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Sirius plans to corner 50% of broking market.
Specialist insurance software provider Sirius has set itself the ambitious target of cornering 50% o...
EL market: fears of failure mount.
All the major employers' liability insurers have held board room discussions about exiting the marke...
PwC begins Indie broker action.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is to begin legal proceedings within the next seven days against an Independen...
Open house for the price-conscious?
Recent rate hikes for household insurance have sparked a rush of new entrants into the sector, aiming to take advantage of the fact that many policyholders will buy on price alone. But insurers are fighting back, seeking greater differentiation with…
Folgate Partnership acquires Devonshire Wilson & Co.
The Folgate Partnership has acquired Devonshire Wilson & Co, which has a significant commercial acco...
ZFS briefs brokers over direct push.
Zurich last week briefed 500 brokers face to face over its plans to promote Zurich's direct offering...
Michael Burnett confirmed as new president of CILA.
Michael Burnett, regional director of Cunningham Lindsey UK & Ireland, pictured left, was confirmed ...
Appointment at Mondial.
Mondial Assistance (UK) has made two promotions in a bid to strengthen its corporate and travel infr...
Capita eyes extras in £3.5m RSA deal.
Capita Insurance Services hopes to build a closer relationship with Royal & Sun Alliance, after stri...
Facing up to the Compensation Culture.
11 June - London This will be one of the most creative and exciting conferences in the insurance ...
Legal expenses set for shake-up.
The UK legal expenses market is set for a shake-up, with two new players set to go head-to-head with...
Chaucer seeks £40m boost through rights issue.
Expansionist Lloyd's insurer Chaucer is planning to raise £40m on the stock exchange in order to boo...
Budget adds two members.
Broker Budget has added two extra members to its panel of insurers offering commercial vehicle produ...
Final chance for Names.
A group of disaffected Lloyd's Names will discover today whether they can sue the Society of Lloyd's...
Appointment at LHF Healthplan.
Leeds-based LHF Healthplan has hired Jane Fenwick as marketing manager. The new position has been cr...
Appointment at Cunningham Lindsey UK.
The UK division of international claim and incident management group Cunningham Lindsey has appointe...
FSA: direct or not insurers decide.
Post Magazine reports from the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters' 41st annual general meeting, which was held in Warwickshire last week.
CILA to review employers' role.
CILA plans to review how to "shed the vestiges of the last century" and "best position itself to rep...
What the papers said this week.
The Independent The driver jailed for causing the deaths of 10 people in the Selby train crash ha...
Appointment at Amlin Independent.
Lloyd's insurance group Amlin has recruited bloodstock underwriter David Ashby to the business in a ...
EL: minister seeks round table talks.
Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, called on the insurance industry "to get...
Inland Revenue to introduce tax relief for Lloyd's Names.
The UK Chancellor Gordon Brown said last week the Inland Revenue plans to introduce tax relief for L...
Appointment at PYV Group.
Hilary Wilkins, a former main board marketing director of Domestic & General, has joined PYV Group, ...
Regulation: one year and counting.
Wednesday 14 May Victoria Park Plaza, London The clock is ticking. Full scale statutory regulat...