News
Lifewise rates down.
Royal & Sun Alliance is reducing its rates on its Lifewise level term assurance by up to 70% to stre...
Simple 2 pension.
Online employee benefit portal, simple2.co.uk has gone live, providing a range of stakeholder pensio...
Direct dialling.
The telesales direct market has been successful, but recent changes in its direction and the increasingly blurred lines between direct writers and brokers have led to assertions that it may now be past its peak. Veronica Cowan explains.
Derby fan wins tickets.
Wayne Harries has won Post Magazine's latest football competition in conjunction with Avon Insurance...
Troubled waters.
Some insurers who have lost out in the recent floods may be tempted to cut back on surveys and inspections to boost short-term profits, says Rachel Gordon, and brokers are seeing an opportunity to plug the risk management gap.
New-look supplement.
Post Magazine's new-look supplement includes an exclusive survey of how brokers feel about service s...
Helphire deal upsets court.
Insurers are set to face continued battles in the law courts with the smaller credit hire firms, fol...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS Train speed restrictions imposed after the Hatfield crash will cost more lives than t...
Not a lot of buyers.
A lot of 303 insurance-related internet domain names failed to find a buyer at auction in London las...
In the family way.
Barclays Bank has teamed up with Mothercare to form a new online partnership to help meet the financ...
FOIL-ed after the event.
There has been much coverage of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers' stance on not paying after-the-event...
Bupa to roll out new whiplash cover.
Private healthcare specialist Bupa is set to roll out a new whiplash treatment service for motor ins...
Time for answers.
Service standards are still falling far short of the mark, according to commercial lines brokers tak...
Zenith goes it alone.
Broker-orientated Lloyd's syndicate 2002 - Zenith - will trade on at Lloyd's under its own new manag...
Ensign MBO done.
The management team of Lloyd's motor syndicate Ensign completed its acquisition of Ensign motor insu...
A testing time for industry over genetics.
One again, the insurance industry has been thrust into the spotlight over genetic testing - an issue...
Death penalty.
The government may have delayed plans to allay public anxiety over corporate manslaughter by tightening up the law to allow conviction of responsible individuals, but Sally Roff and Tony Cherry believe companies should review their D&O cover now.
Chubb pulls out.
US insurer Chubb has pulled out of the US sports disability market, claiming it "was just not profit...
Customer loyalty: tough times.
Motor and home insurers are having a tough time retaining customers, according to figures released b...
Syndicate reduction.
Lloyd's managing agency XL Brockbank is to merge its specie and cargo accounts between syndicates 86...
Lloyd's plays dangerous game with underperforming risks.
Lloyd's plan to kick out underperforming syndicates is a dangerous road for the market to take and o...
Clerical Medical plans IFA move.
Clerical Medical is planning a major assault on the independent financial adviser market during 2001...
Attractive packages.
In today's competitive commercial lines market, insurers are doing their utmost to satisfy brokers and policyholders by offering carefully compiled packages to stay ahead of the field. Edward Murray reports.
De Goudse set to take over ING.
Dutch insurer De Goudse, which owns Endsleigh Insurance in the UK, plans to take over Netherlands-ba...