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Insurecom reports profit and loss crossover
Insurance software provider Insurecom reported profit and loss crossover for the first time last mon...
Indian bid to rescue Rubicon
Rubicon Corporation was subject to a £7m rescue package from an Indian outsourcing group that could ...
Hughes and Company to plan to acquire three brokers
Newtownards-based broker Hughes and Company plans to acquire and rebrand three high-street brokers i...
Admiral policy is a blast from the past
I read the reports of Admiral's multi-car policy with increasing disbelief and amazement last week. ...
No word on Misys sell-off as buyer sought
Broker software provider Misys General Insurance has announced static operating profits of £7m and r...
Motor insurers warned over costs
Personal injury costs continue to be the biggest problem facing motor insurers, with the annual clai...
Argos and NAAFI Financial confirm administration arrangements
Retail giant Argos and armed forces insurance specialist NAAFI Financial have confirmed their new ad...
Ecclesiastical relaunches charity insurance product
Ecclesiastical has relaunched its combined charity insurance product after research indicated that c...
Liverpool Victoria shakes-up panel
Liverpool Victoria has dropped Ashworth Mairs Group and the Claims People from its loss adjuster pan...
Regional programme of engineering insurance masterclasses
The Chartered Insurance Institutes' Faculty of Insurance Broking in conjunction with the British Ins...
RFIB appoints Northridge as non-exec
Lloyd's broker RFIB Group has announced the appointment of John Northridge as a non executive director.
Fitch warns of German new business slowdown
Fitch Ratings has warned of the consequences of an ongoing reduction in new business of German life ...
MacKellar joins Amlin Bermuda
Amlin Bermuda, Amlin’s wholly owned reinsurance business, has appointed Stuart MacKellar as managing director, subject to the necessary work permit being granted by the Immigration Department.
RTAs pushing up claims costs says report
Personal injury costs continue to be the biggest problem facing motor insurers with the annual claims bill likely to reach £10.7bn according to a new report from independent market analyst Datamonitor.
Admiral launches multicar policy
Admiral Insurance has launched its multicar insurance product to cater for the growing number of people with more than one vehicle.
Hughes & Co plans 2006 branch expansion drive
Northern Irish broker Hughes & Company has announced extensive plans for 2006 to expand its branch network by 50%.
SVB appoints new group compliance head
SVB Holdings, the former owner of Fusion Insurance, has appointed Stephen Heming as head of group compliance and a director of the group’s underwriting agency. Mr Heming joins SVB from Illium Managing Agency where he was compliance officer and company…
McCusker appointed COO of XL UK & Ireland
XL Capital has appointed a chief operating officer for the UK and Ireland regions. Eileen McCusker, who has been with the XL group for 15 years, will assume the post immediately.
Misys GI announces static profits and revenue
Misys General Insurance, the software house providing broking systems,has announced operating profits of £7m and revenue of £16m for the six months up to 20 November 2005. The revenue and profits have remained broadly static compared to a year ago.
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UK fire authorities to share grant
UK fire authorities will share an £11.4m government grant to support their arson reduction initiativ...
Argos suspends insurance sales
Retail giant Argos had to suspend the sales of its car insurance, following Rubicon Corporation goin...
Motor insurer moves to buy Rubicon business
Guardian Holdings, owner of motor insurers Link and Zenith, has moved to head off interest in third-...
Swiftcover.com introduces travel insurance to its site
Online insurer Swiftcover.com, has introduced travel insurance to its site, its second offering, sev...