.
Dogged by deficit.
What does the future hold for the Solicitors' Indemnity Fund in light of its current deficit? Ken Cannar investigates.
30 homes surveyed: all are underinsured.
All policyholders in a broker household survey were found to be underinsured - half of them by more ...
Tragedy of Robbie fan who cashed in policy.
A teenage pop fan cashed in her life insurance to buy a ticket to see her idol Robbie Williams - but...
Sold for £85m.
Disaster recovery services provider Safetynet has been bought by Safetynet Group for £85m. The deal ...
Customers should be seen and heard.
It was with considerable intrigue that I read that CGU does not seem to recognise the numerous benef...
Court in the 'net.
Personal injury specialist Donns Solicitors has become the first law firm to invest in state-of-the-...
IFAs to lose dominance.
Difficult times lie ahead for independent financial advisers as the pensions industry prepares for a...
Switching on to change.
The remorseless march of new technology has for once not left the insurance industry behind. Elec...
Share Watch.
Now that the dust has settled and orphan assets - life insurance assets whose ownership is unclear -...
Database a success.
Ravenstone credit hire information exchange forum database has been hailed a success on its first an...
Appointment at Lawrence Graham.
William Sturge has become a partner in the insurance and reinsurance practice of London law firm Law...
MinibusPlus drives through deal worth £2m.
The UK's leading minibus insurer has boosted its business by striking a deal with a Barnstaple broke...
Spreading the message.
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Appointment at Pinsent Curtis.
Martin Membery has joined the London office of Pincent Curtis' insurance group. A non-marine insuran...
IFAs wary of kiosk plan.
Independent financial advisers are eyeing with caution government plans to introduce interactive ins...
Mondial/Elvia deal.
Global outsourcer Mondial Assistance Group is joining forces with worldwide travel insurance provide...
Pep talk on ISAs.
Independent Financial Advisers are to be given talks on Individual Savings Accounts at the Financial...
Insurers in danger of becoming PMI casualties.
The argument over the rights of private medical insurers to refer policyholders to designated hospit...
Riding the technological tidal wave.
Technology is now driving a second wave of electronic commerce with buyers taking the centre stage, argues broker Paul Dickson. These new developments will greatly impact on the future of the independent broker.
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Solutions provider Mondial has made Janine Atkins its national sales manager. Previously she was wit...
Climb every mountain.
I am due to participate in a 100km trek across the Himalayas in May in aid of the Imperial Cancer Re...
Exclusive - Exodus at CE&B continues.
There has been another wave of top defections from UK loss adjuster Cunningham Ellis & Buckle. It...
MPs stall regulation.
An influential group of MPs has blocked further progress towards European-wide regulation of the dis...