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The personal touch.
Flexibility, first-rate client service, plus a one-to-one relationship between IFAs and underwriter, are crucial components for Allied Dunbar.
Insurers less hopeful.
General insurers are less optimistic about the future than their counterparts in the rest of the fin...
SAM's a global hit.
Aon's introduction of Strategic Account Management has enabled it to provide excellent client service and made them a top commercial lines broker.
AA site a hit.
AA Insurance claims its motor quotation site has provided over 400 quotes per day since its May laun...
Frankly, my dear ...
When it comes to insurance, we Brits could not give a damn. Or so a recent survey by NatWest Bank wo...
Offshore info links.
Offshore financial centres need to meet international best practice standards - especially in the ar...
Year 2000 auction.
The first auction of Lloyd's syndicate capacity for the 2000 underwriting year saw £63.7m of market ...
Clinton backs Y2k damage limitation Bill.
In an attempt to prevent thousands of possible lawsuits arising from Year 2000 liability, a compromi...
Ark floats on success.
Few firms retain a British Insurance Award two years running, but Ark & General's commitment to product and service development puts them in that exclusive club. Anthony Gould reports.
A packed Royal Albert Hall.
A packed Royal Albert Hall witnessed tremendous scenes of celebration last week as the fifth British...
A £400,000,80 tonne crane overturned.
A £400,000,80 tonne crane overturned whilst lifting a fishing vessel at Barry Harbour, South Glamorg...
Talks hit top gear.
Talks between the Guild of Motor Writers and the Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT...
Opportunities of court ruling.
Brokers could profit from the current confusion over credit car hire following the Dimond v Lovell C...
The personal touch.
The largest registered high-street broker, Colonnade has maintained strong growth as a result of several new customer services initiatives.
Techno-training.
In modern training, the power of multi-media offers a world of new possibilities and has the potential to revolu-tionise the way in which people learn, says Phil Duke.
Full-cycle offer.
Gan Insurance is offering selected Misys users the chance to handle its private car policies in full...
No support for projects.
Private sector insurance and banking industries are failing to pull their weight in today's global p...
Mum's the word over GAB parent.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins will reveal that its new parent is an American investment company in the "n...
Holocaust row.
The Californian subsidiaries of insurer Muchener Ruckversicherungs Gesellschaft are being accused of...
Dismay at racism report.
The insurance industry said this week it was saddened by the findings of a report from the Commissio...
Here's one I prepared earlier.
As staged accidents increasingly take the spotlight, Mark Hudson advises insurance companies to be more vigilant in dealing with suspected fraud.
Physical attributes.
Technology is a vital tool in the processing of insurance claims, and Physical Evaluation Systems has identified the most effective way of using this to enhance its services.
Accidentcare looks to float to raise £1m.
Broker-focused accident management specialist Accidentcare is to float on the unregulated junior mar...
First past the post.
South Essex Insurance Brokers believes the key to success is really understanding its customers' needs.