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Saga launches insurance
Saga has launched annual travel insurance to cater for the increasing number of over-50s in the UK w...
Bruce Stevenson: new acquisition
Edinburgh-based broker Bruce Stevenson has acquired Glasgow's Downes Cameron. Founded in 1992, Down...
Royal and Sun Alliance sells stake
Royal and Sun Alliance has sold its 20% stake in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings to Jardine Strate...
Legal cost reduction needed according to ABI
A reduction in legal costs is needed if employers' liability is to remain stable, according to the A...
Obituary - John Marshgreen
The Folgate Partnership has announced with regret the sudden death of John Marshgreen, regional mana...
SVB arranges banking facilities
Lloyd's insurer SVB has arranged new banking facilities with Lloyds TSB. A £20m letter of credit is ...
Reynolds appointed
Michael Reynolds has been appointed chief financial officer of Aon Re International and Aon Re UK, i...
Claimant loses £500k by missing time limit
Insurers have received clarification on the time limit for pursuing claims after the High Court rule...
Trouble brewing
A tea-blending and packing factory in Liverpool was gutted by fire last weekend, despite the attempt...
Defaqto secures contract
Research company Defaqto has secured a new contract with broker alliance Unitas to provide them with...
What the CSC says hospital trusts can earn
Posters Solicitors will pay between £5000-£18 000 per annum to advertise in accident and emergency w...
Freephone boards
An information panel with 12 adverts. Each has a button that, when pressed and used in conjunction w...
RSA offers Profin lines to SMEs
Royal and Sun Alliance has packaged a number of its professional and financial risks products into i...
HBOS joins motor top 10
Halifax Bank of Scotland has leapt into the top 10 of UK motor insurance groups only four years afte...
Post treatment advice cards
Distributed to patients by nursing staff from the A&E unit. Solicitors will pay between £8000-£30 00...
Taylor appointed
Former Groupama director of customer service, procurement and claims, Jacci Taylor, pictured, has be...
Norwich Union signs contract
Norwich Union has signed a three-year contract to be the sole supplier of payment protection insuran...
Hovell joins Leeds and Holbeck
Former Zurich regional manager David Hovell has joined the Leeds and Holbeck Building Society to hel...
What the papers said this week
- Hundreds of workers have had their unemployment protection cover abruptly withdrawn by their insur...
Lloyd's market sponsors cricketing
The Lloyd's market sponsored some of England's future cricketing talent last week at a mixed under-1...
Willis could face 100% of damages in C&W case
A £25m legal action against one of Willis' former senior managers could see the broker found liable ...
CIS seeks ethics mandate
Co-operative Insurance Society this week launched an ethical engagement policy after consulting its ...
A&E ad ban needs debate
The money earned by hospitals that advertise the services of claims farmers can net hospital trusts ...
Insurer plans £12m launch
A Group of former Churchill directors has thrown its weight behind an aggressive online personal lin...