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Rural crime on the up
There has been a dramatic rise in rural crime according to a new report from insurer NFU Mutual. Th...
American Re acquisition terminated
New Jersey-based American Re's proposed acquisition of United National Group (UNG) of Pennsylvania ha...
Scott takes over Bland role
The Chartered Insurance Institute has found a replacement for director general David Bland who is due...
Barclays and Woolwich unite
Barclays bank is to acquire the Woolwich for £5.4bn, doubling the bank's 4% share of the UK home lo...
CGNU close to US sale
CGNU is expected to announce it has found a buyer for its US property and casualty operations in the ...
Bennetts updates online site.
E@sy riding Motorcycle insurance broker, Bennetts, has updated its online site, www.bennetts.co.uk, ...
Ecclesiastical dismisses bats claim.
A leading church insurer has dismissed pressure group claims that England's churches are under siege...
ABTA loses market grip?
The Association of British Travel Agents has said it is not concerned by a direct insurer's claim it...
Permanent rates.
Permanent Insurance has introduced guaranteed rates on its income protection product Income Protecto...
Crowe flies the nest
Michael Crowe, founder and chairman of Lloyd's managing agent Crowe Insurance Group is to retire at t...
Credit for Egg.
Axa has lost the account to provide credit cover for Prudential-owned internet bank Egg's products. ...
BLM to refocus after staff quit.
Berrymans Lace Mawer's Manchester office is to refocus on its core market, following the departure o...
Cover Concern.
Age Concern has refused to comment on speculation it is set to review the underwriter for its home a...
Eggs-pence accounts.
The rapid growth of payment alternatives means companies no longer have to keep all their financial eggs in one basket. After a decade of market expansion, premium finance has come of age, says Simon Threadgold.
Motor drives out online competition.
Motor insurance products have a stranglehold on the rest of the financial market when it comes to on...
Burgoynes new Welsh office is eighth UK base.
Claims engineers Burgoynes opened its eighth UK office in Cardiff this week to service Wales and the...
Claims Direct: ASA upholds complaint.
The Advertising Standards Authority has criticised personal injury specialist Claims Direct for two ...
Syndicates set for merger.
Two Lloyd's syndicates managed by St Paul Syndicate Management look set to be merged, following comm...
Bupa site on call.
Health insurer Bupa is converting nearly 40% of the enquiries it receives from its 'call me' facilit...
Argyll signs sponsorship deal.
Worthing-based broker Argyll hopes to slam dunk the opposition after signing a sponsorship deal with...
Going not gone.
A Southampton employment tribunal has ruled that two former Folgate Insurance employees were unfairl...
Allianz bags body IT.
Insurer Allianz Cornhill has purchased a licence to use Computer Sciences Corporation's injury claim...
Crutes: new partner.
North-East insurance specialist Crutes has appointed a new partner to work in the area of clinical n...
Bupa opens health clinic in India.
A ceremonial lamp was lit to mark the official opening of Bupa's first health and lifestyle clinic W...