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Shoddy label for insurers.
The commercial lines insurance industry was last week branded as inefficient and fragmented at the ...
Rise in motor rates.
Motor insurance has risen by 6.21% over the past three months, according to the latest AA insurance ...
Zurich to save £65m through staff cutbacks.
Zurich Financial Services is to cut 550 jobs from its UK life arm as part of a restructuring plan de...
Appointment at Countrywide Insurance.
Ian Oxley has moved to Countrywide Insurance marketing to take up the role of partnerships manager. ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Is the CII presidency a poisoned chalice? Penny has been pondering this question over the last few d...
Coming to terms.
Term insurance, enjoying a boost as repayment mortgages grow in popularity, is attracting insurers' attention away from less profitable sectors. Trevor Hemsley reports on the new spin providers are putting on this product.
AIIB on the road.
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries & Brokers has teamed up with Groupama and the General In...
CGNU faces Cape crusade.
The UK's largest insurer, CGNU, this week came under pressure to intervene, as a major shareholder,...
Willis opens funds to brokers.
The Willis Commercial Network has achieved its goal of 50 UK members, since starting out in 1998. It...
News in brief.
Ward Evans has unveiled a new corporate identity, incorporating the tagline "partners in intelligent...
Just askrims.
The Risk Insurance Management Society has launched an online search engine for concentrated searches...
Aon to spin off insurer.
Broking giant Aon plans to spin off its insurance underwriting operations, in a move which will affe...
What Jury?
During my many years of loss-assessing I have never ever encountered the Jury which is referred to i...
News in brief.
Independent is to sponsor the Grosvenor House Art and Antique Fair, 13-19 June. Among the pieces on ...
Fortis to pay out claims to victims of Selby rail crash.
Fortis Insurance, which insured the Land Rover that caused the Selby rail disaster, is to pay out cl...
Moratorium on genetics testing may be considered.
The government has signalled that it will consider imposing a moratorium on the use of genetic tests...
Ensuring there's life after mergers.
A period of integration is difficult for staff at all levels in companies that are merging. Handling personnel issues sensitively is vital in ensuring the business is still healthy when it emerges on the other side of the merger process, says Jane…
FM Green needs cultivation.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Mean streets?
The country's soaring crime rates mean South Africa's general insurance market is only for the resolute. Despite this, competition is fierce and insurers manage to record an acceptable profit, says Jeremy Golden.
Appointment at Invaluable.
Invaluable, provider of off- and online information on the art, antiques and collectible markets, ha...
Names in court.
Dissenting Names were due to appear in Court yesterday in a last gasp attempt to avoid paying their ...
Will it be the same old faces in Belfast?
This week's British Insurance Brokers Association annual conference in Belfast comes at a time of ra...
Over 10% now have CI cover.
More than 10% of the working population have taken out critical illness policies. Sales remain stron...
Wren's combination plan hits obstacle.
Lloyd's managing agency Wren Syndicates Management's plan to combine four out of five of its Lloyd'...