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Scot Prov and NPI Focus on goal:proposal.
Focus Solutions Group has won contracts with both Scottish Provident and NPI to provide them with it...
Words to the wise.
Peter Clark, president of the Institute of Actuaries, who gave his presidential address on Monday, explained to Anthony Gould why the profession's failure to communicate is damaging to the insurance industry.
CanadaSure for Tester migrants.
Migrant insurance specialist intermediary Dave Tester Expatriate Insurance Services has launched a n...
Wildnet launch.
A new company specialising in the construction, management and marketing of web-based interactive tr...
Reliance on market.
Reliance Group Holdings is in talks with other interested parties, after the sale of its London-base...
Alex Forbes opens the purse strings.
Broker Alexander Forbes is to acquire a 20% stake in health and environment risk manager National Br...
Sampo gets some pension polish.
Finnish insurer, Sampo Insurance, has acquired the Polish pensions and life insurance operations of ...
Brennan joins IRM.
Carlyle Insurance Brokers has strengthened its position as a risk management service provider, with ...
Unionamerica sale uncertainty.
The future of two Lloyd's syndicates looks uncertain, following St Paul's decision to close Unioname...
Fortis trades places.
Fortis Insurance has launched a new self-employed liability product for brokers, Fortis Semploy. Cov...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS UK Athletics has infuriated the World Anti-Doping Agency by not having the power to c...
Appointment at Weather Direct.
Outdoor events insurance expert Steve Warner has joined the recently-launched Weather Direct Insuran...
Southern comfort.
While foreign insurers are perturbed by the market structure of the South African life insurance sector, they can take comfort from the benefits offered by developments in the rest of the market, says Jutta Kreickemeier.
Hiscox covers losses outside Lloyd's
Hiscox has recorded a fall in group operating profit for the first six months of this year to £900 00...
Students learn value of cover.
Students have been warned about the importance of home and contents insurance, after two rival studi...
Survive expands.
Business continuity group Survive relocated to new larger premises this week. The new UK headquarter...
Testing pensions.
The Financial Services Authority introduced a new approach to test the financial viability of phase ...
Helphire set to sign deals.
Credit hire company Helphire, which last week issued a profits warning after a backlog of cases thro...
Metcalf new Brockbank CEO
Bermuda-based XL Capital has appointed Nicholas Metcalf as chief executive of its UK-based subsidiary...
Goshawk up as rates harden
Goshawk Insurance Holdings has recorded improved results for the first half of this year, with gross ...
MUM resurrects Cigna business with Ace backing
Ace Europe is to invest in a minority shareholding in new start up, Momentum Underwriting Management,...
EU directive to impact brokers
The European Commission published its long awaited draft directive on insurance mediation this week i...
Lloyd's goes for volume via Chatham
Lloyd's has confirmed that it will launch a new central service centre next year in Chatham, Kent. Th...
CGNU sells US arm for knock-down price
CGNU has sold its US general insurance business to White Mountains Insurance Group, for a knock down ...