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Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Neglecting your business website is almost a greater sin than not having one at all these days. Ther...
Eureko/PZU deal on hold.
Pan-European insurer Eureko's two-year struggle to increase its stake in Poland's leading insurer PZ...
RSA acts over asbestos claims.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to increase its reserves to cover exposure to UK asbestos claims by £200m, f...
Rowe & Maw merges with Chicago firm.
Former City law firm Rowe & Maw has said its London market insurance practice will not suffer as a r...
SOC asset crisis forces EGM.
The SOC group, which owns Lloyd's members agent SOC Private Capital, was forced to call an emergency...
The Chartered Insurance Institute ...
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched a global web directory as part of its online service ...
EC liability decision branded "outdated".
The European Commission's decision not to cap environmental liability has been described as "outdate...
Super-union on the cards after double merger vote.
The creation of a single super-union for finance workers moved several steps closer this week, after...
Appointment at Autoglass.
Richard White has been made national sales manager at Autoglass and his new responsibilities will in...
A brave new world.
Insurers are failing to provide customers with what they want, says Tim Ablett, and as a result, the industry is in a position where it must now reinvent itself - or face the consequences.
Appointment at R3: Group.
R3: Group has appointed David Denyer as an account executive. He will be focusing on introducing new...
Pegasystems snaps up 1mind Corp.
Customer relationship management software provider Pegasystems is to acquire 1mind Corporation, a pr...
GEFI to target European buys.
European acquisitions are under consideration at GE Financial Insurance, having set itself the goal ...
Appointment at Marlborough Stirling.
Marlborough Stirling has appointed Adrian Guttridge as software director with responsibility for man...
Andrew Tait moves to Hong Kong.
Andrew Tait, AIG regional personal lines manager for the UK, Ireland, Europe and Eastern Europe is u...
Incisive move to train face-to-face with Post Magazine.
Post Magazine has teamed up with one of the country's leading providers of professional training to ...
Law firm Vizards Wyeth ...
Law firm Vizards Wyeth, formed from the merger of Vizards Staples & Bannisters and A E Wyeth last No...
Taking flight.
Even before 11 September, the aviation market was experiencing a rising number of claims forcing rates sky high. Eric Alexander says some airlines are now looking at alternative schemes to iron out the sector's ups and downs.
China's insurance sector ...
China's insurance sector made a profit of yuan 5.06bn (£421m) in 2001, up 34.9% from 2000, helped by...
Picking up the pieces.
With the increase in tick-box underwriting, potential motor insurance clients with minor traffic offences may find themselves unable to get cover. Some specialist insurers and brokers are beginning to cater for these non-standard risks, says Richard…
Financial times?
Premium finance is an unforgiving market for new entrants. The business of achieving critical mass before time runs out is a delicate balancing act and one complicated recently by the collapse of several insurers. Simon Threadgold reports.
Aon's number of captives ...
Aon's number of captives under management has reached the 1000 mark, with the acquisition of Swiss-b...
CIIG head to step down.
The founder and chairman of the Creditors of Independent Insurance Group Kevin Young is understood t...
Insurers face threat of jail term in ELV cases.
Insurers could face up to five years in jail and unlimited fines if they fail to comply with new Eur...