News
Tyser expansion.
Lloyd's broker Tyser & Co has expanded its reinsurance special projects division to include an accid...
Take it e@sy.
From e-commerce to e-profit, a Post Magazine conference run in conjunction with Compaq, was the insurance industry's e-commerce event of the year. Over 150 top people from insurers, brokers, loss adjusters and IT providers packed into the conference to…
Vavo voom for silver surfers.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
St Paul moves to purchase Lutine.
The St Paul at Lloyd's, one of the largest insurers in the market with 5% of total capacity, is to p...
New claims unit.
Groupama has set up a dedicated employer liability claims unit headed up by Elaine Foster. The 17-st...
Wheels of fortune.
Non-standard motor is no longer the sole preserve of specialists. Technological advances are making it easier for composite insurers to quote for such risks, forcing some niche players out of the market. Simon Threadgold reports on the changing fortunes…
Appointment at Royal & Sun Alliance.
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed Simon Martin to underwrite credit insurance from its Leeds office...
Experts appointed.
The Danish Insurance Association has appointed two experts to research the treatment of whiplash inj...
Resignation: do the right thing.
Autumn is a time of year when many employ-ees decide to move on Robert Charles stresses the importance of resignation etiquette in ensuring the process goes as smoothly as possible for all those involved.
Appointment at RSL Com.
RSL COM has taken on Craig Taplin as personnel & training director, he comes from Torc Telecom Europ...
Keane to set up IT.
UK Skandia Group has chosen Keane as its technology integrator, as part of its 'Tomorrow's Company' ...
DTI warns retailers over fireworks.
The Department of Trade and Industry has called on retailers to help reduce the number of firework r...
Funds row continues.
The Consumer Association is to press on with its court application to force Axa to pay the legal cos...
Association of British Insurers publishes research.
The Association of British Insurers published research this week revealing that the impact of inland...
RSA invests in Smart & Cook.
An increasing number of brokers are approaching Royal & Sun Alliance for equity funding in order to ...
Competition winner scoops football tickets.
Alexander Baker of Aon was the winner of the first Avon Insurance football competition of the season...
Appointment at Old Mutual.
James Thornton, has been made finance director of Old Mutual Financial Services. He was previously d...
Appointment at Core.
Bob Finch has been appointed chairman of Core. He has over a decade of experience as an independent ...
Appointment at SecureHealth.
Steve Grant has been appointed national sales manager at SecureHealth. Mr Grant, who was formerly so...
Presenter's website.
Television personality Shaw Taylor, who presented Crimewatch forerunner Police Five, has set up a we...
Policy hand over.
Aetna and New York Life Insurance are among insurers who are being pressured in the US to hand over ...
Smith - online success kills.
Abbott Smith, vice president for Compaq Computer Corporation in the US, warned insurers of the poten...
Alexander Forbes adds to pension advice deals.
Alexander Forbes Financial Services has won a contract with high-street printing giant Prontaprint t...
Sinser and Tifco team up for captives.
Captive management specialist Sinser and premium finance provider Trans-america Insurance Finance (T...