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Euro approval.
The European Commission has approved the £3.5bn acquisition of Guardian Royal Exchange by Sun Life &...
Appointment at KGM Underwriting.
KGM Underwriting Agencies has appointed Colin Hart as joint deputy underwriter on syndicate 260....
Safetynet team-up.
Business continuity and disaster recovery service provider Safetynet has joined forces with Hewlett-...
Fresh fears over security after documents are found in gutter.
Insurers have been alerted to to the dangers of disposing of confidential documents in the public ar...
Suits you.
Just as Saville Row can provide that perfectly fitting suit, imaging technology is the tool that is enabling engineers to offer a tailored motor claims service for insurers. Alex Miller reports.
Future predictions.
Broker systems provider Computer Science Corporation hopes to predict what the insurance industry wi...
Exclusive - Broker Marsh dumps Mac.
The world's largest broker, J&H Marsh & McLennan, is to undergo a global rebranding and will be know...
Ready for the worst.
Income protection to cover you if you are off work for a long time should be both easy to set up and popular. Simon Threadgold discovers that's not quite the case.
When stating 'no pain' could mean gain.
The modern debate about the implications of genetic tests for life insurance is a far cry from 50 ye...
GISC unveils dream regulatory team.
The General Insurance Standards Council has announced the team it hopes will regulate general insura...
Chinese pick Pru.
UK insurer Prudential is one of four companies cherry-picked by China to help open up its insurance ...
Scottish Mutual bins paper transactions.
Scottish Mutual is to embark on an aggressive IT strategy which will eventually see an end to paper ...
Desperately seeking.
Alex Broad finds out that insurers' training courses boost broker standards and more recruits are using word of mouth.
The fifth annual Farr Trivia Quiz.
The fifth annual Farr Trivia Quiz exploded into a fun and fact filled finale recently under the guid...
Green Paper unease.
The government has been told its Green Paper pensions proposals could "sink without trace" if there ...
GE Travel website.
GE Travel Insurance Services has launched a website to provide agents and media with news and produc...
Appointment at the Association of Run-Off Companies.
Philip Grant has joined the main committee of the Association of Run-Off Companies. Mr Grant, who wo...
A healthy move.
Bupa is to launch a web-site designed to give customers worldwide the chance to contact its staff wi...
Commentary - Be ready for Woolf or else.
A major objective of the Woolf reforms is to reduce costs. This will happen with claims which go as ...
Car theft high.
Motorists have been warned about leaving valuables in cars after an analysis of last year's results ...
Appointment at CS Rand.
Alastair Johnstone has been promoted from an account manager to partnership development manager with...
High hopes for society.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters believes membership of its new Society of Claims Technicia...
Appointment at Highams System Services.
Julian Cacchioli is the new marketing manager at Highams System Services. Previously he was with OKI...
Tacking a new course.
The IUA's Marine Committee chairman Nigel Jenkins tells Adrian Leonard about his plans for streamlining the system and fostering co-operation.