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Zurich to merge more functions
Zurich did not rule out future job cuts after it took its latest step to combine its commercial and ...
Claims firms in ad clampdown
The government has stepped up its campaign against claims management companies and solicitors by try...
Appointment at Alan Blunden
Alan Blunden has made Richard Burgess director. He joins the board after four years at HSBC Insuranc...
Industry at risk after £140m Vioxx ruling
Insurers' sky-high prices for pharmaceutical cover are putting the future of the drugs industry at r...
NIG urges others on Imarket
NIG has urged other insurers to sign up to Imarket after the Royal-Bank-of-Scotland-owned company jo...
Hiscox buys Ascot's fine art business
Lloyd's insurer Ascot has sold most of its £4.45m fine art business to rival Hiscox, a little over a...
Direct Line sees red over spoof website clip
Broker-only motor insurer Markerstudy has withdrawn a spoof animation from its website, after a comp...
EU inquiry kicks off with questionnaire
UK insurers and brokers are bracing themselves for more bureaucracy, with the news they will soon re...
Penny Black's insurance week
It seems that excessive afternoon summer drinking sessions in the city have gone to some people's he...
QBE boss hails performance as being "well above" target
QBE Europe improved its insurance profit-to-net earned premium ratio in the first half of 2005, as t...
Passive smoking litigation will not affect EL or PL
Insurers will be able to withstand a raft of passive smoking litigation cases, it was claimed this w...
Zurich plans brand cull
Zurich has blamed intense competition in the UK for a fall in its gross written premium in the first...
FSA to visit insurance intermediaries
Insurance intermediaries must get ready for Arrow visits, part of an aggressive plan of visits from ...
Survey: 3% are "classic targets"
Nearly 3% of the UK's top 2000 insurance brokers have been identified as "classic acquisition target...
2005 event year is "almost certain"
Loss adjusters may fail to cope with subsidence claims if, as initial signs suggest, 2005 becomes a...
Axa looks to step up motor drive
Axa has insisted motor insurance is still an important part of its strategy, despite a decline in sa...
Overseas insurer worries
Brokers have been urged to ensure transparency when they are selling cover on behalf of overseas ins...
Darlington broker triumphs at World Masters Games
A broker from Darlington triumphed at the World Masters Games. Steve Davies, an account executive wi...
Appointment at GE Insurance Solutions
Peter Elliott has joined GE Insurance Solutions to lead operations for the UK, Irish and Middle East...
Brokers spared costs by DTI ruling
Small brokers have received a massive cost boost after the government reinstated their immunity from...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has promoted Audrey Corfield to the role of sales and service leader of its corporate client p...
Appointment at Willis Group
Willis has made Tim Kolojay senior vice-president within the captive and actuarial practice. Mr Kolo...
Standard Life Healthcare announces profits
Standard Life Healthcare announced an improved performance in the first half of the year, with an ab...
Appointment at Glencairn
Ed Clark and Neil Carnt have joined Glencairn Risk Solutions, the broker's specialist wholesale prop...