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New reinsurance market launched
Swiss Re and Munich Re have tied up with the Internet Capital Group and Andersen Consulting to launch...
NIG boss to quit
John Carrier, managing director of broker-only insurer NIG is to step down in the spring after five y...
Mynd tie-up with Deloitte & Touche
IT company Mynd has entered a partnership with Deloitte & Touche Management Solutions for the marketi...
Opinion courts judicial delay
A new company, Opinion Insurance Services, has launched a judicial delay insurance policy in co-oper...
Pru faces legal challenge
A legal challenge has been mounted to stop the Prudential from accessing its £8bn orphan assets as A...
Bradstock aims for expansion.
Reinsurance broker Bradstock plans to expand its business and recruit new staff, following a tumultu...
Improve or perish.
Neil Williams reflects on the results of Post Magazine's recent broker survey and pinpoints some of the main areas where he feels there is room for improvement by insurers.
Changing Channel.
New Channel, the new trading name for Summit Insurance Services, has put its Complete Computer Cover...
Disability product goes online.
Wholesale disability insurer Goodfellows has launched a website for brokers and independent financia...
Keane: IT alliance.
Customer service technology company Managed Solutions Corporation has signed a partnership deal with...
MPs bundling Bill pressure.
The list of MPs who will be able to nominate private members Bills will be decided today. About 1...
Law Society slams Home Bill.
The Law Society has slammed the government's plans to impose criminal penalties on home sellers who ...
Postcode rating via the internet.
Internet specialist insurE-com this week claimed it had become the first company to use postcode rat...
Bigger piece of Pye.
Lloyd's syndicate Pye 962 has announced it is to double its capacity for the 2001 year of account to...
All Welland good.
Senior solicitor Ian Welland has been made head of Hammond Suddards Edge's five-strong commercial in...
IFAs get Medical aid.
Clerical Medical has introduced a facility so independent financial advisers can conduct business fo...
Planned motor Bill short of mark.
Plans to introduce a Bill to reduce vehicle crime in the next Parliament have been slammed for falli...
Rising Standards.
Standard Life has recorded an increase in worldwide new business for the past year - up 21% in the U...
ABI helps police smash Midlands criminal gang.
A joint operation led by the West Midlands police, involving the Association of British Insurers and...
Rally call for one regulator.
A single regulatory standard for insurers in the European Union and the US has been called for by on...
Tifco's staff in the balance.
The future of premium credit provider Transamerica Insurance Finance Company's 60 staff remained unc...
TV times two for Pru.
Prudential has announced its second interactive television deal with Kingston Interactive TV to offe...
Life takes a downer.
Ratings company Standard & Poor's has warned that life insurers' ratings are set to drop further aft...
After the storms.
Loss adjusters watched as the storm clouds of panel reviews gathered this year. And while many saw their panel hopes washed away, others have turned to innovation and technology to keep their heads above water, says David Fanning.