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Unum moves West.
Income protection insurer Unum is to open a new office in Bristol early next year, creating up to 75...
Bigger cut for Axa.
Axa Group is to increase its stake in its US subsidiary Axa Financial from 60.3% to 100%, under plan...
Gerling oils quote engine wheels.
German insurer Gerling Insurance Holdings has upped its offering to the marine market, with the laun...
Fieldwork.
The pressures on the farming sector have risen dramatically and new laws may exacerbate the rural situation. With many farmers struggling to reduce costs, says Veronica Cowan, insurers are having to look further afield for business.
Post Magazine voted Best Trade Publication.
Post Magazine was voted the Best Trade Publication on General Insurance at the annual Association of...
Europ: big plans.
Europ Assistance plans to quadruple its staff by 2005, following a major expansion of its operation ...
RSA beats Direct Line at online game.
Royal & Sun Alliance has been rated the best online insurer offering both home and motor policies ov...
B&W set to merge.
Bacon & Woodrow, one of the UK's leading firms of actuaries and consultants, has announced restructu...
Mergers: money for nothing?
Big is not beautiful. Nor is it good for staff, industry competition or customer service. These are ...
QBE debates UK HQ.
Australian insurer QBE could relocate its head office to London, managing director Frank O'Halloran ...
Insurers unclear on adjusters' real role.
It is not for CILA to respond to that part of your editorial ("Assessing loss adjusting panel review...
Lloyd's start-up faces £40m shortfall.
A new Lloyd's syndicate that aimed to be the largest ever start-up in the market, has fallen £40m sh...
CGNU's sales soar.
UK insurance giant CGNU has recorded a 14% rise in worldwide new business sales for long-term saving...
Appointment at Merricks.
Merricks has made two new appointments. Steve Loftus has joined as a senior lawyer and Fleur Kitchin...
WPA offers XS health online.
Western Provident Association is to offer its internet-based private medical insurance product XS he...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Two promotions have been made at Peoples Choice. Shay O'Gorman has been promoted to compliance offic...
London alliance Xchanges claims.
Lloyd's and the International Underwriting Association have joined forces with internet specialist X...
Mouse trap.
E-commerce and the internet have fundamentally changed the type of risks that an IT company must protect itself against. And with potential disaster just a click away, it is vital insurers keep up to speed, say Eija Holmstrom and David Savage.
Appointment at Saratoga.
Saratoga Systems has appointed Bradley Palser as vice president of engineering. Mr Palser will be re...
Crowe teams up with Road Operators Safety Council for poster
Lloyd's insurer Crowe has teamed up with the Road Operators Safety Council for the seventh year runn...
Cybersettlement.
The UK version of online claims settlement system Cybersettle, which is now due for launch at the en...
Ecclesiastical delegates power to the regions.
Ecclesiastical Insurance is set to announce a new business strategy next week, reaffirming its commi...
Waking businesses up to the value of risk management.
Many businesses were given a wake-up call during the recent fuel strike by hauliers and farmers. As ...
Appointment at Coventry Building Society.
Paul Cooper has been promoted as the new marketing product manager for Coventry Building Society. Mr...