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Plane design fault.
Design faults in the Boeing 747 jumbo jet contributed to the explosion that destroyed TWA Flight 800...
RSA: Audatex deal.
Royal & Sun Alliance has teamed up with Audatex for the provision of its motor repairer estimating a...
Fortis merges stocks.
European insurance and banking group Fortis has said it will merge its Belgian and Dutch stock listi...
David O'Leary presents Smart and Cook with accreditation.
Leeds United FC manager David O'Leary, foreground, took time out from pre-season training to present...
Appointment at FMW.
Matthew Collins has been taken on as broking director by Chelmsford-based FMW. He joined the FMW Gro...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Bland Bankart has appointed two directors to its group board. Peter Brown, the group's development d...
Polarising views.
Abandoning the distinction between IFAs and advisers tied to one provider could damage customers' in...
Reflecting on risk.
Post Magazine's survey of risk managers reveals the trends in thinking over the last three years, as Alex Broad explains.
Cornhill has never had its own body repair centres.
In a recent article on in-house accident repair centres (Churchill swoops for Zurich staff, PM, 24 A...
Willis Airbus cover.
The Bahrain-bound Gulf Air-bus which crashed into the sea last week, killing 143 people, was insured...
Nixon in GISC rally round.
George Nixon, chairman of the British Insurance Broker's Association, sent out the first of a planne...
Ensign motor close to MBO.
The management of Australian insurer QBE's motor syndicate 980 - Ensign Motor Polices at Lloyd's - is...
Competition winners.
Martin Shackleton of Liverpool and David Popes of Stourbridge went to the Norwich Union Classic in G...
AA and Virgin sign new net deal.
Automobile Association Underwriting Services is set to sign a deal with the Virgin Group to sell its...
Class-conscious.
A spate of recent court cases and changes in legislation show a worrying trend of increased exposure for educators. David Fanning explains why a proactive approach may be the best solution.
Direct Line in credit hire deal.
Credit hire specialist Auto Indemnity has entered into an agreement with Direct Line to become a pre...
RSA partial float.
Royal & Sun Alliance is considering a partial float and rebranding of its fund management arm that c...
Almost half Drake policies cancelled.
Almost half the policyholders of motor insurer Drake, which went into receivership earlier this year...
FA hopes for major insurer interest in PI.
The Football Association is hoping that major brokers will be among those tendering for the new, com...
Brokers to be targeted by GE.
GE Financial Insurance is set to diversify its distribution network to encompass the intermediary ch...
Egg wasn't cracked.
Three men were held and then released on police bail last week, after being questioned about an atte...
Go-ahead on Brown.
Markel Syndicate Management's appointment of Andreas Loucaides as active underwriter of RE Brown & O...
SMG acquisition.
Leeds-based risk manager Smith Mason Group has extended its cover in the education sector with the a...
AMP: global rethink.
Australian insurer AMP is undergoing a global brand review that could lead to it adopting a single i...