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Manchester manpower.
Manchester's insurance sector is expanding rapidly, and with several major insurers having moved to the city, recruitment is again on the agenda, says Edward Murray.
Beating the panel.
The question of insurance company panels and what they mean for solicitors and loss adjusters was thrashed out at Post Magazine's round-table event last week. Jane Bernstein reports.
Modern profits.
Insurance companies are missing out on up to £22m of annual savings by failing to adopt modern payme...
Vavo adds cover.
The internet portal for the over 45s, vavo.com, has added single trip cover to its product range....
SVB Holdings launches assault on commercial insurance market.
SVB Holdings is to launch a spring assault on the commercial insurance market through its subsidiary...
Sema wins contract.
IT and business services provider Sema Group has been awarded a contract by ICL to provide business ...
Devitt Insurance Services launches new commercial insurance policy.
A new commercial insurance policy for travel agents has been launched by broker Devitt Insurance Ser...
Ace hits the shops.
Ace Europe has made a push for high-street business by launching a new product aimed at the UK retai...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Lloyd's brokers are a funny lot. Dark suits and conservative ties. So Penny was astounded to see ...
Kennell steps on high street.
E-business solutions provider Kennell Consulting is gearing up for a major push into the high-street...
Loss adjusters disillusioned.
The larger loss adjusters are in disarray. Their staff are bored with the big company bureaucracy. T...
Axa in branch expansion.
Axa Insurance is looking to open a string of new offices across the UK, under ambitious plans to bec...
Ex-CL man Proclaims rehab interest.
An ex-Cunningham Lindsey director has launched a new claims company offering rehabilitation and comm...
United quotes.
Your Mortgage.co.uk has teamed up with Direct Life & Pensions to offer a free independent online quo...
JLT buys ANBC for £22.5m
Jardine Lloyd Thompson is to acquire Abbey National Benefit Consultants for £22.5m in cash as part of...
Storms to cost Independent up to £12.5m
Independent Insurance estimated that the October floods and storms will cost it up to £12.5m as it re...
Radian buys Enhance Re
New York-based financial guaranty reinsurer Enhance Re is to be sold to the Radian Group. Radian, t...
Alexander Forbes UK operations on track
South Africa-based Alexander Forbes, an independent provider of financial and risk services which tod...
Axa UK's mixed fortunes
French-owned insurer Axa Group has reported consolidated revenues up 29% to Euro 61.8bn (£38bn) for t...
ESG Re posts "disappointing" results
Bemuda-based ESG Re has announced a loss of $34.3m for the third quarter of the year. The company ...
ALARM finds replacement for Taylor
The Association of Local Authority Risk Managers has appointed a replacement for Liz Taylor, its chie...
Crawford moves for Brazilian operation
Loss adjuster Crawford has acquired its Brazilian loss adjusting representative, Resin - regulacao de...
Eureko believed to be considering Equitable bid
CGNU has pulled out of the auction for Equitable Life according to reports in the weekend media, leav...
Crisp, Pallet and Pettet in new venture
Ex-Independent Insurance assistant general managers, Kevin Pallet and Geoff Crisp have joined up with...