News
Oxford put on hold.
The broker-only syndicate Oxford, which was due to start trading on Tuesday, has delayed its opening...
The road to improved claims.
Loss adjuster Crawford and Company has teamed up with CGU in an attempt to streamline the insurer's ...
Appointment at Compass Management.
Consulting Avril Lucas has been appointed senior consultant for the financial services sector of Com...
Ranking claim.
We were disappointed to see that in the excellent broker rankings supplement (PM, 27 July) our audit...
Drake expectations.
A further 25,000 Drake Insurance motor policy cancellation letters are to be sent out over the weeke...
All pretty obvious and still just the job.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.[QQ]
Timothy Benn Publishing to merge with City Financial Communications.
Post Magazine's owner, Timothy Benn Publishing, is to merge with City Financial Communications, publ...
High-street chains step on brokers' toes.
The threat to traditional distribution channels posed by the remorseless march of the high-street re...
Difficulties, but life reaches new heights.
Fifty years ago, the review of the year showed growth in the life market and problems in the general...
QBE: plan to sell off motor advances.
Australian insurer QBE has announced that it plans to sell Syndicate 980, Ensign Motor Policies at L...
JLT profits up 7%.
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson recorded pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year up 7% to...
Africa has always been there.
In your article Happy Birthday to us (PM, 27 July, p21) you refer to "large parts of Africa in parti...
Japanese merger.
Japan's Koa Fire & Marine Insurance and Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance Co are to adopt a one-for-one...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
Bob Swann has joined GAB Robins as part of its business interruption and accountancy team. Mr Swan i...
AFG gets world-first Worldview.
Insurance broker Alexander Forbes Group has become the first customer to buy the Worldview system fr...
APIL calls for urgent PI claims talks.
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has called for an urgent meeting with the Forum of Insura...
No win, no fee push by society.
Personal injury insurance specialist Abbey Legal Protection hopes to benefit from the Law Society's ...
Inter-Alliance aims to raise £16.2m
Inter-Alliance Group, one of the UK's leading independent financial advisers, has announced plans to ...
New Choice Quote.
Leeds broker Choice Quote is to open a new arm on Monday after acquiring part of Fielding Mann, a su...
... a claims manager.
Technology has greatly changed the face of claims management, but the challenges are still there. This is what fires Mike Noonan with enthusiasm for his job at Iron Trades, as David Worsfold discovered.
Churchill gets A&L motor.
Direct insurer Churchill has won a contract with Alliance & Leicester to offer motor insurance to it...
Hanover Park fined.
The Personal Investment Authority has fined Hanover Park Financial Services of Upper Norwood, London...
St James woos Italian market.
The UK financial services group St James Place, which includes J Rothschild Assurance Group, plans t...
Database detection.
A new company aims to assist insurers in their investigations. The database, www.investigatorsworld....