News
Upbeat up north.
The financial services sector is thriving in the North-East of England, with insurers, brokers and loss adjusters playing their part in rejuvenating a once declining area. Marcus Alcock reports.
The gain in Spain.
The European Commission has approved plans by CGNU to take a 50% stake and management control of Spa...
Cape of good hope.
A claim by 3000 South African miners to have their case against Cape heard in the UK has been upheld...
Accident figures down say Health and Safety Commission.
There is a downward trend in work-related accident rates and numbers of injured workers, according t...
A question of strategy.
It has been said time and time again, but it needs to be said again. The insurance and broking in...
On top of the world.
AIG Europe has formed a new division for UK brokers to offer exporters and business in the UK with o...
SIF threatens 800 law firms.
Insurers could force up to 800 law firms to go out of business following a decision to take a hard l...
Mystery in Mynd.
Computer Sciences Corporation's takeover bid for Mynd is set to be completed by the middle of next m...
Fortis site goes live.
Broker-only insurer Fortis has gone live with its website offering information on both personal and ...
Appointment at Old Mutual.
Julian Roberts has been made group finance director of Old Mutual. He joins the company from Sun Lif...
BankING on the net.
Dutch group ING, which last week acquired the financial services and international units of US insur...
Riding a sea change.
Simon Threadgold talks to major players in the broker market to get an overview of the sector and find out how it has adapted to the arrival of direct insurers.
Cluff subsidence cartoon makes reader crack up.
Just to say that Cluff's subsidence cartoon, Post Magazine 13 July, p14, made me laugh out loud - ev...
Appointment at Cigna Healthcare.
Cigna Healthcare has appointed Chris Brown as its first medical director. In the past, Mr Brown has ...
New millennium, new expectations.
"Brokers and insurers providing services to international corporate businesses need to protect the s...
Cover for MPs to wait.
The decision on the exact level of cover to be given to MPs by the motion passed on 23 May will have...
What the Papers Say.
THE TIMES An eco-warrior who broke his back when he fell 50 feet from a tree on a bypass building...
E-comm takes centre stage.
Post Magazine's forthcoming special conference and exhibition From e-commerce to e-profit, which is...
UK missing out on Canadian mix.
UK insurers are in danger of missing out on Canada's emerging commercial insurance opportunities, Ro...
Ibex: peak practice.
Ibex Motor Policies, which is to change its name to Chaucer Insurance and relocate to new offices on...
Danger warning.
The insurance industry in general, let alone the broking fraternity, is not known for benchmarking i...
Storms cause US profit dive.
Storm damage claims in the first three months of the year contributed to a dive in financial results...
Appointment at Swiss Re.
Achim Bauer, co-head of global marketing for Swiss Re New Markets, has been named managing principal...
Appointment at Link Insurance.
Darrell Drake is the new commercial underwriting manager at Link Insurance. He joins the company fro...