News
Merge or bust.
Most people in the insurance industry will be hoping for a less traumatic year than the one just pas...
Case management success.
A diversification into healthcare management four years ago has paid off for the UK arm of loss adjuster Crawford-THG. Alex Broad visited the head office to find out more.
Utley - taking the industry by storm.
Neil Utley is building up an interesting CV. He moved just over two years ago from the successful br...
Gun manufacturers under fire from lawsuits.
Whether the gun industry will follow the example of the tobacco industry in being held responsible f...
Contract to underwrite policies awarded.
British Airways has announced that it has awarded GE Capital Travel Insurance Services a contract to...
Commentary - Mixed reaction to judgement.
On 10 December 1998, the House of Lords issued a judgment which will be welcomed by commercial prope...
Euro pundits can now sleep easier.
The Euro conversion weekend seems to have gone smoothly enough to disappoint those parts of the medi...
Lord Hambro to quit.
Lord Hambro has announced his intention to step down as chairman of Guardian Royal Exchange on 28 Ap...
Appointment at Budget Insurance Services.
Doug Phelan has joined Budget Insurance Services as broking director. He will be responsible for ...
IUA of London came into being this month.
The International Underwriting Association of London came into being this month with the merger agre...
Euclidian share boost.
Euclidian interim results revealed a 27% increase in return per share for the six months to Septembe...
Life industry is acting on public concerns.
The article 'Cornhill calls for register of life policies' (PM, 17 Dec, p4) prompted me to follow up...
Heartland's £5m target.
Independent financial advisers Heartland has announced it will achieve annual commissions in excess ...
PMSC teams with CNA.
Policy Management Systems Corporation has joined up with CNA to provide image outsourcing services. ...
Stakeholder software peril.
Companies planning to offer the government's stockholder pension must check now that they have the c...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Stuart McCreadie has been made group risk control manager at Independent Insurance. His survey teams...
Gladiator staff drive.
Non-standard motor intermediary Gladiator has announced it is to recruit 60 new staff this year. The...
Appointment at R.E. Brown & Others.
Chris Dale has been recruited to RE Brown & Others as information technology manager. Previously he ...
St Paul picks up PI from NU.
Norwich Union has sold the IFA professional indemnity portfolio it acquired with the purchase of Lon...
HSBC's euro guide.
Following the launch of the euro this week, HSBC has launched a free 60-page guide to carrying out b...
SIF launches survey on Y2K problems.
The Solicitors Indemnity Fund has embarked upon a fact-finding mission to discover its vulnerability...
Euro countdown.
Eric Mawer considers the impact of the euro on the insurance industry and what companies should be doing.
Lord Vestey accepts early Christmas present.
Lord Vestey, the Lord Prior of the Order of St John Ambulance, is pictured accepting an early Christ...
Insurers are ready for the euro.
Despite the uncertainty of the UK's position over economic and monetary union, insurers are taking s...