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A Capita idea.
Consumer Direct, the technology platform developed jointly by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Capita Ea...
DL advert damaging to industry.
I am appalled at the advertisement placed by Direct Line in a national newspaper in January, which s...
JLT in Yahoo! deal.
JLT Corporate Risks and Services has formed an alliance with global communications, commerce and med...
Chartside fixes on consolidation.
Aspirational broker chain Chartside Ventures has decided to put further acquisitions on hold to conc...
Eureko takes legal action.
Eureko, the pan-European insurance group, has filed legal action in Warsaw's district court in its f...
Lloyd's on track for improved results.
A dramatic return to profits is predicted for the Lloyd's market this year, according to the latest ...
Tokio set to merge.
Japanese general insurer Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance is to merge with Nichido Fire & Marine Insura...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny is known as a bit of a gad about town, but in all her recent wanderings, she has failed to com...
CS collapse ups payments.
Insurers could be forced to step up annual premium payments to the Policyholders Protection Board in...
Brunet: Axa board.
Claude Brunet is to join the Axa board in April as group executive vice president operations. He wil...
CGI signs Sun deal.
Independent IT services company CGI Europe has signed a seven-year deal worth £53m with Sun Life Fin...
Cox sources £90m
Cox Insurance has raised £90m in the syndicated loan market to refinance existing debt and for genera...
Appointment at Prudential Europe.
Dublin-based Prudential Europe Management Services has recruited Brian O'Neill as product and servic...
Government figures released.
Government figures released on Tuesday showed that incidents of violent crime rose by 8% and robbery...
Blackmore site a no go area.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Appointment at SMG.
The Bradford branch of Smithson Mason Group Financial Services has appointed four new account manage...
Lloyd's four to merge
Four Lloyd's market associations - The Lloyd's Underwriters Association, Lloyd's Underwriters' Non-Ma...
Motor insurance market makes tracks on claims.
The motor insurance market faces huge challenges as it struggles to keep a lid on claims costs. Cred...
Britannic in new IFA push.
The Britannic Group intends to make a renewed push for the independent financial adviser market, fol...
LIMBC appointments.
Ross McKenzie, director of Aon, has been appointed chairman of the London Insurance Market Brokers C...
SFIF Masters system.
Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance has integrated its insurance premium finance services into th...
Misys extends Screentrade's specialist offerings.
Software provider Misys Interactive Trading has extended its online broker product Screentrade to in...
Flack v Hudson(1), Hudson(2) and Custance(3) Court of Appeal 6
The claimant was the personal representative of his wife, who had died when she was thrown from a ho...
Marsh set to take e-Advantage.
Broker Marsh is understood to be looking to expand its e-broking activities, following the success o...