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Cardif Pinnacle acquires warranty provider
Cardif Pinnacle has acquired a majority shareholding in Warranty Direct, a provider of personal extended warranties that protect consumer‘s cars and electrical appliances via its website www.warrantydirect.co.uk.
Equity strikes fraud management deal
Equity has appointed Absolute Fraud Management to provide its fraud management solution based on cognitive interviewing on a two year exclusive contract. The appointment follows a six month pilot scheme.
Direct to offer Arc legal services
Legal costs insurer Arc Legal Assistance has been appointed to provide a family legal expenses cover and range of legal services to clients of Direct Group.
ABI calls for flood resilience kite mark
A new flood resilience kitemark is needed for housing developments planned in the floodplain, the Association of British Insurers said today. The voluntary kitemark would set minimum construction standards, such as the use of water-resistant building…
Aon designs new policy for key workers
In response to the government’s Key Workers Living Programme, Aon has launched a new home insurance policy to help key workers protect their assets.
Aon launches key worker housing policy
Aon has launched a new home insurance policy aimed at protecting the assets of key workers.
Liberty boosts PI in Bristol and Manchester
Liberty International Underwriters, a division of insurer Liberty Mutual Group, has boosted its regional professional indemnity expertise through the appointments of Katie Dumenil and Simon Barber to its Bristol and Manchester offices respectively.
Three more join mutual body
The Fire and Rescue Authorities Mutual has announced three more FRAs joined on 1 April. There are now eight fully participating member authorities with more expected to join in coming months, it added.
Warranty provider acquired
Cardif Pinnacle has acquired a majority shareholding in Warranty Direct, a provider of personal extended warranties that protect consumer‘s cars and electrical appliances.
Fortis announces Commercial Lines revamp
Fortis (Insurance, UK) has announced significant enhancements to its Commercial Guard portfolio of 10 products that see an increase in cover levels across the entire range. The standard sums insured and the limits introduced across Fortis’ commercial…
Pressure grows on government over flood defences
In its response to Sir Michael Pitt’s review of flood risk in the UK, Risk Management Solutions has today highlighted the urgent need for an accurate database of information on flood defences. It added the Environment Agency currently has information…
Acturis gains two
Acturis has completed the signature of two new brokers to its software platform from rival SSP. Ryan...
Profit-erasing credit hire costs to escalate
Motor premium increases pushed through during 2007 will be wiped out by the soaring cost of credit h...
Ecclesiastical weathers storm
Ecclesiastical's group chief executive believes the insurer "weathered the storm" last year, after r...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny enjoyed a lunch meeting with British Insurance Brokers' Association head of technical services...
Robbing hood
Nottingham has been named as the UK's top burglary hotspot for the third year running by Endsleigh I...
JLT settlement sum
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has accepted an offer of a "substantial sum" in settlement of its claims in t...
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Swinton commercial push
Swinton Business has acquired Lawrences. Swinton's commercial arm said the acquisition gives it a "f...
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Appointment at Sparke Helmore
Australia-based law firm Sparke Helmore has made several new additions: two partners, one senior-lev...
Capita buys broker
The Capita Group has acquired HFR Holdings and Lancaster Insurance Services for a consideration of a...
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