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GISC makes good use of time delays.
The General Insurance Standards Council took an important step forward this week with confirmation t...
egg's supermarket.
Prudential's online bank egg has launched an ISA and investment 'supermarket.' The site provides acc...
Analysts predict Lloyd's disaster.
Unexpectedly high losses could prove disastrous for elements at Lloyd's, a leading analyst claimed t...
Intech relaunch.
London market specialist Intech Solutions is to relaunch following its acquisition of Netsoft. In...
Industry keeps up LTC pressure as Lords vote.
The House of Lords is expected to vote in favour today of statutory regulation of long-term care ins...
A quick fix.
David Fanning asks if nationwide lists of approved home repair specialists are the answer to household insurers' prayers and those of their customers.
Bupa relaunch.
Private medical insurer Bupa has relaunched its existing income protection scheme. Called 'Lifestyle...
Environmental Fools Day.
On 1 April legislation is introduced which will force polluters to pay for their actions. If the polluter cannot be found then the current occupier will have to pay instead. Jonathan Swift examines.
PXRE launches new operation.
Lloyd's managing agency PXRE has unveiled a new service outfit targeting the small-to-medium-sized c...
See More Business favourite for Cheltenham Gold Cup.
See More Business, seen here winning the Aon Steeplechase last month, is the favourite to land the s...
Sax Riley retires
Sax Riley, deputy chairman of Lloyd's, is to retire later this month from his position as a director ...
Scor in cat bond issue
French reinsurer Scor has placed a 3-year, $200m catastrophe bond to cover US and Japanese earthquake...
Eagle Star adds life online
Direct insurer Eagle Star has added life insurance to its online service, www.eaglestar.co.uk. It inc...
Norman goes screen only
Reading-based Norman Insurance, part of the French multi- national MMA, has said it will in future on...
Zurich appoints new UK managing director
Zurich Financial Services UK has appointed Geoff Riddell as managing director with responsibility for...
Clerical Medical calls for premium hike
The proposed maximum premium for life cover within stakeholder schemes should be almost doubled to £3...
Screentrade moves to television
Misys, the computer group behind the online Internet broker Screentrade, has launched an insurance s...
GISC to start in July
The General Insurance Standards Council has confirmed it will start operations at the beginning of Ju...
Life premiums down but critical illness growing
Premiums have been falling in the life market following intense competition, according to ERC Frankon...
CGU in PI launch.
Camberford Law has teamed up with CGU to launch a new professional indemnity scheme for intermediari...
PCS to sign sole adjuster agreement.
Independent-owned loss adjuster Property and Casualty Services is close to signing a sole adjuster a...
MAAF boost.
Europe's biggest motor insurer, France's MAAF Assurances, is to become the eighth member of the pan-...
It's a gas at Zurich.
Zurich will take a major slice of the market for certification of gas engineers following the acquis...
Exclusive - Testing upgrade goes live.
European IT services group CMG has launched version 5.0 of TestFrame, a complete testing methodology...