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Think solutions not products.
Identifying profitable customers would be one of the keys to success, said Andy Stephens, electronic...
AIDS victims in fraud case.
Insurers have been accused of inviting fraud because of poor screening, in a fraud case which has so...
Clickforcover targets brokers.
A new underwriting agent is looking to expand its broker base for a product that covers small to med...
Due diligence growth for Aon.
Aon Group's Transaction Liability Unit, which provides insurance cover for corporate transactions, h...
New job for Kipper.
London-based subsidiary of Gerling Global Re Group, Gerling Global General and Reinsurance has appoi...
Unitas moves up with Scottish signing.
Broker network Unitas has signed up Aberdeen-based Central Insurance Services as its 10th member, ex...
Allianz acquires Dutch insurer.
AGF, the french subsidiary of German insurer Allianz, has acquired 100% of Dutch insurer Zwolsche Al...
Planning for old age? - Retirement planning in the current
Robert Bullivant FCII reports on the Chartered Insurance Institute Society of Fellows' research into the complex issues involved in retirement planning, and the researchers' recommendations to ensure consumers get the best advice.
Call centre growth to be put on hold.
The growth of insurance call centres is slowing, according to a new report carried out by Benchmark ...
Bryan James acquires P J Jenkins
Specialist broker P J Jenkins has been taken over by Hayes, Middlesex-based broker Bryan James & Co f...
Norwich Union axes 240 products and Club Elite
Norwich Union has culled 240 general insurance products, including the entire CGU Club Elite range. I...
Groupama moves to compensate the changing culture
Insurer Groupama has set up a dedicated employers' liability claims unit in response to the changing ...
Acquisition boosts Munich Re's US life business
Munich Re, through its US subsidiary Munich American Reassurance (Marc), is to strengthen its presenc...
Alliance expands with acquisition
Commercial lines broker Alliance Insurance Management is to acquire the book of business, goodwill an...
Legal & General ties up professional deal
Legal and General has won the contract to design and supply stakeholder pensions for the 300 000 memb...
Captive service for brokers
Brokers are being offered a new service to help them enter the captive insurance market. Specialist c...
Insurers and brokers optimistic over business prospects
Insurance brokers and general insurers are much more confident about future business prospects than t...
QBE consolidates.
QBE is to consolidate its Lloyd's syndicates 2999 and 79 into a marine and energy division and a non...
Scott retires.
Rodger Scott, insurance banking director at Barclays, retired late last month and has been succeeded...
Stepping into Lime Street.
Syndicate 3210 at Lloyd's is the largest investment in the market by a Japanese company. Will the liberalisation of insurance in Japan mean more such investments? Jeremy Golden reports.
Syndicate gets first ever financial strength rating.
Moody's has assigned an 'Aa2' (excellent) financial strength rating to the Lloyd's-based Ace Global ...
Rediary.
OCTOBER 2000 2-3 6th African Reinsurance Forum Nairobi, Kenya (O) African Insurance Organisa...
Turning the tide.
Delegates at this year's IUMI conference in London were urged to take action on rates. Eric Alexander reports on the wake-up calls to the industry.
Amlin goes into the red.
Lloyd's-based Amlin has reported a five point improvement in its combined ratio to 110% for the six ...