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Fortis points finger at direct rivals
Fortis has highlighted continued growth in its travel, small to medium-sized enterprise commercial a...
Insurance claims that shook the industry
Historic losses
Beware the LNG boom
Global Review: LNG
BHSF signs new deal with Vauxhall
BHSF has signalled its relief at signing 5,000 policies from Vauxhall motors so soon after losing half that number when MG Rover collapsed.
Equitas makes $300m settlement
Equitas announced today that it has agreed settlements with a further 6 major policyholders at a total cost of $300 million. Included within these agreements are settlements with Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, Crane Company and Congoleum Corporation.
Fortis GWP creeps up, but motor book falters
Fortis Insurance UK has reported overall gross written premiums for the second quarter 2005 of £297m, an increase of 1% over the same period in 2004 (Q2 £294m).
Winners and losers
Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
Appointment at MMA Insurance
Jim Meikle has become business development executive for Scotland for MMA Insurance. He will be resp...
Historic loss
Five historic thatched cottages in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, have been severely damaged in ...
What the papers said this week
The Times Cancer and stroke sufferers who have taken out critical illness insurance could be denied...
Allianz personal lines records a drop
Allianz Cornhill has echoed its competitors' sentiments, by insisting that motor rates must rise, af...
Eye in the sky
Subsidence focus: Mapping
Hiscox buys Ascot's fine art business
Lloyd's insurer Ascot has sold most of its £4.45m fine art business to rival Hiscox, a little over a...
Direct Line sees red over spoof website clip
Broker-only motor insurer Markerstudy has withdrawn a spoof animation from its website, after a comp...
Importance of simple evidence underlined
James v Butler, (Court of Appeal - 17 May 2005)
QBE boss hails performance as being "well above" target
QBE Europe improved its insurance profit-to-net earned premium ratio in the first half of 2005, as t...
Axa looks to step up motor drive
Axa has insisted motor insurance is still an important part of its strategy, despite a decline in sa...
A passion for fashion
Fashion
AA: further losses possible
AA Insurance Services has revealed it could cut more jobs, after announcing more than 100 will be ax...
BIBA relaunches scheme
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has re-launched its high net worth scheme 'executive home...
Contract signed with Xchanging Claims Services
Lloyd's managing agents have signed up to a new contract with Xchanging Claims Services, for improve...
Volunteering England to conduct survey
Volunteering England has received £126,000 from the Home Office to conduct a survey into volunteerin...
Michael Pavey Westinsure wins agreement
Michael Pavey Westinsure, whose head office is in Torquay, has won a three-year agreement to handle ...
Car theft halved but older cars nabbed
Car thefts have halved in the last five years, according to a report by Churchill Car Insurance.