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Fortis: numbers up.
Fortis has launched a new range of national phone numbers in order to meet demand from brokers and c...
Penny Black's insurance week.
What's this Penny hears about Aon? It seems the broking giant's designs to introduce the new brand o...
RSA down 16% in 2000
Royal & Sun Alliance saw a 16% fall in operating profits in 2000 to £476m from £566m in 1999, followi...
IBM is on form.
Technology giant IBM is targeting the insurance sector with the launch of its new ThinkPad TransNote...
Zurich transfers 800 staff to IBM.
Zurich Financial Services' UK operation is looking to prune annual expenditure by £15m through an ou...
R&R to premiere 24 7 at BIBA's April conference.
The internet-based broking solution 24 7 Broking, devised by the intermediary support provider Rarri...
Appointment at Associated Aviation Underwriters.
Michael Price has joined Associated Aviation Underwriters as chief operating officer. Prior to this,...
Nash rides high.
Motorcycle specialist Carole Nash has reported a 46% growth to £8.5m in the year to 31 October 2000....
Appointment at Vogon International.
Data recovery and forensic computing firm Vogon International has recruited Peter Yapp as IS securit...
Axa: "No urgency" to replace Pru-bound Wood.
Axa is in no rush to replace its UK chief executive Mark Wood, who is to join the board of Prudentia...
Game plan.
One dodgy tackle and a footballer can be out of the game for good, and in today's lucrative sports world, the result can be crippling all round. Despite this, many non-specialist insurers are keen to get in on the game. Edward Murray takes a matchside…
Exchange FS deal.
Exchange FS Group has won a £4m contract to develop an integrated call centre and internet portal fo...
Government to publish paper.
The government is to publish a consultation paper at the beginning of March, designed to tackle the ...
Appointment at Donns.
Manchester-based Donns Solicitors has promoted Nicola Lunt to associate. She came to the firm in 198...
Appointment at SBJ Group.
SBJ Group has made several appointments. These include: David Barclay and Jeffrey Graves as senior e...
Innovation in Huon merger.
Claims handling software company The Innovation Group has entered into an agreement with insurance s...
Appointment at Das.
Diane Willshire is the new development manager, broker business, at insurer Das. Throughout her care...
Devitt: scooter deal.
Devitt Insurance Services has won the contract from Yamaha to provide free third-party cover on newl...
Floods harsher for low earners.
Immediate action needs to be taken to ensure vulnerable sectors of society are protected against the...
Liability - that's the ticket.
Employers' liability for their employees' actions has come under the spotlight once again, following...
SVB rationalises syndicates
Lloyd's managing agency, SVB Syndicates is to rationalise its underwriting operations into three synd...
Blanch profits fall.
US reinsurance broker EW Blanch warned that its earning per share in 2001 would be "significantly be...
QPR supporter scoops football prize.
John Tuhey, assistant risk and insurance manager at London Borough of Hounslow, is this month's Avon...
Merging means missed chances.
The "urge to merge" is causing financial institutions to miss opportunities to create value, accordi...