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Appointment at Savills.
Savills has appointed Charles McVeigh as a non-executive director. Mr McVeigh is also co-chairman of...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Tis' the season of summer holidays and results when finding somebody to talk to can be as difficult ...
ERC goes Vianeti.
Reinsurer ERC, part of GE Capital, is to set up an online insurance company in a joint venture with ...
Pupils can sue LEAs.
Insurers could face bills running into millions of pounds following the law lords' decision last wee...
DL not flagging.
Direct Line is giving 180,000 online quotes per month and claims to have 30% of the online general i...
BAIG all set to go global in US.
The British Aviation Insurance Group is set to take over US aviation and satellite insurance syndica...
US insurers drive short-changed motorists to sue.
Insurers, regulators, drivers, US courts, arbitrators and consumer groups are embroiled in a dispute...
Pensions: its4you.
The soon-to-be-launched internet insurance intermediary, its4me. com, has signed a deal with Virgin ...
Lucky winners.
The winners of tickets for the Norwich Union British Grand Prix at Crystal Palace are Veronica Wood ...
Allianz net growth.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has welcomed Allianz Cornhill's decision to increase its approv...
First City fix for SIF.
Lloyd's broker First City has offered existing and new clients a rebate service on past annual profe...
Ward Evans takes off.
Ambitious broker Ward Evans is set to take on its international corporate rivals after establishing ...
L&G quits Equitable.
Legal and General ruled itself out of the bidding for Equitable Life last week, claiming there were ...
Judge acts on credit hire.
The legal wrangle between insurers and certain credit hire providers is far from over, according to ...
Sign of the times.
Electronic signatures were last week granted the same status as handwritten originals. The move will...
Pru: US and Asian profits up.
UK insurer Prudential recorded a 14% increase to £425m in first-half operating profits on the back o...
Kidding around.
Online insurance provider Rapidsure.co.uk has teamed up with specialist travel insurer Anthony Kidd ...
Donns - a case of PI online.
A massive increase in personal injury and uninsured loss claims has prompted Manchester-based Donns ...
Misys net decisions.
Software company Misys may hire a bank to look at various options for its internet arm, Misys Intera...
Royal & Sun Alliance UK general business hit by rate increaes
Royal & Sun Alliance has announced a slight increase in operating profit of £5m to £320m for the firs...
Appointment at Wilco.
Wilco has recruited Mark Dunstan to the newly-created role of strategic alliance manager. Mr Dunstan...
Non-disclosure: of premium importance.
We recently encountered a problem with a shop policy that has been voided due to non-disclosure. ...
TRL tests: no bull.
The Transport Research Laboratory has recommended the introduction of pedestrian tests for bull bars...
CGNU in Italian job.
CGNU has extended its life and pensions distribution through the expanded branch network of Banca Po...