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Glenrand plans US boost
London market broker Glenrand is looking to boost its North American business and investment portfo...
Sales of Sainsbury's Bank's new car insurance boosts overall sales
Sales of Sainsbury's Bank's new car insurance, launched in the summer, have boosted the group's ove...
Danger signs as motor stalls
Motor insurers have been warned that even allowing premiums to stabilise, let alone fall, poses an ...
The Davis Group records increased gross premium
The Davis Group has recorded gross premium of £27.4m for the year ended 31 October 2002 - an increa...
Peter Owen of Cox Insurance Holdings made executive chairman
Peter Owen, non-executive chairman of Cox Insurance Holdings has been made executive chairman of th...
Unite to shape future disclosure
Post Magazine recently reported on the need for insurers and intermediaries to speak to the Financial Services Authority with one voice. David Hiddleston says commission disclosure is coming and calls for the industry to unite to influence the shape of…
Brand and deliver
Over the last five years, insurers have discovered the cost and time savings - not to mention the potential for brand extension - of delivering replacements for stolen or damaged items, rather than haggling over their cash value. Mira Butterworth…
Sheep-dip judge bars claims for all time
Group actions claimants have suffered a blow, following a landmark decision by the Court of Appeal ...
Liberty Syndidates takes on three-man team
Lloyd's managing agency Liberty Syndicates has taken on a three-man reinsurance team from Gerling G...
Warren Hill Insurance Brokers wins contract
Warren Hill Insurance Brokers has won a contract from the Ice Cream Alliance to provide dedicated i...
Lloyd's insurer Amlin said premiums have increased
Lloyd's insurer Amlin said premiums have increased by 52% in the first 10 months of the year. Gross...
Appointment at Smart & Cook
Smart & Cook (Scotland) has made two new appointments. Angus Fraser joins as an associate director,...
A dip in the skills pool
With the insurance industry in the grip of a skills shortage, many innovative companies are encouraging staff movement between functions. This widens variety in the business's skills pool and facilitates career progression, says David Fanning.
NIG expansion
NIG has moved its Leeds office to a bigger location and is set to take more space in the building, ...
Help to shape the industry
Nearly a year on from the creation of super-regulator the Financial Services Authority, it is a nat...
Appointment at Davies Liability
Graham Kelly has been promoted to the position of associate director of Davies Liability. Mr Kelly ...
A mixed bag
Although the insurers topping PM's league tables have, for the most part, retained their positions,...
Appointment at Miller Consulting Services
Miller Consulting Services has recruited Peter Coton. Prior to this move, Mr Coton spent 37 years a...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This site has been around for a while, but with Christmas coming and a massive increase in online s...
Appointment at MCE
Wellingborough-based broker MCE has appointed Andy Bird to spearhead the company's American cars po...
Tiner outlines GISC credits
John Tiner, managing director of the Financial Services Authority consumer, investment and insuranc...
Customer-led change
Insurers should analyse their own customer base and segment it into its different service requireme...
Appointment at Haven Knox-Johnston
John Macaulay has been promoted to the position of divisional manager of pleasure craft insurance s...
Appointment at AIG Europe (UK)
Stephen Ball has joined AIG Europe (UK) as UK sales and development manager. Mr Ball has over 25 ye...