News
MD quits, but e-djuster on track.
Despite the resignation of its managing director this week, only seven months after the UK launch, o...
Goshawk estimates £8m WTC exposure
Lloyd's insurer Goshawk is reported to be optimistic about is interim results tomorrow after revealin...
Appointment at NTL.
NTL has recruited a new customer marketing director to drive sales and encourage broadband uptake. C...
Japan: venture.
Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance, Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance and a Citigroup unit have formed a ...
Highway's choice.
Motor insurer Highway has chosen Insurance Services Office's Claims Outcome Advisor (COA) personal i...
Russian for shares.
The Russian government has confirmed that a second set of shares in the country's largest household ...
Customer loyalty has changed.
Jim Stretton, chief executive of Standard Life, said the insurance industry had not come to terms wi...
N&G partnership.
Pleasure craft insurer Navigators and General, which is owned by Zurich Financial Services, has anno...
Grupo gains.
Argentine financial holding Grupo Galicia has bought an additional 50% of life insurance company Sud...
Independent case.
Following positive verbal feedback from Queen's Counsel, the creditor's of Independent Insurance Gro...
Appointment at ABS.
John Brown has become the fourth regional network manager to be appointed by ABS this year. He will ...
Beckett Group set for sixth acquisition in four years.
Intermediary Beckett Group is set to tie up its sixth acquisition in four years with the completion ...
Rubicon system.
Newly-established virtual insurer Rubicon has chosen the InsureConX system to under-pin its IT proce...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny has been trying to deal with the emotional impact of the US terrorist attacks on 11 September ...
US insurers record 76% drop in net income.
The US general insurance industry's net income for the first half of 2001 fell by over 76%, accordin...
View from the top - Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick O'sullivan, chief executive Zurich Financial Services - UK general insurance and banking. T...
Back on track?
Hong Kong's economy has suffered over recent years with the effects of the region's financial crisis still reverberating around the markets. Insurers have paid a high price too, although following government legislation, some sectors are seeing an upturn…
Alex Forbes set to apply for London Stock Exchange listing.
South African insurance broker Alexander Forbes is to make an application for a listing on the Londo...
Sirius: EDI push.
Sirius Financial Systems is in the process of persuading insurers into prioritising the delivery of ...
New to the screen.
The insurance sector is currently seeing a flurry of technology launches as companies rush to get their new products rolled out to the market. Edward Murray takes a look at just some of the the latest products and developments on offer.
CII appointments.
Lillian Boyle, Scottish Provident International, was voted in as president; Richard Hudson, RSA as t...
Appointment at Superscape.
Dr Mike Grant has joined interactive 3D specialist Superscape as its vice president marketing and st...
Rule 42 decision a blow to service and honesty.
I am writing following the outcome of the decision by the Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal (BI...
Training targets.
The CII is committed to ensuring that over the next two years, the CII and the Society of Financial ...