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A mature choice?
With more people transacting business over the telephone, insurers are faced with decisions about whether to outsource to meet growing demand. Jonathan Swift reports
Ocaso upgraded.
Ocaso of Spain has posted a profit of over £22m for last year - an increase of 35% on profits achiev...
Lloyds TSB chief confident of policy boom.
Lloyds TSB Insurance this week threw down the gauntlet to the traditional insurance market and predi...
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Tony Sherman has been made general manager of Iron Trades' finance division. Mr Sherman joined th...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Five new regional managers have been appointed at Allianz Cornhill. They are Peter Moran (Leeds), Bo...
State scuppers a third sale.
The South Korean government has pulled the plug on the £1bn sale of Korea Life Insurance. It is the ...
Just a minute!
I absolutely agree with Andrew Paddick's statement that "it is amazing BIIBA devoted so much time at...
Zurich buys Eagle.
Zurich Financial Services group, in alliance with the National Development Bank, has obtained an 80%...
Firm fined £60,000.
DBS Financial Management has been hit in the pocket for £60,000, including £20,000 costs, for giving...
Audatex reveals details of its updated 'AudaManager'.
Audatex has revealed details of its updated 'AudaManager' bodyshop management software system which ...
Closures blamed on over-capacity.
Niche insurer AIG Europe has blamed over capacity in the market for its decision to close its Lexing...
Umbrella liability policy gives companies choice.
With companies facing a growing exposure to employment disputes, insurer Cigna has launched a liabil...
Cendant Claims Plus sold for over £1bn.
Claims handler Cendant Claims Plus has been sold as part of the £1.125bn acquisition of Cendant Busi...
Contingency Market Quiz Night.
Clive Anderson was quizmaster at a Contingency Market Quiz Night hosted by solicitors Barlow Lyde & ...
Merger-mania to engulf Germany.
The German insurance sector is heading for a period of merger mania. This week mutual Alte Leipzi...
TransAtlantic deal.
A giant Canadian and US firm has picked Yorkshire insurance group Smart & Cook to help it launch a U...
The easy way to a pension.
Chartered accountants can now pick up their pension with peace of mind thanks to new product from PI...
Broker debate is off.
A proposed debate on the future of broker regulation to be held in Birmingham on 25 June has been sc...
Appointment at Pinnacle Insurance.
Steve Devine has been promoted to general manager of corporate communications at Pinnacle Insurance....
All finalists are winners.
With judging moving into its final phase, we are able this week to announce the final shortlist for ...
Merger effects starting to bite.
Brokers are turning to smaller insurers because the composites are finding it harder to honour contr...
ABI to use name-and-shame tactic.
A purge of 30 independent intermediaries carried out by the Association of British Insurers has been...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Ian Grasby has been appointed as a board director with independently-owned insurance brokers Smart &...
Vehicle tracker wins praise from expert.
Solutions provider Telematix has unveiled a vehicle tracking system with support from insurers Indep...