News
Arson measures lack spark.
The Home Office's long-awaited announcement on measures to tackle arson was a major disappointment t...
Broker alliance pledges to re-crown customer as king.
Four brokers have formed a new European alliance to provide an alternative to the large internationa...
Appointment at The Association of Consulting Actuaries.
Mike Arnold has been elected chairman of the Association of Consulting Actuaries. Mr Arnold, senior ...
Norman Insurance changing its name.
Norman Insurance is changing its name to MMA Insurance from 27 April and undergoing a complete rebra...
Garwyn's Irish plan.
Specialist liability adjuster Garwyn has recruited a team of seven loss adjusters from Irish loss ad...
Bill makes it through Lords.
The government has steered the Financial Services & Markets Bill through its potentially difficult c...
Generali will get a UK life predicts analyst.
Italian insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali could soon swoop for a major UK life portfolio, accor...
New Zurich unit.
Zurich Corporate Solutions this week launched a new global business unit providing integrated risk f...
Appointment at Lloyd's.
Lloyd's has appointed Steve Quiddington as managing director of its members' services unit. He takes...
Last minute rush for ISAs.
Providers of Individual Savings Accounts reported a huge last minute rush to buy before the financia...
Appointment at PJ Frankland.
Neil Chatburn has joined Derby-based broker PJ Frankland as a director. He will specialise in arr...
Firms raided by police.
A huge investigation into insurance fraud has led to a series of police raids. The Preston office...
Independent Insurance, Ireland.
The manager of Independent Insurance, Ireland, Michael Gaughan outside the company's new headquarter...
Scottish Provident cliff hanger
The future of carpetbagger target Scottish Provident hangs in the balance. While Standard Life gave...
Goodfellow's choice.
Underwriting agency The Goodfellow Group has outsourced its IT requirements to Essex-based Technolog...
Integris in £20m deal with Lloyd's.
Lloyd's has awarded a £20m outsourcing contract to Integris, the managed services arm of Bull Inform...
Gem for small firms.
Users of Countrywide's commercial EDI solution, Diamond, now have access to another electronically-t...
Ford drivers' deal.
US motor insurer Hartford is offering discounts and a policy renewal pledge to millions of Ford owne...
State Farm estimates it will receive 32,000 claims after tornadoes in
The tornadoes which ripped through Fort Worth in Texas last week left four dead and over 100 injured...
FSA's online help.
City regulator the Financial Services Authority has launched a major new section on its website to h...
Commentary - Councils in the courts.
Where local authorities do not appear to meet expectations, people are increasingly willing to bring...
What the Papers Say.
Yorkshire Post A former miner, who suffers from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, has won ?60,000...
Time for kick off.
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Goshawk has posted poor results for the 1999 year of account. Operating p...
BIBA's debt launch.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has teamed up with a leading credit insurance underwriter...