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Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has taken on Martin Gray as a member of its holdings board. Mr Gray recen...
Retail therapy.
Household insurers should not be complacent, with new entrants homing in on the market all the time. As well as internet brokers, retail giants are currently buying into the sector, providing those clients prepared to shop around with a cure for their…
Paving the road to recovery.(2)
Rehabilitation has enormous potential to save money and livelihoods, but it must be done effectively and efficiently. For insurers to pick up the pieces after an accident, all parties must be open to consensual methods of claims handling, says Steve…
Car wars.
The non-standard motor market has opened up, with specialist providers losing their pole position to the non-specialists, who have moved up a gear using sophisticated rating engines to quote. The race is on to recover lost ground, according to Edward…
Appointment at Combined Insurance.
Combined Insurance has recruited Alan Winch to work in its special risk division, which underwrites ...
Gerling shake-up.
A management shake-up at insurer Gerling will see the native Australian chief executive officer of G...
Limited trial for R&R's solution.
Brokers taking part in the pilot scheme for the internet broking solution 24 7 since January have on...
Engineering site.
The International Association of Engineering Insurers has launched a website, www.imia.com, to help ...
Appointment at Alleghany Underwriting.
Julian Bosworth has joined the board of Alleghany Underwriting Risk Services and will be responsible...
Broker set to acquire.
Leeds-based commercial insurance broker Henderson is looking to make several acquisitions after year...
Enter now for BIA 2001 recognition.
Want to win a British Insurance Award and let the whole industry know about your achievements? Then ...
Loyalty comes to UK.
Aon's Employee Risk Solutions, with the assistance of the Aon Loyalty Institute in the US, has estab...
Indian conversion.
The General Insurance Corporation of India is to set up a representative office in London after conv...
Scot Am shot in the arm for Pru.
Prudential hopes to boost its market penetration in the independent financial adviser sector with th...
Football competition kick off.
The Post Magazine and Avon Insurance football ticket competition is here again, with three simple qu...
Weather mapping.
The Met Office is to offer GeoProof, its weather data product, online. GeoProof maps weather across ...
Cover clarification follows epidemic.
With several high-profile events, including rugby internationals, horse racing and the Crufts dog sh...
War of words needs resolving.
The war of words between insurers and the independent bodyshop repair industry over labour rates and...
Results - Independent profits hit.
Independent Insurance, which issued a profits warning last month, has recorded a 64% fall in profits...
Groupama to outsource to The Source.
Groupama is in talks to outsource computer claims handling to sector specialist The Source. The nego...
Results - RSA set to slim.
UK insurer Royal & Sun Alliance, which last week reported a 16% fall in operating profits for 2000, ...
Folgate in Golf club.
Towergate Leisure Underwriting has chosen Folgate Insurance as the new underwriter for its Golf Umbr...
Appointment at Safeonline.
Safeonline, the global manufacturer and distributor of digital risk insurance products, has employed...
Results - Innovate to invest.
The Innovation Group, the acquisitive provider of e-procurement solutions to the insurance industry,...