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Retail exclusion "not sweeping"
The exclusion of retailers of goods other than motor - such as mobile phone and electrical goods ret...
Names push for flexible market
Lloyd's Names are pressurising members' agencies to alter their fee structures, which will allow pri...
Appointment at Caravan Guard
Halifax-based caravan and motorhome insurance specialist Caravan Guard has appointed two directors. ...
New reinsurers prosper in difficult market
New reinsurers are prospering in the difficult post-11 September 2001 market, according to rating age...
Proportional business no longer as attractive for European reinsurers
Continental reinsurers are moving away from relationship based underwriting towards more opportunisti...
Levene calls for long term view at Rendezvous
Chairman of Lloyds Lord Levene has called on the reinsurance industry to make a concerted effort to a...
Illium turns away corporate investors.
Lloyd's start-up Illium Insurance Group's specialist liability syndicate is expected to have premium...
Halifax General Insurance launches healthcare products.
Halifax General Insurance has launched three new low-cost healthcare products - Personal Accident Pl...
Mabbutt gives advice to competition winners.
Former Spurs captain and England international Gary Mabbutt gave coaching tips to Red Lion Inn from ...
Ex-Direct Line senior claims managers form new consultancy.
Three ex-Direct Line senior claims managers have formed a new Birmingham-based claims consultancy, A...
A question of balance.
Dr Robert Davies assesses the case for and against outsourcing. Is it all about cost-cutting or are the attractions enough to support this type of initiative?
Leading insurers avoid legal action.
Four of Ireland's largest motor insurers have avoided legal action from the country's competition au...
6 years ago.
The spat between the unions and insurance industry over outsourcing to India resurfaced last week wi...
US insurance figures indicate recovery is slow.
US general insurers have still not recovered from the poor premium growth of the late 1990s and 11 S...
Finger on the pulse.
Modern businesses are facing a new wave of threats, says Colin Short. Companies must make sure they are fully prepared for the worst.
Munich Re will not buy ratings.
Munich Re will not raise additional capital in a bid to please the ratings agencies after recording ...
Striving for excellence.
Marc DonFrancesco says it is time for commercial insurers to break down the barriers and get real about service performance.
Legal reforms update will maintain insurers' efficiency.
Law reform - understanding the modern legal system: Curbing your costs Tuesday 21 October, London...
An eye on the future.
Current conditions and recent events have tested the stability of the market but insurers are quietly confident that their fortunes are changing. In the run-up to the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Marcus Alcock gathers some views on what the next year could…
Healthy options.
The private medical insurance market has been reinvigorated with high-excess policies, which allow policyholders to reduce premium costs and insurers to reduce claims. Lynda Hardy Maskell explains.
Motor retailer Reg Vardy signs marketing deal with Direct Choice.
Motor retailer Reg Vardy has signed a marketing deal with broker Direct Choice, to offer cover to cu...
Churchill green light sees birth of insurance quartet.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plans to form a new insurance division, following final regulatory appro...
View from the Top - Peter Hubbard, chief executive, Axa Insurance UK.
It is increasingly clear to me that, as an industry, we have a responsibility to make sure our busin...
Domestic & General Group announces fall in profits.
Domestic & General Group has announced a fall in profits before tax of 14.3%, down to £12.6m for the...