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Appointment at Focus Solutions Group.
Focus Solutions Group, the specialist provider of sales channel automation solutions for the financi...
Sizing up the alternatives.
Pet insurers have begun offering cover for alternative therapies for sick animals. Is this simply a gimmick, or is there a genuine need in the market? Lynn Rouse finds out.
Industry must plug claims leakage now.
Fraudulent activity is on the increase across the board, costing insurers millions of pounds a year. It is essential the industry works together to turn the tide on claims leakage, warns Michael Burnett.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Churchill Insurance Consultants, not to be confused with the Churchill Insurance Company Ltd, has gi...
WeCanSettle pilot complete.
Blind bidding settlement service WeCanSettle has completed its first UK trial with Thompsons solicit...
What the papers said this week.
The Daily Telegraph An army major at the centre of cheating allegations after winning the top pri...
M&P aims to double in size within two years.
Redditch-based broker Martin & Pethard is aiming to double in size within two years, after launching...
Zurich sells off Danish business.
Zurich Financial Services has sold off the majority of its general insurance business in Denmark and...
Latest report from Datamonitor.
The latest report from Datamonitor UK Motor Insurance Consumers predicts that Direct Line could be s...
Ford Customer Service Division launches fordprotect.
Ford Customer Service Division - Europe has launched its web-enabled fordprotect extended warranty p...
Cox Retail completes rescue deal of Brokersoft.
Cox Retail has completed its rescue deal of troubled software provider Brokersoft. It said brokers u...
Churchill acquires broker Wilson Dean.
Churchill Insurance Consultants has acquired broker Wilson Dean in a deal that will take its premium...
Ruth Kelly made Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Ruth Kelly was made Financial Secretary to the Treasury in the cabinet reshuffle last week. The new ...
Benfield angling for insurers with Big Fish hook.
Benfield Group's subsidiary Benfield Premium Finance is to formally launch its Big Fish premium finan...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
There is no mistaking who this site is aimed at. The url says it all. In fact, it has been set up by...
TheClaimRoom.com joins forces with ADR.
Commercial mediation organiser the ADR Group has teamed up with theClaimRoom.com to launch what it c...
Sainsbury's Bank targets insurance for growth.
Sainsbury's Bank has said it will unveil plans for financial services growth within the "next few mo...
Acturis broking solution selected by HBOS.
Software provider Acturis has confirmed it has been selected by Halifax Bank of Scotland to provide ...
Appointment at Lincinsure.
Lincinsure, the specialist consumer-based insurance subsidiary of Henderson Insurance Group, has mad...
Towergate: HNW acquisition aim.
Towergate Underwriting remains committed to growth by acquisition despite speculation that it would ...
Bupa announces it is to acquire Axa Health Australia.
Bupa this week announced it is to acquire the Melbourne-based private health insurer Axa Health Aust...
Events.
10-11 June Alternative Risk Transfer/financing (IIR) London Tel: 020 7915 5055 11 June ...
Voluntary groups face having to down tools.
Voluntary and environmental groups have been warned of the difficulties they may face securing publi...
Cost of criminal attacks against churches doubles.
The cost of criminal attacks against churches and cathedrals more than doubled to nearly £7.3m durin...