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The key to cover.
The aims of key person insurance may be straight forward, but as Keith Sankey reports, textbook cover is now becoming less popular in favour of more tax-effective options.
The proof of the claims code ... is in its use.
The long-awaited Claims Code could still be some way off Bob Scott, chairman of the Association of B...
Motorcycle launch.
Groupama Personal Insurances has launched two new motorcycle policies. Optima Unibike, which is aime...
Climate for change.
The reinsurance renewal season will soon be underway, and this year's major thrust, for those that have weathered the storm, will be to work towards the long-awaited and much-needed upturn in the market. Eric Alexander reports.
CCC plans Euro assault.
Motor claims specialist CCC International is gearing up for an assault on the European market, with ...
TPDCI recruits.
Newmarket-based broker Taylor Price Direct Choice Insurance is looking to recruit 25 new members of ...
CII conference at London's QEII centre.
Next week's Chartered Insurance Institute conference at London's QEII conference centre in London is...
Talks to stall court battle.
Insurers met face-to-face with no win, no fee personal injury litigation firm Claims Direct and oth...
Appointment at Inter Partner Assistance.
Ian Jansingh has moved to Inter Partner Assistance as business development manager. He has many year...
Marlborough Stirling continues expansion.
Financial software and support specialist Marlborough Stirling has continued its expansion with the ...
Public inquiry into railway safety.
A public inquiry into how to improve railway safety began this week, in the wake of the Ladbroke Gro...
Euro sites ill health.
Europe's healthcare companies' websites are in need of intensive care, according to a report by the ...
Axa results hit by UK claims
The performance of the UK arm of French insurer Axa helped drag down the company's first half results...
Gorham v Standard Life Assurance Co.
Court of Appeal 27 July 2000 The late Mr Gorham would have been better off in his company's oc...
RSA unit moves on.
Royal & Sun Alliance's 80-strong Property Investors Unit is relocating from its current base in Shaf...
CGNU sells unit to Sampo
CGNU has sold its Norwich Union pensions and life business to Sampo Insurance of Finland for £141m, h...
Brit down but looking up
Brit Insurance Holdings has recorded a pre-tax loss of £13.7m for the first six months of this year, ...
General Cologne Re joins IUA
General Cologne Re UK, subsidiary of the US reinsurer of the same name, has joined the International ...
RSA engineers new businesses
Royal & Sun Alliance is to create two stand alone engineering inspection and consultancy businesses t...
St Paul lays off 73 staff
Seventy three jobs at St Paul owned Unionamerica Insurance Company are set to go following its parent...
Crowe to close down two syndicates
Crowe Syndicate Management plans to close two syndicates following a strategic review for the 2001 ye...
St Paul looks to expand legal offering
St Paul International has recruited Karen Bain as underwriting manager from Groupama to help develop ...
Towergate snaps up Premia Centre
Medical Insurance Agency, the leading insurance broker and financial intermediary to medical and dent...
Standard Life revamps healthcare
Standard Life Healthcare is revamping its healthcare offerings so that premiums will reflect hospital...