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The heat is on council insurers.
Britain's local authority insurers could be in a for a rough year, putting further pressure on their...
Appointment at Financial Information Technology.
Three new non-executive directors have been appointed at Financial Information Technology. They are ...
RSA upgrade.
Royal & Sun Alliance has upgraded and relaunched its 1997 Properties product. New features include c...
Final genetics forms.
The Genetics and Insurance Committee has finalised the application forms for use by the insurance in...
Close to Huon.
Mark Wood, chief executive of Axa UK, confirmed his company's relation to software and solutions pro...
Survive to offer courses in risk.
The business continuity group Survive will fund certificate and diploma courses in crisis and disast...
Axa raises Glass to toast new online claims system.
French insurer Axa has selected Glass's Information Services to deliver a web-based integrated claim...
Reducing standards is not the answer.
Sue Hibberd is quite right when she says that changes have taken place in the insurance industry. ...
Shares go to BMG.
Medical Direct Group has announced the proposed placing of 444 444 new shares at 22.5 pence per shar...
Direct writers fill drought.
Intermediaries look set to follow the AA's lead and appoint direct insurers to their motor panels. ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Congratulations must go this week to two legends of the golf course: Tiger Woods for his breathtakin...
Sleeping with the old enemy.
The lines between direct insurers and broker-only insurers are becoming increasingly blurred as the ...
St Paul Re boosts its client focus
US-based St Paul Re has appointed Paul Miller to the newly created post of vice-president and custome...
Insurance services providers launch joint venture
A joint venture company offering global insurance solutions was launched today by run-off specialist ...
Insurers boost salvage firm profits
Universal Salvage has recorded pre-tax profits of £5.5m, up from £0.2m last year, on turnover slightl...
Inspop poaches Carter from Torch
Inspop.com, the independent insurance website due for launch to the general public next month, has re...
Edgar Hamilton and FE Wright merge
Lloyd's brokers Edgar Hamilton and broker FE Wright are to merge following the acquisition of FE Wrig...
Six offshore centres join OECD tax fight
Six offshore financial jurisdictions, including Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, have made a commitmen...
Direct move by AA
Direct writer Churchill has joined the AA's motor insurance panel further clouding the distinction be...
Old Mutual makes cross-selling move
London-based, South African life and pensions group Old Mutual is to acquire United Asset Management ...
CGNU in South African and Canadian sale talks
Recently merged UK insurance giant CGNU is in talks to dispose of its 51% stake in CGU South Africa....
Customers suffer in Drake 'fiasco' fallout.
Brokers with customers holding policies underwritten by Drake Insurance are failing to tell customer...
Direct home service.
Leeds-based broker Ward Evans has launched a new telephone-based product for home owners called Home...
Appointment at TIA Systems.
Caroline Hodgson has joined newly-launched general insurance solutions provider TIA Systems as pre-s...