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Demon libel case is a godsend for insurers.
E-commerce liability looks set to become a burgeoning area for insurers following a pivotal case las...
Appointment at Pearl Assurance.
Duncan Hopper has been appointed to the new post of director of e-business development at Pearl Assu...
Calling the shots.
The meteoric rise of call centres is now showing signs of abating - in fact it's set to boom further, reports Andrea J Chee.
Travel - Playing tag with your valuables.
Columbus Direct Travel Insurance has launched security-tagging for travellers. Its Lifestyle prod...
Standard & Poor look sat recent ratings moves.
Martin Hindley from Standard & Poor's looks at recent ratings moves. - Axa Portugal Compania de S...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Andrew Shaw has been appointed as head of IFA administration at Friends Provident. He will be based ...
Ball issues warning.
John Ball, who takes over as president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters on Friday, will ...
Quackenbush in cash scandal.
California's insurance commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has been accused of taking hundreds of thousan...
Fears over CGNU commission plan.
Merger partners CGU and Norwich Union have both dismissed suggestions they are preparing to scrap co...
Home Office sets up Arson Forum.
The Home Office is to set up an new Arson Control Forum chaired by Graham Meldrum, the chief inspect...
Action after arrest.
The Tennessee Insurance Department has been suspended from the US National Association of Insurance ...
Chartside buys Essex Ladies.
Fledgling broker group Chartside Ventures has made its second acquisition. The company, which was...
Cash hike plan will ruin Lloyd's says director.
Lloyd's could cease to exist as we know it if plans to make it more expensive to join the market go ...
Happy anniversary?
It is exactly a year today that Chris Woodburn took up his role as chief executive of the General Insurance Standards Council. Anthony Gould finds out how it's going.
Appointment at CMG.
Steve Lloyd has been made an associate director of CMG. He will be based in Manchester. Mr Lloyd fir...
MULRA gets Eastgate
Eastgate Assistance has finally joined the Motor Uninsured Loss Recovery Association, a professional ...
ZFS profits up as UK arm performs strongly
Zurich Financial Services has recorded profits up 16% to $3.2bn with a strong performance from its UK...
CGNU appointments
CGU and Norwich Union, which are shortly due to merge to form CGNU have announced the designate execu...
NHS facing massive negligence claims
The cost of medical negligence claims against the National Health Service has rocketed according to t...
ING Re opens in Ireland
ING Reinsurance International has opened an office in Dublin. The office is to be headed by Graham...
CGNU message to intermediaries
Following last week's shareholder vote approving the merger of CGU and Norwich Union to form CGNU, Pa...
CGU and Tesco join for life
CGU has tied up with Tesco Personal Finance, the joint venture company owned by Tesco and the Royal B...
Broker Direct turns the corner
Broker-owned marketing company Broker Direct, which is underwritten by Cornhill subsidiary Trafalgar ...
GISC decision delayed
The European Commission's decision on whether to take over the task of approving the General Insuranc...