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Professional indemnity insurance.
Hundreds of solicitors firms have yet to finalise their professional indemnity insurance because the...
Dimond case could cost credit hire specialist £7m.
A credit hire specialist, 3 Arrows, has had to set aside Euro 12m (£7m), to cover some of the possib...
Frasin takes risk.
HSBC Insurance Brokers has launched a new financial services operational risk consultancy through it...
Intermediary focus.
The intermediary market is to be put under the spotlight at one of a number of special sessions duri...
Stagnant CII in need of shake-up.
As the Chartered Insurance Institute gears up for this year's annual conference, Post Magazine repor...
Stafford Knight hit by Impact.
Towergate Underwriting Group has lost the personal accident and travel underwriting team of recently...
Leagold Miller goes plastic.
Broker Leagold Miller has gone live with its insuranceforplastics.com product which is aimed at plas...
Unlocking hidden assets.
Equitable Life recently found itself forced into a corner over its reserves and eventually put itself up for sale. Michael Brown says that insurers can unlock their hidden assets and boost their policyholder surplus.
Appointment at Allfinanz.
Allfinanz has made four appointments to its senior management team. Mark Schwarzmann will head up th...
Cost of flooding underestimated.
Nine out of ten people who live in a flood risk area underestimate the cost of flooding, according t...
Reliance (Europe) close to being sold.
The European operation of US company Reliance Insurance Company is close to being sold following the...
Insurance industry haunted by past deeds.
The insurance industry - including the Financial Services Authority - has once again been labelled a...
Strikes to push up rates.
Premiums are set to rise for marine strike and delay cover following an increase in claims and indus...
Cunningham Lindsey loses out in reshuffle.
Lloyds TSB will drop Cunningham Lindsey from its loss adjusting panel on 2 October following a reduc...
Nelson renamed.
Nelson Hurst Professional Indemnity is changing its name to Alexander Forbes Professions, with effec...
Sultans focus on Muslims.
The sultanate of Brunei is looking to attract Muslims across the world to a new international financ...
Phone deal for Cornhill.
Insurer Allianz Cornhill has joined up with BT CommSure to boost its new business recovery service, ...
New Association look unveiled.
The Life Insurance Association unveiled its new look on the London Eye last week. The association wi...
Axa wins supporting role for NHS Direct.
Insurer Axa has extended its role in the healthcare market by securing a new multi-million-pound con...
Call to stay independent.
Italian insurer Generali Assicurazioni has repeated its call to stay independent. Chief executive Gi...
A healthy option.
Opus Holdings' new division Opus Health and Safety has acquired the business of Ashborne Hill Manage...
Insurers delay Mediquote.
Insurers have been blamed for the delay of Policy Master's new online private medical insurance mark...
BT Global Challenge Yacht Race.
Ace Europe Global Markets actuary Andrew Clarke left Southampton last weekend as part of the crew on...
A new type of bodyshop.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.