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Allianz in high street retail schemes boost
Allianz Cornhill Schemes has extended its insurance book for leading UK retailer Argos to cover furniture.
MIB training gets CII approval
The Motor Insurers' Bureau's claims training programme has been accredited by the Chartered Insuranc...
It's a jungle out there
Tiger kidnapping
Halifax Bank of Scotland uses proposed changes
Halifax Bank of Scotland has become the latest firm to make use of the proposed changes set to be in...
SLE Worldwide highlights motor sport event risks
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PI insurers nervous over new lending rules
The decision by banks to relax their mortgage-lending criteria has put property professional indemni...
Shock factor
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Aon targets firms' claims performance with index
Broking giant Aon is creating a London market claims performance index, which will be rolled out to ...
Brokers' future demands advice role
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Appointment at Heritage Underwriting Management
Shaun Brook has been appointed as business development director within Guernsey-based Heritage Under...
Thoroughly modern methods
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Admiral recruits for German invasion
Admiral is set to broaden its Western-European reach with plans to launch an operation in Germany, P...
Appointment at Standard Life Healthcare
Standard Life Healthcare has made Simon Turner a national sales manager for its intermediary sales a...
RSA in London bodyshop deal
Royal & SunAlliance has appointed DWS Bodyworks, the UK's second largest independent crash repairer, to provide dedicated motor repairer services in London.
Tory hits out as ABI warns on flooding
Peter Ainsworth, the Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, has hit out at Labour's proposed cuts to flood defence spending.
Channel Islands firm given second captive licence
Heritage Insurance has been granted a captive management licence by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
Equity wins Renault deal
Equity Group has signed an affinity partnership with Renault UK. The Brentwood insurer secured the three-year deal following a competitive tender.
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill's engineering division has made Frances Derry business regulatory manager, responsi...
Sturge Taylor set to acquire yacht business
London market broker Sturge Taylor and Associates is set to acquire Marsh's UK yacht business, and h...
What the papers said this week
The Times Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was forced to return to port last Tuesday, after near-hurricane...
Wheel deal
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Homeserve hits high on back of latest deal
Shares in Homeserve hit an all-time high last week after news of the company's latest acquisition. ...
Open GI targets London market after deal
Broker software house Open GI is to expand into the London market, following its first acquisition s...
CII proposals are sound, bar board suggestion
In just a few weeks the Council of the Chartered Insurance Institute will make a decision about the ...