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Highway motorcycle bid
Highway has developed its Choice Motorcycle product in conjunction with software supplier Open GI, i...
WPA issues NHS cancer challenge with launch
Health insurer WPA has issued a challenge to the government to rethink the way cancer treatment is p...
RSA restructures affinity team
Royal and Sun Alliance has announced the formation of a new Affinity executive team.
This is the week that was
Anthony Gould, editor in chief, Post Magazine runs through this week’s major general insurance news including: Aviva smooths Snowball exit to Towergate as Mayer moves in; ATE threatened by reform proposals; Meehan talks about his new role at Axa; Blue…
Aviva appoints new European group executive director
Aviva has appointed Tidjane Thiam to group executive director, Aviva Europe with effect from 1 May 2007.
Prudential poaches Lloyd's director
Lloyd's direcor of market infrastructure and programme management will leave the franchise this July.
Chubb recruits new personal lines boss
Chubb Europe has announced the appointment of Paul Chapman to the new position of head of personal insurance. He will have responsibility for Chubb’s personal lines and accident and health businesses across Europe.
FSA seeks improvement in cold calling standards
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said firms must improve the standards of cold calling when selling general insurance over the telephone to ensure they are treating their customers fairly.
FSA tells firms to improve general insurance sales standards when cold calling
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today said firms must improve the standards of cold calling when selling general insurance over the telephone to ensure they are treating their customers fairly.
Stadium of Light suffers "severe" blaze
A stand at Sunderland's football ground has been damaged in a severe fire.
FSA warns firms on cold calling
The Financial Services Authority today said firms must improve the standards of cold calling when selling general insurance over the telephone to ensure they are treating their customers fairly.
Post launches affinity focus
Post has launched a new series of focused, half-day seminars to complement its existing portfolio of events - the first of which will focus on the affinity market.To see the agenda go to: http://www.postevents.co.uk/affinity
Xchanging reveals £500m IPO price
Xchanging has announced the offer price for its IPO has been set at 240 pence per ordinary share. This gives a market capitalisation of approximately £493m and a diluted equity value of approximately £525m.
Markel adds to growing book of business
Markel International, the specialty property and casualty insurer, has announced the launch of a new general liability offering to sit alongside Markel’s professional indemnity products. This class has been launched to offer brokers both stand-alone…
Financial Ombudsman Service funding arrangements: Feedback Statement
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Financial Ombudsman Service have today published a Feedback Statement describing responses to the discussion initiated last year about how the costs of funding the ombudsman service’s compulsory jurisdiction…
Brit bolsters commercial insurance presence on imarket
Brit Insurance has become the latest insurer to join imarket. The move comes weeks after the decision by MMA and Fortis to back the industry e-trading initiative.
Fraud on the rise, says CIFAS
Fraud acts are on the rise by up to 34% in Q1 2007 compared to Q1 2006, according to CIFAS, UK’s Fraud Prevention Service.
Swinton buys commercial broker
Swinton, the UK’s largest personal lines high street broker, is moving into high street commercial insurance with the acquisition of Isle of Wight based broker Vectis Insurance.
Acumus develops tailored solution for P&O travellers
Travellers taking caravans and cars on foreign holidays are to get a new bespoke service to protect them while away.
Aon survey outlines array of worries for multinationals
A global risk management survey has declared multi-nationals are increasingly worried about protecting their reputations, but have made no preparations to protect themselves. According to the survey by Aon, the encroachment of US-style litigation…
Marsh launches non-US energy product
Marsh launched a new liability product for the power and utility industry, designed to provide cover clients based outside the United States.
WPA offer cancer drugs insurance
WPA has introduced mycancerdrugs, a new form of insurance giving access to life-saving cancer drugs unavailable on the NHS.
Marsh launches utility liability facility for power sector
Marsh has launched a new liability product for the power and utility industry. The Marsh Utility Liability facility is designed to provide cover for power and utility clients based outside the United States.
FSA promotes new installment plan for regulatory fees
A payment by instalments plan has been negotiated to enable firms to pay their regulatory fees by this method.