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RSA looks at outsourcing option for remaining life business.
Royal & Sun Alliance is considering outsourcing the administration of its remaining life business, w...
Penny Black's insurance week.
As Penny scours the country seeking evidence of the escalating liability crisis, her friends in Bolt...
Riskier business demands skill.
The national media has seemingly never been as interested in general insurance as it is now with the...
Online insurance deals to be offered in digital newsletter.
Deals for online insurance are to be offered in a digital newsletter called Theinvestormonthly, from...
Insurer Old Mutual records fall in profits.
Insurer Old Mutual, whose shares are listed in London and Johannesburg, has recorded a 16% fall in f...
Rubicon sets up new arm.
White label insurance specialist Rubicon Corporation will this week launch a new consultancy divisio...
Sirius Financial Systems completes delivery.
Sirius Financial Systems has completed the delivery of a 150-user Underwriting system to Zimnat Lion...
RSA admits action needed on personal lines.
Royal & Sun Alliance has accepted that there are significant problems in its UK personal lines opera...
A positive long-term outlook.
Worldwide disasters, stock market fluctuations and government investigations into price-fixing have severely shaken the German insurance market. However, long-term prospects for the market are strong and David Fanning believes a wiser breed of insurers…
Irish authorities turn up the heat on Merrion Re.
Merrion Reinsurance is set to appear before Dublin District Court next month in the start of what is...
Eurobase wins marine data contract.
British Marine Managers has selected software supplier Eurobase International to design and implemen...
Royal Bank of Scotland profits up.
Royal Bank of Scotland has made first-half pre-tax profits of £2.33bn, up 12% on last year's figure ...
BTE will work if the industry is realistic in its application.
I did not envisage protracted correspondence following my letter (We all need to play by the same se...
Railtrack seeks repayment.
Railtrack is hoping to recoup from insurers the £12m in compensation it paid out to victims of the P...
Appointment at Jermyn Consulting.
Gary Donlon has been appointed to the board of risk and business continuity management consultancy J...
Zurich Insurance teams up with AA Business Services.
Zurich Insurance has teamed up with AA Business Services to offer small fleet operators a tailored c...
Industry fails to act as customers suffer.
Risk managers, who actually buy commercial insurance, are not impressed with the present state of the market and see some evidence of profiteering by insurers. David Gamble outlines the customers' perspective of the hardening market.
Appointment at Camberford Law.
Andy Morrison has joined the team at Camberford Law as a senior account executive. Mr Morrison previ...
Appointment at Ace Tempest Re.
Matthew Shaw has been made managing director of Ace Tempest Re Europe, based in London. Mr Shaw join...
Failed Claims Direct goes under the hammer.
Deloitte & Touche, the receiver at failed no win, no fee company Claims Direct is expected to make a...
Liability takes centre stage: PM campaign update.
Post Magazine is putting together a file of cases where businesses are having difficulties finding c...
View from the Top - Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance Do our customers understand what falling equities rea...
The Exchange provides comparative quotation supplier.
Supported by Standard Life, Clerical Medical, Norwich Union, Scottish Mutual, Friends Provident and ...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
John Robins has become a non-executive director on the board of Alexander Forbes. Mr Robins is curre...