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IUA told to speed up and streamline claims.
The London market must speed up and streamline its processing of claims, chairman Tim Carroll warned...
Credit revamp.
In response to brokers' demands, Lloyd's broker Edgar Hamilton Group has revamped its premium select...
Appointment at Coversure Insurance.
David Paxton has been made national marketing manager for Coversure Insurance. He will be responsibl...
Italian insurers are to increase motor liability premiums.
Italian insurers are to increase motor liability premiums by 10-20% due to a rise in accidents resul...
Merger problems.
Consolidation in the insurance industry is causing massive systems issues for companies involved in ...
Maritime advisory board launched.
The Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs has set up an advisory board to help the African country run...
Bouncing back?
Primary insurers have been spoilt with cheap rates for laying off risk, but for how much longer. John Burke reports.
Appointment at Alwen Hough Johnson.
Lloyd's broker Alwen Hough Johnson has welcomed back Phillip Sims, who worked for the company for ni...
Call to jail uninsured drivers.
Lloyd's underwriter Highway Motor Policies has called on the government to get tough and include jai...
That's entertainment.
To insurers, entertainment can mean everything from the glamour of film and music to the local bingo hall, nightclub or funfair. Alex Miller reports on the companies that provide cover for the nation's favourite sources of fun.
BT helps ring in changes at Cigna.
The healthcare and personal accident arm of Cigna International has launched an interactive website ...
Allianz set to be Korea's biggest foreign insurer.
South Korea's Cho Yang Group has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell its controlling stake ...
Allied Dunbar pins sales hopes on new franchise.
Allied Dunbar has converted its salesforce into a franchise network to help it prepare for possible ...
Branding is more than just a name.
Your recent article on branding ('Brands on the run', PM 29 April p24) missed one fundamental reason...
Gan's low-key site.
Gan - a subsidiary of French insurance giant Groupama - has launched its own website. The site provi...
£25m put into fund.
US insurance giant AIG is to invest £25m ($40m) in the Israeli venture capital fund Orion. The fund,...
Gospel truths.
Church Insurance is no longer the preserve of a small holy trinity. The market has opened up to a flock of new entrants. Jonathan Swift finds out more.
Conflicting messages confuse brokers.
Forget about today's competition - worry about the competition of tomorrow, was the advice to broker...
Kyle Insurance employee wins competition.
Kyle Insurance employee Kay Colgan is off on a four-day trip to the "Big Apple" after winning a nati...
Beware of red tape, says Merricks.
The creation of the Financial Services Ombudsman must be a seamless transition from the seven existi...
Taylor gets tough as the going gets rough.
The pressure for the Lloyd's market to cut its overheads, expand into new markets and cement closer ...
Investment rethink.
Australian insurance and management group AMP could reconsider its position of including gains made ...
Derby Investment Holding is suing the Corporation of
Property company Derby Investment Holding is suing the Corporation of London and nine insurance comp...
Insurer unveils Gan of three.
Gan Insurance has slashed its household policy range down to just three main products. From June,...