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We are masters of disasters.
I was surprised to read that Imbach RAG claims disaster line is the only one-stop shop in the UK. ...
Travel web site.
Columbus Direct Travel Insurance has announced it expects to complete its website before the end of ...
When Dan became an agriculture cropper.
t is worth pointing out that Bill Clinton is not the first American politician to be caught in a sca...
Hannover profits swell.
Record results last year saw Hannover Re's net profit climb 13.4% to just over £34m. The Group's gro...
Willis poised to break into India's reinsurance market.
The Willis Corroon Group is set to become the first major international broker to break into the gro...
Independent buoyant on back of impressive results.
Independent insurance chief executive Michael Bright said the company was looking forward to a wealt...
Weather claims cost CGU £233m.
Storms buffeted the interim figures for newly-merged insurer CGU, with its severe weather claims cos...
Barclays in bid to jump start motor.
Barclays has declared it will be able to guarantee cheaper car renewal premiums for years due to the...
Exclusive - 'We're staying put": Eagle Star.
Eagle Star has moved quickly to reassure a new major commercial policyholder over fears the insurer'...
Tricky question of what's the damage.
In deciding what sum was required to compensate a tenant for the distress and inconvenience experien...
Glass's goes for £126m.
Glass's has been bought out for £126m by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated (Hicks Muse). The pr...
Abbey Life and kicking.
Computer Sciences Corporation has announced that Abbey Life has gone live with the first phase of a ...
AIMS pet project.
Specialist animal insurer AIMS has launched a new policy 'It shouldn't happen to a Pet'. For an annu...
How CFAs will affect insurers.
The Lord Chancellor has proposed that conditional fee agreements (CFAs) should replace Legal Aid, th...
Exclusive - Experian homes in on domestic perils.
Information Solutions provider Experian is to launch what it claims to be the first 'comprehensive d...
Baffled by the ways of the Stock Market.
I'm not sure I'll ever understand how the stock market works. Last week's announcement by Independen...
Life in the fast lane will result in casualties.
There seems to be some frantic activity in the roadside rescue and motor repair business at the mome...
Asian crash plus Irish law equals crisis for UK's salvage industry.
The far eastern economic crash, coupled with unrestrictive Irish import laws, could hit the UK salva...
Britannia puts on an ACT.
ACT Insurance Systems has completed the first implementation of its latest system for the mortgage i...
Bodyshop market in need of repair.
Insurers have been urged to club together to restructure the bodyshop repair business before the ind...
P&I Club warning.
The London P&I Club has warned that ISM certification, if not properly implemented and monitored, is...
Life time win.
For the second of our British Insurance Award profiles, Francis Higney recently visited Legal & General to meet the winning team.
Free jobless cover.
Berkeley Alexander's Agents now offer clients six months free unemployment cover if they take out a ...
Date set for EuroForum.
Forte Software has announced details for EuroForum 98, the annual conference for European users and ...