News
Aon acquisition.
Aon Consulting is to acquire Actuarial Sciences Associates, an employee benefits and compensation co...
Appointment at insurE-com.
Internet company insurE-com, has appointed three key staff. Chris Newman has been made business deve...
State of ALARM.
Kevin McGlone, chairman of the Association of Local Authority Risk Managers, is tuned in to the merits of new technology in the association's work on core competency and training in the public sector. He tells Anthony Gould why.
Groupama offers One Stop car Shop.
Groupama is now able to offer motor policyholders a replacement car for total losses, after striking...
Baltic Exchange disappointed at planning permission.
The Baltic Exchange has expressed disappointment that the proposed Swiss Re tower has been granted p...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was interested to read that insurance staff admit to working in the sector with muffled embarr...
Merchant International Group releases survival manual.
Corporate intelligence specialists Merchant International Group has released a survival manual for e...
Liability in line to leave.
CGNU's liability syndicate 1047 could be next in line to leave the insurer, according to sources at ...
Towergate makes 23rd acquisition
The acquisitive Towergate Underwriting Group has acquired Canterbury and East Kent broker Canterbury ...
Moody's serves Ace at Lloyd's.
Ace has become the first Lloyd's syndicate to accept a financial strength rating from rating agency ...
Boost for Budget.
Tele-broker Budget Insurance is consolidating its high-street presence through acquisition. Last yea...
D&I site revamped.
Internet risk management company Drive & Insure has revamped its website - www.driveandinsure. co.uk...
CSC deal extended.
City of Westminster Assurance has extended its partnership with Computer Sciences Corporation, as it...
InsurE-com aims for 30 insurers.
The online quotation market for insurers and brokers, insurE-com, is set to go live for business wit...
Missing out on life.
The public is not getting the benefit of drops in life premiums because of the life sector's relucta...
Threat lives on.
In the wake of the Good Friday Peace Agreement, many companies have put terrorism insurance at the bottom of their list of priorities, but the risk is always there, according to Eric Alexander.
Insurers team up to combat fraud.
Three insurers are teaming up with over 230 financial services and related organisations in a data-s...
Appointment at Claims People Group.
The newly-formed Claims People Group has appointed Jeremy Baker as technical director of its loss ad...
Rates of change.
The annual reinsurance Rendez-Vous will be held in Monte Carlo next week. This year's weather-related losses and inadequate rates are likely to be on everybody's agenda, says Cameron Andrews.
Voidance: a question of insurer discretion.
I read with interest the letter from Adrian Moore (PM, 3 August, p14) seeking views on whether, foll...
Claims culture means brokers sent off.
Society's response to the mushrooming claims culture could have some unforeseen fall-out for the ins...
British Insurance Brokers Association award.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has awarded the annual Francis Perkins Award for outstandi...
Dumped cars nuisance means costs all round.
Motor salvage companies are losing thousands of pounds a year because of the rising number of cars b...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Eagle Star, part of Zurich Financial Services, has confirmed that one endowme...