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UK boosts Allianz income
German insurer Allianz, reporting its first quarter profits for the first time, said premium income ...
Benefits backlash.
Insurers have been saved millions of pounds in personal injury payouts, following an historic decisi...
Customer focus sacrificed at IT altar.
Insurers were branded as lacking in customer focus and not being innovative enough, while failing to...
Groupama rejects doubters.
French insurer Groupama this week stressed it is fully committed to the UK market, after comments by...
Film finance suffers a repayment blow.
Film finance insurers received a blow last week when the Court of Appeal ruled that HIH was not enti...
Retail gear shift.
Non-traditional players could soon move towards underwriting their own motor insurance policies, mar...
Hamilton snaps up British Bloodstock brokerage.
Niche broker Hamilton & Partners has bought the insurance broking arm of the British Bloodstock Agen...
Banking on French life.
French banks have found that a friendly alliance with insurers can make all the difference when it comes to counting up their profits at the end of the financial year. Jeremy Golden reports on France's bancassurance experience.
New NU rates as duo split.
Norwich Union has introduced new rates across its motor portfolio, which it hopes will stamp out "un...
Devitt rescue deal.
Winterthur subsidiary and specialist motorcycle broker Devitt Insurance Services has launched Devitt...
Aujard steps down.
Chris Aujard, who set up Lloyd's captive programme, has stepped down as head of the insurance market'...
Inside information.
With the IT focus firmly on the global reach of the internet system, the value of intranets as business tools is often overlooked. Richard Adams tries to redress the balance.
E-tailored to fit.
Buying on the net is fast becoming a way of life, but with the ever-widening array of forms cybercrime can take, most insurers are finding the most effective way to cover their e-risks is to provide clients with a bespoke service, says Veronica Cowan.
Self-examination.
Maureen Gaffney, chairperson for the National Economic and Social Forum, warned that insurers needed...
Playing on the same team.
Contrary to popular belief, Rachel Gordon finds that in today's ever evolving market loss adjusters and brokers are finally realising they are on the same side. By pooling their resources and concentrating on their clients they can only come out ahead of…
Appointment at JST Mackintosh.
Liverpool-based commercial and insurance law firm JST Mackintosh has made two new appointments. Jona...
NU loss adjusting panel announced
Norwich Union has announced the results of its loss adjusting panel review and has split the work bet...
Insurers 'also rans'.
Insurers have again been branded as 'also rans' in the world of e-commerce when compared with the ba...
Insurers must get political.
A whistle-stop tour of Irish economic history since the beginning of the 1970s ended in delegates be...
Lloyd's acts to protect brand name.
Lloyd's has acted to limit the damage to its reputation and has advised the public to check the valid...
Alexander Forbes set for second acquisition round.
Broking giant Alexander Forbes is set to go on a second round of acquisitions, after saying it is se...
Mapping out cover.
Lloyd's underwriter Map has launched a new policy to protect companies active in the Middle East in ...
R&M takes off.
Aviation company R&M International Engineering is set to unveil a new service for insurers tomorrow,...
Claims firm to fix prices.
A new claims company aims to shake up the subsidence claims market by introducing a savings guarante...