News
Appointment at Forum of Insurance Lawyers.
Elizabeth Bramwell has been appointed as executive director of FOIL. She replaces Sue Bucknall, w...
Personal problems.
Post Magazine has carried out a survey with the help of insurer Groupama to find out what the key concerns of the UK's personal lines brokers are. The results show apprehension and mixed feelings on new technology, as Alex Broad explains.
Merger to create insurance giant.
Insurers Mapfre and Caja Madrid are to merge to form the largest insurance group in Spain, with prem...
AMP chiefs quit.
Australian insurance and funds giant AMP has had a board clearout which has seen chairman Ian Burges...
GAB hires staff from closed rival.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has become the main beneficiary of the closure of liability adjuster Macali...
Staying in the picture.
Brokers are afraid of the future, of direct writers and of a shrinking market place. These fears ...
Draft merger deal.
The boards of Finnish insurers Sampo Life and Leonia Life have approved draft merger terms which wil...
Soldiering on.
Simon Threadgold talks to brokers and their trade organisations to gauge how brokers are facing up to the changes and challenges of the 21st century.
Policy Master ups profits and signs new deal
Policy Master, the specialist financial services software provider, has reported turnover up 47.6% to...
Trucker of the year.
Freight insurance broker Jensen Dickens wheeled out the award for Trucker of the Year at the Commerc...
Gartmore sold.
US mutual Nationwide won the race to buy UK fund manager Gartmore for £1.03bn from the Nat West Bank...
First CEO for Fortis.
Belgo-Dutch financial group Fortis is considering appointing its first chief executive officer and e...
GISC appoints monitor
The General Insurance Standards Council, which is due to start registering members on a voluntary bas...
ISAs caught in 'Net.
A new online service offers low cost individual savings accounts from a range of providers. Pensions...
Judge makes 'maverick' decision over damages.
Insurers and defendant solicitors were playing down the possibility of another increase in personal ...
Plain sailing on web.
Yacht and motor boat insurer Navigators & General has enhanced its website, www.navigatorsandgeneral...
Appointment at Fitzgeralds.
Alan Fitzgerald has formed Fitzgeralds chartered loss adjusters in Cork, the first chartered firm es...
Arson measures lack spark.
The Home Office's long-awaited announcement on measures to tackle arson was a major disappointment t...
Broker alliance pledges to re-crown customer as king.
Four brokers have formed a new European alliance to provide an alternative to the large internationa...
Appointment at The Association of Consulting Actuaries.
Mike Arnold has been elected chairman of the Association of Consulting Actuaries. Mr Arnold, senior ...
Norman Insurance changing its name.
Norman Insurance is changing its name to MMA Insurance from 27 April and undergoing a complete rebra...
Garwyn's Irish plan.
Specialist liability adjuster Garwyn has recruited a team of seven loss adjusters from Irish loss ad...
Bill makes it through Lords.
The government has steered the Financial Services & Markets Bill through its potentially difficult c...
Generali will get a UK life predicts analyst.
Italian insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali could soon swoop for a major UK life portfolio, accor...