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Euro cash boost.
Two major European reinsurers are to provide 7% of the overall capital for Lloyd's syndicate 33, man...
Landslide concern.
A record number of landslides in Britain over the winter has led MPs to demand that full geological ...
NFU close to broker deals.
Insurer NFU Mutual is seeking to expand its 13-strong broker business, which currently has an annual...
Post launches salary survey.
Do you know how your salary, perks, working conditions and stress levels compare to others working i...
Appointment at Opus.
Jim Konig has become managing director of the Opus Consulting Group. He joined Opus in 1998 as direc...
UK operation a side-show says Reliance Group.
Uncertainty and confusion continues to hang over the future of UK-based Reliance National Insurance,...
Village site goes transparent.
Online insurance intermediary Insurancevillage aims to combat the findings of its own research, whic...
Appointment at Crutes.
Crutes commercial team has taken on John Whitehead, who specialises in residential conveyancing and ...
Untimely death.
Geoff Williams, one of the founder members of Universal Salvage, died suddenly just before Christmas...
Miller names set to be axed.
The Miller Pycraft name is set to disappear in March, as part of a company-wide rebranding by parent...
Appointment at Standard Life.
Standard Life has appointed The Honourable Roy MacLaren and Alison Mitchell to its board as non-exec...
Swiss Life in UK push.
Swiss Life has made a greater push for the UK medical insurance market, with the purchase of occupat...
Wider net cover cast.
Groupama Commercial Insurances has enhanced its corporate and business cover products to take into a...
New word on GISC.
The General Insurance Standards Council is piloting two new translations of its consumer leaflet in ...
Appointment at R3: Group.
R3: Group has made two senior appointments. Kevin Rice and Lucy Sinfield have both been made account...
Alarm as pensions knot untied.
The alarm bells should be ringing again for the insurance industry, following the government's decis...
Cigna adds bite.
Cigna HealthCare has launched a new Quality Dental Practice Programme, offering a three-part quality...
Lloyd's biggest growth in capacity for seven years.
Lloyd's has witnessed its biggest single increase in capacity for seven years, fuelled by the expans...
TIG snaps up shares.
E-business specialist The Innovation Group has bought out the remaining shareholding in motor accide...
Weather goes down a storm with adjusters.
The insurance industry may look to the recent inclement weather - rain, winds, snow and then yet mor...
Fifthmoon seeks to up silver surf.
The specialist website for the over 50s, fifthmoon.com, has added travel insurance, mortgage product...
Aviation claims soar to £1.3bn.
Aviation claims returned to average levels last year, following 1999, which was the safest year on r...
Barclays and Legal & General in talks
It is understood that Barclays is in talks with insurer Legal & General over the bank selling its sta...
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