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Friends takes Stock.
Friends Provident, which is seeking to demutualise and float on the Stock Exchange next year, has an...
Big Brother hurts industry.
A shortage of experienced underwriters, poor management, a failure to attract and retain the best gr...
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Allianz split on sale.
Deutsche Bank is still open to selling off its 4.1% stake in German insurance giant Allianz, the ban...
No let up for Direct.
Disgruntled former franchisees of personal injury specialist Claims Direct have vowed to continue th...
Equity Red Star in front running for QBE's Ensign.
Lloyd's motor insurer Equity Red Star, owned by Cox Insurance Holdings, is understood to be the pref...
Bollington bowls over Grove
Macclesfield-based broker the Bollington Group has acquired R&A Grove Insurance Brokers for an undisc...
Pension transfer rules will hit workers
Proposals for personal pension transfers have been slammed by the Income Drawdown Advisory Bureau. It...
PartnerRe reports 60% rise in income
Bermuda-based PartnerRe has reported a net income of $51.5m for the three months ended 30 June 2000, ...
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Eastgate acts to ease stress
Eastgate has launched a new stress management helpline service for small and medium-sized businesses ...
Pru moves into creditor as Axa's Egg cracks
Axa has lost the account to provide credit cover for Prudential-owned internet bank Egg's products. T...
Claims People presses ahead with development plan
The Claims People Group has issued a revised timetable for its planned placing and public offering, w...
Halifax moves to refocus on household and travel
Halifax General Insurance Services has changed its management team as part of a move to refocus the b...
Health insurers merge for Goodhealth
Leading international health insurers Primary International Healthcare and Goodhealth Worldwide have ...
PXRe ratings put on CreditWatch
Standard & Poor's has put its ratings of Bermuda-based PXRe on CreditWatch with negative implications...
Pru to provide TUC pensions.
Prudential will provide pensions for the Trade Union Congress in a deal that gives the insurer acces...
Home loans for mortgage misfits.
A new company has opened for business with the launch of a range of products for brokers and indepen...
Auto Indemnity makes deals on wheels.
Credit hire company Auto Indemnity expects to sign deals for the provision of credit hire services w...
MDU suffers due to litigation rise.
The Medical Defence Union, the leading provider of indemnity and medico-legal assistance to UK docto...
NIG comes to the aid of DMS Plastics.
Insurer NIG came to the assistance of DMS Plastics after its factory in Ludlow, Shropshire, was burn...
Risk portal brings brokers benefits.
Commercial brokers are set to benefit from a new insurance portal launched this week aimed at facili...
RSA - new bond.
Royal & Sun Alliance has targeted independent financial advisers with a new with-profits bond. The n...
Rehabilitation First Campaign Up-date.
31 October 2000 - One Great George Street The Rehabilitation First campaign, launched last autumn ...