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Germans come in.
A German insurer is to enter the UK market next year. The insurance, brokerage and financial advisor...
Motor trading.
Specialist motor trade insurer Road Runner has increased the sum insured on its Combined motor trade...
Aon pays out.
Aon Corporation has declared its quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share. It is payable on 22 Feb...
Wizards of Oz.
Jeremy Golden discovers that Australian insurers have had to be extremely innovative in recent years as the country's general public have become more astute about financial products.
A clear sign.
Joanna Makin asks whether the writing is on the wall for insurers of schools and education authorities as parents become increasingly likely to claim damages for a child's poor performance.
Reviewing the fleet.
Insurers are trying to curb rising motor fleet losses by getting clients to be more proactive. One particularly important area is driver awareness training. David Fanning examines the products that insurers hope will help them achieve this.
Friends of the Earth protest.
The London office of Norwich Union was the target of a protest last week by environmental pressure g...
Plain money talk.
TIFCO has produced two plain English guides to premium finance. The first is presented from the insu...
Impact Plus celebrates.
Technology and management consultancy Impact Plus has celebrated its first decade in existence with ...
Marine's sinking feeling.
At the end of last year Martin Albers, chief executive officer of Swiss Re UK, said the industry was...
Old Mutual calls off Finexco sale.
Old Mutual has pulled the plug on the deal to sell its subsidiary Finexco International to Hong Kong...
Terra Nova and Markel revise deal
The terms of US insurer Markel's agreement last August to buy Bermudian (re)insurer Terra Nova have b...
Insurers welcome drug research
The insurance industry has welcomed government plans to research into the effects of driving under th...
CGU results poles apart
CGU has reported that new life and pensions business increased last year largely on the back of the c...
Hilton case date set
The City of London police said last week that it had arrested a 30-year old man in connection with al...
FSA to get mortgage role
The Financial Services Authority is expected to be appointed by the government to be the new mortgage...
Taiwan plans earthquake authority
The Taiwanese authorities are planning to set up a government-backed scheme to offer earthquake cover...
IFA network joins mutual quest
BDS Management, a network of 2800 independent financial advisers, is to join a consortium to develop ...
Norwich Union jumps 50%
Norwich Union has reported very strong growth in new business for 1999, recording that new life and p...
Admiral to go all out
Admiral plans to recruit 200 staff this year and to increase gross written premium almost fourfold....
US catastrophe losses reach $8.2bn in 1999
Insured catastrophe losses of $8.2bn in the US last year made 1999 the fifth worst year for losses si...
Abbey Life on the market
Lloyds TSB Group - which last year acquired Scottish Widows - is reported to be looking to sell its ...
Broker ratings online
An online broker ratings service is being launched by research company Wis E-research. Aimed at ris...
Lloyd's plans to reduce Corporation
Nick Prettejohn, chief executive at Lloyd's told a small gathering of MPs last week that he was plann...