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Axa picks up the Portman account
AXA Insurance has won the Portman Building Society household insurance account which was previously underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance. Under the deal, Portman members will get a rate freeze until at least 2005.
Ace announces IPO plans
Ace has unveiled plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of its financial guaranty business.
RSA to shut More Th>n call centres
Royal & Sun Alliance's direct personal lines subsidiary More Th>n is to close its Customer Service Centres in Hinckley and Ipswich over the next twelve months with the possible loss of 348 jobs.
Dorset acquisition is Folgate's 30th
The Folgate Partnership has announced its 30th acquisition; Broadstone Insurance Services (General), based in Broadstone, Dorset.
New management shipped in to TBS
Bob Beckett, chairman of fledgling broker network, Total Broker Solutions has put in place a new management team. From 31 December, two outgoing directors of The Beckett Group will transfer to the network — Keith Isherwood, Beckett managing director,…
Benfield links up with Factiva
Reinsurance intermediary Benfield has chosen electronic information company Factiva to provide its employees with news and business bulletins.
Aviva to create 2500 jobs in India
500 UK staff to be redeployed. Compulsory redundancies not ruled out
Investments reduce interim profits at Helphire
Accident management specialist Helphire recorded a pre-tax profit of £1.3m in its interim results released today, a fall of £500 000 from the same period last year largely attributed to investment in infrastructure.
Heath Lambert announces first details of business review
Over 60 staff to transfer to rival JLT
Abbey appoints director of general insurance
Abbey has appointed Richard Field, formerly director of product management at Prudential, as director of general insurance.
AA to take sting out of 'grudge purchases'
The AA has launched a service for AA Visa holders, which may soon be used to gain discounts on their car and motor insurance.
Scor EGA votes for capital increase
Troubled French reinsurer Scor has held an extraordinary general assembly to approve a package of measures to strengthen the company.
Cultural gap must be bridged
People management policies are critical to bridging the cultural divide between organisations involv...
How far does parental responsibility go?
Though parental rights are clear when it comes to maternity and paternity leave, it is less certain how fertility treatment, for example, is legally regarded. Penny Lewis and John Eastlake explain
Cultural gap must be bridged
People management policies are critical to bridging the cultural divide between organisations involv...
Winners and Losers: Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
WINNERS - Health specialist First Assist has outlined plans to recruit 106 dedicated IT staff by 20...
CII plans to sign up 5000 new recruits
The Chartered Insurance Institute has outlined plans to recruit almost 5000 new members in 2004, giv...
Winners and Losers: Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
WINNERS - Health specialist First Assist has outlined plans to recruit 106 dedicated IT staff by 20...
CII plans to sign up 5000 new recruits
The Chartered Insurance Institute has outlined plans to recruit almost 5000 new members in 2004, giv...
How far does parental responsibility go?
Though parental rights are clear when it comes to maternity and paternity leave, it is less certain how fertility treatment, for example, is legally regarded. Penny Lewis and John Eastlake explain
Unum not to proceed with purchase
Insurer Unum no longer intends to proceed with the purchase of Swiss Life (UK)'s group income protec...
Appointment at Aon
Aon has appointed Philip Gore-Randall has joined as chief executive of Aon Risk Services UK. Mr Gore...
Hiscox posts unchanged forecasts
Hiscox has posted unchanged forecasts for Syndicate 33 for the 2001 and 2002 years of account. The i...
Broker Networks - Making connections
Simon Threadgold lines up the runners as a growing number of networks join the race for broker members