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10 years ago
Ten years ago, Direct Line and Churchill were being primed to make major inroads into the motor sec...
Insurers pass up £25m cost-saving recovery idea
I wrote to Post Magazine some time ago (Insurers fail to respond on cost savings, PM, 13 June, p14)...
FSA must not penalise charity
Regulating insurance strives to alleviate risk for the consumer, but David Hoyle wonders if is it a catch-22 situation, as the FSA's plans could actually reduce rather than increase access to affordable insurance for some sections of society.
Holmans launches online binding system
Lloyd's broker Holmans has launched a web-based binding authority administration system for underwr...
Lloyd's faces Volvo claim as vehicle carrier sinks
The UK Protection & Indemnity Club could face a payout of £65m as insurer of the Bahamas-registered...
A year of adjustment
Following a year that was anything but uneventful, 2002 has seen a period of adjustment across the board. Maggie Litster reflects on how the industry strived to regain its stability.
Netcall wins contracts
Telephony supplier Netcall has won contracts with the Co-op Bank and Royal & Sun Alliance to provid...
Expanding RBR is latest buy on Folgate shopping spree
The Acquisitive Folgate Partnership is understood to have completed the purchase of the broking bus...
Marlborough Stirling announces revenue to be no higher next year
IFA software provider Marlborough Stirling has announced that revenue in 2003 will be no higher tha...
Compensation claims cost £10bn a year
The Institute of Actuaries believes compensation claims cost UK plc £10bn a year, which is over 1% ...
DWP's review findings to get spring airing
The results of the Department of Work and Pensions employers' liability review, mentioned by the Ch...
Lloyd's new franchise director unveiled
At long last, Lloyd's has unveiled the identity of its new franchise performance director: Rolf Tol...
Appointment at The St Paul at Lloyd's
Martin Hudson, head of St Paul International in the UK, has also been appointed as chief executive ...
Brokers back OFT initiative
Brokers and small business leaders this week added their support to the Office of Fair Trading's de...
Axa: IT plan is on track
Axa, which is investing £40m in its IT systems as part of plans to turn the UK arm around, will hav...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is not a very extensive website and doesn't strive to be anything it isn't, but for what it is...
Brit targets the regions in commercial expansion
Brit Insurance, the UK company arm of Brit Insurance Holdings, intends to target the regional broke...
Cox Insurance Holdings rebuffs takeover
Lloyd's insurer Cox Insurance Holdings, which last week rebuffed a potential takeover offer from Di...
View from the Top - Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance UK
The announcement that the government is reviewing employers' liability insurance should give us som...
GE Frankona outsources claims visiting service
GE Frankona Re has outsourced its claims visiting service to Rubicon, the insurance services and so...
The strain in Spain
The Spanish life market is currently experiencing growth, however, profitability is under great strain - mainly due to past performance and falling equities. Rainer Helfenstein explains the reasons behind the state of the sector.
Capita tipped to take over at Aurora
The Independent Insurance run-off company Aurora Corporate Services was set to announce its new par...
Royal & Sun Alliance plans to float Asia Pacific operations
Royal & Sun Alliance last week revealed that its Australian and New Zealand operations will be invo...
Sirius Financial Systems says five more brokers to upgrade
Sirius Financial Systems has announced that five more brokers are to upgrade from the Unix-based sy...