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Axa's brave face.
Axa has put a brave face on the possibility of sponsoring an FA Cup without Manchester United this s...
AA raises its Insurance Profile.
The UK's biggest car and home insurance telebroker - the AA - has gone live with a new data warehous...
Appointment at Policy Master.
Russell Sneyd has joined software house Policy Master as business development manager for underwriti...
L&G: critical illness is back to basics.
Legal & General hopes to resuscitate the traditional group critical illness market with its latest l...
Appointment at Stockton Re.
Kirsty Gray has been appointed as a principal at Stockton Reinsurance's representative office in Lon...
Companies bust as mis-selling takes its toll.
The pensions mis-selling review continues to take a heavy toll on the industry with many companies g...
Marsh update.
Global broker Marsh is to confirm today the details of its new corporate logo and name change as exc...
Tactics on the tabletop.
The private medical insurance sector has come under attack from the media. Despite a shrinking market, Simon Threadgold finds that the State's inability to meet all of the nation's health needs - and demands - ensures a future for PMI.
Zurich's pruning.
Zurich Commercial has slashed its solicitors panel from 100 to 16, citing the Woolf reforms as the r...
Standard gives life to suitors.
Standard Life has refused to rule out future demutualisation in the wake of the proposed takeover of...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Peter Horncastle has joined the Aon Human Resources Consulting Group as vice-president and UK head. ...
Self Assurance for uninsurables.
Pension fund trustees who find themselves uninsured for a major benefit after signing up a substanda...
Out to launch.
With the National Health Service under pressure from an ageing population, insurance providers are looking to boost healthcare product sales with innovative solutions. Jonathan Swift reports.
Speedy handling.
Independent Insurance is already reaping rewards from its new claims handling centre in Cheadle. The...
Czechs forced into merger.
Two of the largest insurance companies in the Czech Republic are to merge on 1 August to form the se...
Trading chaos in DBS takeover.
Financial adviser chain DBS management was at the centre of trading chaos on the London Stock Exchan...
The Car's The Star'.
Classic car enthusiast and legal expenses broker Jeff Bailey was chauffeur for the day for football ...
1999 Glasgow taxi drivers outing.
Guardian Insurance helped the 1999 Glasgow Taxi Drivers Outing for Sick Children go with a hoot. The...
Collectors shown door.
Insurers are lining up to transfer their door-to-door premium collection services to outsourcing spe...
Screen supplier.
Windscreen giant Autoglass has secured a three-year sole supplier agreement with Zurich Financial Se...
Lloyd's gets CATEX.
Lloyd's underwriters can now benefit from improved access to the global insurance trading initiative...
GM crop cover.
An agricultural underwriter has warned brokers and farmers over policy changes in the wake of the ge...
City denies talk of a £10m sale of RSA to CGU.
Reports that insurer CGU is to bid £10bn for Royal & Sun Alliance have been widely discredited by bo...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Nick Sealy has been appointed to the board of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group. Mr Sealy is chairman o...