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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...
Takeover target HLF admits rationalisation.
Broker Heath Lambert's UK regional office network looks set to be slimmed down as part of the compan...
Wellington committed to aviation.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington said this week it is committed to aviation market, after posting interim ...
A country practise?
Veronica Cowan raises the bar on the CCBE's influence on the conditions of lawyers working in a member state of the EU, other than the one they qualified in.
Snowball urges FSA to quell Euro-vision.
Patrick Snowball, Aviva's group executive director, general insurance, has urged the Financial Servi...
Sectornet: HML quote system is "a first".
Broker software supplier, Sectornet, has developed a web-enabled, full-cycle commercial combined pro...
Fortis bucks trend with rate increases.
Fortis UK is planning sharper rate increases as part of moves to grow its core motor business, despi...
Outsourcing issue raised again.
The thorny issue of insurance outsourcing to India has, yet again, been splashed over the news, afte...
Broker Outright acquires personal lines business.
Broker Outright, formed following a management buy-out of HSBC Select, has acquired the personal lin...
Due credit deal for SMEs "close".
The Association of British Insurers has completed its consultation process with employer trade group...
Promina shows first-half profit.
AUSTRALIA'S third largest general insurer Promina, part of Royal & Sun Alliance prior to an initial ...
Parliament launches "offshoring" inquiry.
The trend of outsourcing UK jobs overseas, which has seen insurers lock horns with unions in recent ...
insurE-com joins up with Insurance Training Consortium.
Broker software supplier insurE-com has joined up with the Insurance Training Consortium to provide ...