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Auto buy put into gear.
Aon Corporation has reached an agreement in principle to buy-out Auto insurance specialists. The dea...
Allstate files £1.2m lawsuit.
Allstate has filed a Federal lawsuit asking for £1.2m in damage compensation, plus additional damage...
BAT merger approval.
Following the 125th shareholders meeting of Zurich insurance company, an overwhelming majority appro...
Happy actuarial anniversary.
The Institute of Actuaries is 150 years old and it has seen many changes since its conception. Kathryn Morgan looks at the work of the institute and predicts what the future may hold for its members.
Firms should learn that euro is one EMU that will fly high.
Just how seriously do UK insurers take the arrival of European Monetary Union and the single currenc...
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
Robin Hugh has been appointed business manager of ITT L&E's commercial lines division. Based in Reig...
Benchmarking disgust dominates conference.
The PIMs conference was dominated by disgust at the government's decision to benchmark the forthcomi...
Relaunch for Portfolio.
Fine art insurers Cox Underwriting Services (CUS) is to relaunch its core home insurance package Por...
IFA monitoring system scrapped.
The FSA used the conference to announce a new system for monitoring IFAs. Out goes the present sy...
Appointment at Generali.
Generali has appointed Neil Moore, its senior underwriter based in Guernsey, as manager of its offsh...
May - solar flares and sunspots lead to storms and flooding.
Above average temperatures and sunshine in May left most parts of the UK feeling like summer had arr...
CFC's cups runeth over.
Newly-promoted Premier League team Charlton Athletic's reserves have been presented with the Avon In...
Appointment at Carmichaels.
Louise Neal has joined Carmichaels as a claims adjuster. Previously she worked in the claims departm...
Commissions covered.
Premiumguard has been launched to protect and secure the commissions of unemployed life policy holde...
Dawn of new industrial client era is on the horizon for insurers.
The insurance industry must face an era of new products and demands from the industrial client. A...
Investors' safety net.
Potential investors wary of unlimited liability in the Lloyd's market can now register for a scheme ...
Appointments at ItemPlus.
Specialist consultants in retail financial services ItemPlus has appointed three consultants. Pia Da...
Tobacco firm hit with biggest-ever damages.
The tobacco industry took a severe blow when a Florida jury ordered BAT subsidiary Brown & Williamso...
Pensions campaign.
Pensions Minister John Denham believes people at work and those taking up new jobs need better pensi...
ACE clinches deal to buy Tarquin.
ACE has has bought holding company Tarquin in a move that will increase its management capacity to 9...
Moody to gain SURL expertise.
Moody's Investors Service has announced the acquisition of Lloyd's Market syndicate network research...
RSA's brokers' guide.
Royal SunAlliance Engineering has produced a brokers' guide to its technical consultancy and enginee...
New system for LIM?
The London Insurance Market is understood to be considering the installation of multiple interoperab...
LP backlash over Order rumours.
New players to the litigation protection market have been slammed for "not behaving in the correct m...