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Key role for insurers in drive to help poor.
The government has demanded an expansion in insurance with rent schemes in its drive to tackle finan...
Appointment at Columbus Travel.
Syd Henderson has been appointed managing director of Columbus Travel. During a 15-year career, Mr H...
Insurer's 10% off.
A rates hardening in the travel insurance sector has prompted one provider to offer a 10% discount a...
Pru wants bedfellow for good mornings in Vietnam.
Prudential is to target China and Vietnam as it looks to expand its Asian life insurance business. ...
A tonic for Lime St.
Mike Hannan, chief executive of the London Processing Centre, is a man with a plan - several of them, in fact, including ending the rivalry between Lloyd's and the rest of the London Market. Marcus Alcock reports.
P&I club's 117-year Mersey beat comes to an end.
Members of the Liverpool & London P&I club have voted unanimously to transfer their portfolio to the...
DBS restructures.
Financial adviser chain DBS has restructured its board. Network chief executive Tony Kempster and gro...
Crowe write off.
Crowe Syndicate Management - part of Crowe Insurance Group - has ceased to underwrite a book of non-...
Cancer case could hit insurers for millions.
The London market could see millions of pounds disappear down a hole if a court claim for compensati...
Provident wins.
Provident Insurance has been voted 'Insurance Company of the Year' by the readers of repair industry...
Appointment at Kyle Insurance Brokers.
Kyle Insurance - one of the oldest brokers in the UK - has appointed Jim Hamilton as manager of its ...
Scientists issue gale warnings.
Insurers can expect turbulence this winter as boffins predict it's going to blow much harder than us...
Avon calling online.
Avon Insurance has begun to roll out Avon Net, its Internet-based quotation and administration syste...
Appointment at Crowe Insurance.
Crowe Insurance has appointed Janet Helson as underwriter and Jamie Lewis as deputy underwriter of S...
The IBRC has failed no-one.
I have to respond to Chris Arter's letter (PM 11 November, p18). The Institute of Insurance Broker...
Passion a-plenty but much to do.
Post Magazine last week hosted a dinner in London, with the support of PMSC, to discuss the issues surrounding rehabilitation. Anthony Gould reports.
Appointment at Benfield Greig Group.
The Conservative Party's Shadow Chancellor Francis Maude MP has joined financial services group Benf...
Exclusive - Rehab to get vital kick-start.
A new organisation which will help insurers in their moves to embrace rehabilitation in bodily injur...
The need for speed.
A swift turnaround of claims replacement has become crucial to insurers. Simon Threadgold discovers what moves are afoot to help the process along.
Loss for Lloyd's in 2000
Moody's has forecast continuing losses for the Lloyd's market in 2000 and has revised downwards its f...
Boorman appointed as Ombudsman
The Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme has appointed a number of key senior appointments. The princi...
Crawford acts over major loss
Loss adjuster Crawford has launched a new division, called the Major Loss Network, a managed loss ser...
Alexander Forbes moves forward
South African-based Alexander Forbes has recorded a 53% increase in pre-tax profits to £28m for the s...
Admiral appoints Lloyd's managing agency
PXRE, the specialist captive and corporate management services provider, has been appointed as the Ll...