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Miller Fisher denies sale rings changes.
Miller Fisher has denied that the sale of its insurance arm Homecare, signals the start of a sell-of...
Chaucer: top Marque.
Chaucer Insurance has recruited another two ex-Sabre employees to its new non-standard motor team. S...
Industry must stop and listen.
Stop, look and listen. Three simple words. But apparently not simple enough for the insurance indust...
Three join network.
Acoat Bodyshop Services has added three new members to its network: LA Coachways of Weybridge in Sur...
Illegal stowaway cover launched.
Manchester-based broker JL Manson and Partners has devised a policy designed to protect internationa...
CGNU goes Hungary.
UK insurance giant CGNU has acquired Hungarian high net worth life insurer Mebit from Dutch banking ...
No Hope for Markel.
Markel Syndicate Management last week announced that David Hope is no longer the active underwriter ...
Poll finds MPPI scheme has fallen on deaf ears.
A joint industry and government initiative to raise the quality and profile of mortgage payment prot...
Ace rules out exit.
Bermudian insurer Ace denied speculation this week that the shock departure of the high-profile John...
Stocks shock hits insurers.
Insurance companies face increased threats to their bottom line, following the negative impact on eq...
Man-made effects.
A report by the Society of Fellows of the Chartered Insurance Institute has warned the insurance ind...
Penney to sell sales subsidiary DMS to Aegon.
The US's second largest department store JC Penney is to sell its insurance sales subsidiary Direct ...
RSA texts on claims.
Royal & Sun Alliance policyholders can now receive updates on the progress of their claims via text ...
South Essex joins QBE in the saddle.
South Essex Insurance Brokers has saddled up with QBE to create Equestrian Underwriting Agencies Lim...
McLarens to man round-the-clock claims line for AIG.
Loss adjuster McLarens Toplis has been chosen to man AIG Europe's new round-the-clock property claim...
Countryside checks.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has warned customers to check their travel insurance poli...
Cornhill losses.
Allianz Cornhill blamed poor international market conditions and £20m flood losses in the final quar...
Appointment at Capital Healthcare.
Neil Higgins is the new sales director at Capital Healthcare. He will be heading a team of seven div...
Software savings.
Insurers could save as much as 50% of the money they are spending on integrating their IT systems, a...
Norwich Union fails in human rights appeal.
Norwich Union has failed in its attempt to use the Human Rights Act to win an appeal hearing in an em...
Traditional insurers combat risky alternatives.
There are many worrying trends for insurers to contend with at the moment, but one that is already s...
Chubb fuels tie-up talk.
US insurer Chubb's European arm fuelled rumours this week that a tie-up with a bank could be in the ...
QBE profits climb.
Australian insurer QBE Insurance Group has recorded a 28% increase in net profits for the last six m...
Pru increases Indian interests.
Prudential Assurance, the Indian subsidiary of The Prudential, is looking to increase its stake in p...