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Axa markets rivals.
In what has been seen as a bold move, Axa Life Insurance Singapore has permitted its agents to marke...
Welcome to the e-revolution.
Despite some early casualties, the new wave of online intermediaries is taking the market by storm. The e-revolution has refined the online application process, so website visitors no longer need get caught up in the revolving door of some companies'…
Insurer opens in Aberdeen.
Axa has formally opened its 20th commercial business branch in Aberdeen, a city which used to boost ...
Zurich: new MD.
Zurich Professional has appointed a new managing director, following the resignation of Elizabeth Mu...
Onwards & upwards.
Lloyd's.com was launched without fanfare earlier this year. Despite its inauspicious beginnings, Max Carter, its commercial director, has high hopes for the role it will play in keeping the market at the forefront of technological developments. Edward…
A site with prospects.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Laws & effects.
In the wake of the US terrorist attacks, Steve Reynolds and Bernie Heinze look at legal precedents and how they could impact on the unravelling of claims in the longer term.
ATE test cases.
Ronnie Henderson, chief executive of personal injury specialist Claims Direct, last week confirmed i...
Appointment at 3/4 South Square.
Barry Mortimer, a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, has joined chambers...
Mould cover capped.
Insurance coverage for mould damage in homeowners' insurance policies would be scaled back significa...
FM Green calls off acquisition plans.
Commercial broker FM Green has called off plans to make a £4-£5m acquisition (PM April 19, p4) becau...
New research post.
Ecclesiastical has created the new post of intermediary research analyst, focusing on research withi...
CII in talks across Europe.
Dr Sandy Scott (pictured), director general of the CII, said it was involved in talks with France, G...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Aon Consulting has appointed John Forsyth as a senior consultant and actuary in its Leeds office. He...
Modern pressures.
Susan Rice, chief executive of Lloyds TSB Scotland, said modern life will help push through the conv...
Massive changes lie ahead for the insurance industry.
Anthony Gould and Diane Smyth report from the Chartered Insurance Institute's 100th conference held in Edinburgh last week.
White House claims.
The White House has rejected claims from AIG chief executive Maurice Greenberg that insurers request...
Appointment at Lexicon.
Lexicon, the hi-tech IT service provider, has taken on Nicola Ridler, who joins the company as corpo...
Foil: emphasis on partnership.
A conference organised jointly by the association of personal injury lawyers (Apil) and the forum of...
New Africa Capital.
South African financial services group New Africa Capital, which made its debut on the Johannesburg ...
GISC gets in training.
Investment in training will stand a company in good stead when business pressures begin to rise, asserts Mike Poll.
ABI calls for vigilance in wake of Indie collapse.
John Parker, head of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers, called for the indust...
Appointment at Acturis.
Simon Ronaldson has joined Acturis, the provider of web-based technology platforms for brokers, as s...
Miller Fisher confirms Pearl account loss.
Outsourcing services provider Miller Fisher this week confirmed that it had lost the Pearl loss adju...