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L&G pioneers e-standards.
Legal & General has launched what it claims is the first product for which common internet trading s...
Three year plan for Axa.
Axa's personal lines division, which accounts for the majority of Axa's general insurance business i...
More benefits for the poor.
It would be more effective to expand current federal health plans for the poor than to give them tax...
Odin the firefighter.
Odin the Labrador has become the eighth fire dog to be sponsored by Zurich Financial Services and jo...
Driven by finance.
For credit insurers the key parts of their business often vary between credit management and specific claims cover. Andrew Newman takes a look at the trends in a thriving industry.
Appointment at Crutes.
Crutes has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Angela Coburn who will carry out re...
Anniversary for Rehabilitation First.
Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign will be in the spotlight again in the autumn in the bu...
QBE unveils Lloyd's upheavals
Australian insurer QBE has announced the results of its strategic review of its Lloyd's business foll...
Chaucer sets up new venture
Chaucer has launched a new company to manage consortium arrangements, both for Lloyd's syndicates and...
Claims managers miss out on internet revolution says Post survey
Over 80% of claims managers questioned by Post Magazine do not have an internet-based claims handling...
Swiss Re sees rates increase
Swiss Re is benefiting from rate increases in its non-life business and expects rates to rise at leve...
Deacon boost for Hercules
Hercules Property Services, which acquired intermediary Deacon Insurance in November, has recorded i...
Cigna sees Wright role in Europe
Cigna International has promoted John Wright to the post of senior vice-president of its European ope...
Auto Indemnity signs RAC deal
Credit hire company Auto Indemnity Group has signed a three year contract with RAC Motoring Services ...
DP Mann to write aviation business
Lloyd's managing agent DP Mann is to start writing aviation (re)insurance for the 2001 year of accoun...
Sandy Leitch to head New Deal Task Force
Sandy Leitch, the chief executive of Zurich Financial Services has been appointed to head the Governm...
Swiss bank opens life arm
Swiss banking group UBS AG is setting up its own life insurance firm which will first target its home...
Bell: new website.
Church and charity specialist broker AT Bell has launched a new website to help clients obtain the m...
Jobs threat as Abbey moves on Provident
Abbey National has confirmed that it will take over mutual insurer Scottish Provident for £1.8bn as p...
Oxford on hold.
Broker-only syndicate Oxford, which was due to start trading on 1 August and had to delay its openin...
Motorbike hike.
Motorcycle premiums rose by 16% during the first seven months of the year, according to motorcycle s...
Irish giant in UK broker drive.
Northern Ireland conglomerate the Viridian Group, which claims to be the province's largest company ...
Abbey National to announce takeover of Scottish Provident.
Abbey National is expected to announce the £2bn takeover of Scottish Provident this week. Analysts p...
DD: top way to pay.
Direct debit is now the most popular payment method for general insurance products, according to the...