News
Appointment at Vogon International.
Kay Mushens has been recruited as international marketing manager. A graduate of the European Busine...
Long terms for Pru.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America has signed up to the InsWeb online insurance service to ...
Appointment at Argyll.
Argyll has made three appointments for its insurance broking division. Steve Cowtan will join its ex...
Talking of human rights ...
Compared with the frenzy of activity prior to the introduction of Lord Woolf's reforms to civil liti...
Ace investments.
Bermuda-based Ace last week sold 11 million shares for a total of $359.5m (£220m) with the proceeds ...
Closure completed.
Broker Heath Lambert has completed the closure of its Southend back-office operation, and is looking...
isms galore.
New legislation may help in the battle against discrimination but there is a long way to go before the insurance industry is truly a meritocracy, says Edward Murray.
RAC aid expansion.
Auto Indemnity has continued its expansion in the non-fault accident management services sector with...
Zurich in Bolivia.
Zurich Financial Services group is to acquire a 51% stake in both La Boliviana Ciacruz de Seguros an...
More for money.
Personal finance portal Moneyextra.com, which was launched in June and offers travel insurance, is t...
New Deal for poor industry.
It may seem ironic to some observers that the new head of one of the government's poverty busting ta...
Tenant failure cover market booms
Landlords are increasingly taking insurance cover against tenant failure instead of traditional rent ...
A new Innovation.
The Innovation Group has conditionally agreed to acquire Crosspath Consulting for a consideration of...
QBE targets Italy.
Australian insurer QBE has opened an office in Milan, Italy and will offer insurance cover ranging f...
Organophosphate Usage: Agricultural News - Avoiding the sheep dip.
In the fifth in our series in association with the Chartered Insurance Institute Society of Fellows, John Lane FCII, analyses the issues for insurers surrounding the use of organophosphates.
GAIN and CIFAS unite to fight.
The fight against fraud took a step forward this week when the Gone Away Information Network (GAIN) ...
Appointment at Chubb Europe.
Chubb Europe has recruited Paul Barnett as construction specialist within its engineered & special p...
Liability adjusters should not be ignored.
I agree with much of what Jason Nash said in his article "SIF - Insurers take a step back" (PM, 24 A...
Penny Black's insurance week.
City institutions are notoriously conservative bodies, none more so than the livery companies. Keep ...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Friends Provident has appointed Jamie McIver as director of direct business operations, a position t...
Asbestos claims hike to bring Equitas to brink.
Equitas, the company established by Lloyd's to handle the pre-1992 liabilities of Names, could be fa...
Dial Direct calls up Pinnacle.
Coventry-based intermediary Dial Direct has entered the pet insurance market with the help of an est...
InsureStream: a steady flow.
Online insurance market, InsureStream, has been launched in the UK by US company e-Insurance Systems...
PXRe denies exit plans
Bermuda-based reinsurer PXRe has finally denied that it intends to leave Lloyd's (Post Magazine 14 Se...