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Appointment at Freeth Cartwright Solicitors.
East Midlands law firm Freeth Cartwright has taken on Charles Powell as a partner based in Nottingha...
Amex strikes deal with Costco.
American Express Insurance has struck a deal with retailer Costco as it tries to expand the insuranc...
Appointment at Euler Trade Indemnity.
Euler Trade Indemnity, the UK-based credit insurer, has taken on Ian Hollyhomes as assistant directo...
Mould issue in denial.
Following last year's floods, the problem of mould is growing in the UK and mould-related damages of $30m awarded in the US are worrying insurers, warns Jeff Charlton.
Travel complaints.
The Insurance Ombudsman Bureau this week reported that complaints about travel insurance accounted f...
A blazing row.
William Jackson & Sons v Oughtred & Harrison (Insurance) (Commercial Court - 11 July 2001).
Code survey shows insurers lagging behind.
The insurance industry this week hailed the success of its Claims Code, declaring that its benchmark...
Further adjournment in NU criminal damages case
John Withan, charged with criminal damage after driving his BMW through the glass entrance to the No...
BB&N Synaptic deal.
Financial services and insurance broker Berry Birch & Noble has chosen UK-based Synaptic Systems as ...
AMP under scrutiny.
The Australian parent of NPI, Pearl and London Life, is set to come under the scrutiny of the Austra...
Alarm on the farm.
Foot and mouth has cut a swathe through British agriculture. There's panic in the farmyards as insurers now refuse to cover against the disease, and the rates for other farming-related risks - employers' liability and farming equipment cover - see huge…
NU appeal decision slammed.
Norwich Union's decision to appeal to the House of Lords over Callery v Gray has been slammed by the...
Flagging sales?
Despite the growing likelihood of companies falling foul of Britain's increasingly complex employment legislation, the number of employment practices liability insurance policies bought in the UK is lagging behind the US. Charles Boorman explains why…
Building & Civil Engineering Insurance.
Building & Civil Engineering Insurance, which sells insurance to members of the construction industr...
Guardian shares slump as profits fall.
Surrey-based computer disaster recovery firm, Guardian iT, saw its share price halved as it issued a...
Leap of innovation.
The Innovation Group, which provides e-procurement solutions to the insurance industry, has publishe...
GISC investigates introducers' role.
The role of introducers and appointed agents is being reviewed by the General Insurance Standards Cou...
Admiral Insurance picks up Inspop.
Online intermediary Inspop.com has been sold to Admiral Insurance for an undisclosed figure. The move...
Aegon first-half net profits soar.
Dutch insurance giant Aegon, which owns Scottish Equitable, reported first-half profits above foreca...
Autoglass goes East.
Vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist Autoglass has further strengthened its European pres...
S&P downbeat about Europe's reinsurers
Rating company Standard & Poor's (S&P) said that it was likely to downgrade the European reinsurance ...
GISC reviews stance on introducers
The role of introducers and appointed agents is being reviewed by the General Insurance Standards Cou...
MP says Equitable rescue must work
Dr Vincent Cable MP, Liberal Democrat shadow secretary for trade and industry, who is due to meet wit...
AMP in watchdog probe
The Australian parent of NPI, Pearl and London Life is set to come under the scruitiny of the Austral...