News
Gen Re looks at financial products unit.
General Re is "exploring strategic alternatives for General Re Financial Products", the US reinsurer...
Marathon man.
John Tyszkiewicz (pictured), a broker with Guy Carpenter, aims to raise £15,000 for the UK's Nationa...
New Ren Re director.
Bermudian property catastrophe reinsurer Renaissance Re has appointed James MacGinnitie to its board...
Merger threat for marine mutuals.
Consolidation and reform among marine mutual insurers is "inevitable", according to Standard & Poor'...
Marsh clears costs of Sedgwick deal.
The acquisition of Sedgwick cost Marsh & McLennan $337m in 1999, according to the US broker's accoun...
Tesco to roll out cut-price policies
Supermarket and petrol retailer Tesco is to begin offering car insurance from 8 March after a success...
Scottish Widows/Lloyds TSB on track
Scottish Widow's business will be officially transferred to Lloyds TSB on Friday, following the deal...
L&G profits surge
Legal & General, which late last year failed to complete an agreed £10.7 bn takeover by bank Nat West...
Peter Blem & Cavell launch Markitas
Peter Blem Adjusters and Cavell Management Services are setting up a joint venture company offering r...
Standard Life board decision
Mutual life insurer Standard Life has as expected rejected a move to have it demutualised and floated...
Miller Pycraft launches new division
Loss adjuster Miller Pycraft has launched a new division to handle large, complex property/ business ...
Corporate killing warning
A leading underwriter has warned that insurers will not pay fines for so-called corporate killing con...
Equitable denies Pru approach
Equitable Life has insisted that it has not been approached by the Prudential over a rumoured £4bn ta...
Britain's managers feel the pressure
A new report by the Institute of Management and PPP Healthcare claims that Britain's managers are fai...
HHH reach claims agreement
A shown down between broker Hill House Hammond and the claims outsourcing company Motor and Legal Gro...
Centrica in online drive
Centrica, owners of the Automobile Association, aims to broaden the AA's range of operations to inclu...
JLT's profits up
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT), the UK-based broker, has reported steady growth for 1999 with a 9% rise...
Service from the heart will always win over doubtful minds.
I read with interest your Comment 'Insurers reject calls for cash to back services', (PM 10 February...
Charcol sold in £100m deal.
Mortgage broker John Charcol has been sold to building society Bradford and Bingley in a £100m deal....
CGNU deal leaves many question marks.
News of the proposed merger between CGU and Norwich Union has raised more questions than answers. ...
Ministers must address signing on the virtual line.
City solicitors Manches has criticised the government for failing to allow sufficient parliamentary ...
Exclusive - Cornhill switches on to TV market.
Cornhill Direct has signed an agreement to sell a range of insurance products on Open, the leading p...
£40bn of ABI firms.
New life, pensions and collective investment business written by members of the Association of Briti...
What CGNU hopes to gain.
CGU and Norwich Union believe a merger will yield several business opportunities - especially on the...