News
CSC Ra Group changes.
CSC Ra Group has announced changes to its general insurance office systems, designed to help brokers...
Enter now for awards glory.
The 1998 British Insurance Awards are up and running, with all the sponsors in place, the awards pre...
Fire awareness a hot topic for insurers.
ABI chief worried after figures show fire claims up by massive 11%.
Syndicate Capital Trust reports strong results.
Syndicate Capital Trust reported strong interim results for the six months to the end of 1997 and pr...
Standard Life opens second China office.
Standard Life has opened its second office in China in a ceremony held in the Great Hall of the Peop...
Pre-Budget nerves start to rattle insurers.
Insurers have called for the government to encourage further savings as they brace themselves for th...
NU prospers after flotation.
Norwich Union (NU) has announced a pre-tax profit for 1997 of £722m in its preliminary results - a 3...
Appointments at FMW International.
Peter Blanc and Paul Gravatt have been appointed to the main board of FMW International. Mr Blanc jo...
Life assurance as murder motive: the grim catalogue.
One of the biggest stories of the 1870s catapulted industrial branch insurance into the headlines wh...
Why legal expenses packages will not be ready in time for conditional
I refer to your article 'Concern after court's ruling' (PM, 19 Feb, p6), and in particular the remar...
A case of pots and black kettles.
I heard on the news that a serial killer has claimed his sixth victim in six years in Glasgow. It...
PIB pips Portuguese.
The UK branch of Ocaso SA has signed an agreement with Professional Insurance Brokers (PIB) to under...
Commercial Union's staff on shopping spree.
Staff from Commercial Union's Newcastle branch went on a shopping spree for London properties last w...
Going from bad to worse.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Direct Line shuns dispute.
Direct Line has refused to be drawn into a further dispute with NIG Skandia (NIG) over advertising s...
PIA's target figures.
The Personal Investment Authority has announced 98% of the firms it regulates have achieved its targ...
Appointment at Commercial Union.
Commercial Union has appointed Cathryn Riley to director of general insurance. She joined CU two ...
Appointment at Hillman Saunders.
Hillman Saunders has appointed two experienced recruitment consultants to its new Croydon operation....
Brokers will fight to retain independence.
Nearly three-quarters of medium to small size commercial brokers have expressed their determination ...
Seeing both sides of the argument.
Having worked in the insurance and recruitment industries, I felt I had to comment on recent letters...
NHM were law report authors.
There was a mix-up over names in our story entitled "Negligence cover shift stirs trouble" which app...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Nick Ward is the new line underwriter of Hiscox Syndicate 33's professional indemnity and directors ...
Blair delivers bug warning to firms.
Prime minister Tony Blair has spoken out over the grave risks British companies face if they ignore ...
Partnerships behind Independent success.
Independent Insurance continued to be the City's insurance darling with another year of increased pr...