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Axa cuts CL ties.
French insurer Axa has said it is considering breaking its ties with French bank Credit Lyonnais, in...
GE nets travel cover.
GE Insurance subsidiary WorldCover Direct has launched its online travel insurance site at www.world...
Credit hire goes to Appeal Court.
It appears the Court of Appeal will, next year, be asked again to explore and give judgement over a ...
Appointment at Crutes.
Crutes has introduced a new management board and appointed a new senior partner. Tim Wallis takes on...
Moody's in Japan.
Moodys' has affirmed its ratings, following the business alliance between Tokio Marine and Fire Insu...
Lincoln UK sale collapses
US insurer Lincoln National has decided not to continue with the sale of its UK operation and cease w...
Fraud hits the headlines.
Fraud is once again in the news, and Post Magazine's one-day management briefing Insurance Fraud Upd...
More cash for The Underwriter.
Commercial liability insurer The Underwriter is believed to have approached its original backer Morg...
CIFAS: fraudbusters.
CIFAS, the fraud avoidance system that several major insurers including Direct Line and Churchill ha...
Arson Prevention Bureau releases latest figures.
Almost half of the 42,000 fires occurring on commercial properties each year are due to arson, accor...
Technology Supplement - Log on to innovation.
Edward Murray provides a round-up of just some of the latest products and technology to hit the market.
Appointment at Towergate.
Towergate has made several new appointments. Kenny Maciver, previously managing director of Groupama...
Acquisition is a gas.
Aspective, the application service provider, has acquired Oxygen Solutions ahead of a major European...
Up to speed.
The motor market is beginning to show signs of rate recovery, following a volatile period which has seen insurers, such as Drake, go under, but the sector is divided over how long it will take to reach a return to profitability. David Fanning reports.
Technology Supplement - Make the right connections.
In the rush - if it can really be called that in the case of the insurance industry - to access cust...
Swiss Life plans major UK expansion move.
Swiss Life is planning a major expansion in the UK, both through acquisitions and organic growth, an...
RSA sheds its sales agencies.
Royal & Sun Alliance's Healthcare & Assistance division has shed its 69-strong sales agency division...
Technology Supplement - Wired for profits?
There has been a great deal of talk about e-commerce by insurers, but, as Alex Broad reports, Post Magazine's annual survey shows that there has been a lot less action.
Coface float rises.
French reinsurer Scor has reduced its stake in export credit insurer Coface from 44% to 35%, thereby...
Technology Supplement - Progress and prosper.
A wide range of insurance industry companies reveal how harnessing new technology has helped them to become e-enabled and increased their future business capabilities.
Technology Supplement - Crowd control.
While the world is tuning in to e-commerce, the insurance industry is lagging behind in the online profit stakes. Simon Threadgold explains how insurers can encourage the huge numbers of net users to visit their sites.
Appointment at Royal & Sun Alliance.
Daryl Hine has been taken on by Royal & Sun Alliance as centre manager for the insurer's fourth smal...
Ex-Iron Traders are re-united.
Two ex-Iron Trades big hitters have teamed up again to help provincial intermediaries win more busin...
TIFCO checks online.
Premium finance provider Transamerica Insurance Finance has launched an online premium finance servi...