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Exposure to vibrations still not managed by heavy industries
Almost one-third of heavy industries, such as construction and manufacturing, have no measures in pl...
Judgement day
Senior insurance industry figures met last week to pass judgement on the 21 categories for this year...
Brokers warned over market share
Brokers may be squeezed out of the home insurance market completely by the end of the decade if thei...
RSA mulls opening up to new broking giants
Outgoing Royal and Sun Alliance UK chief executive Duncan Boyle has hailed the company as the insura...
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Looking back
Highway sees rates stabilise
Broker-only motor insurer Highway has reported itself to be pleased with its first quarter performan...
AA maintains 23-strong panel
AA Insurance Services has revealed it will not ditch its panel of insurers following an internal rev...
MIB in court over "bizarre" decision
The Motor Insurers' Bureau is having to fight its way through the courts to be able to provide perio...
Primary under fire over opt out clause
Primary Insurance has insisted it will continue to ask customers to opt out rather than opt in to so...
Appointment at Smart and Cook
Smart and Cook has promoted Skipton branch manager Simon George to branch director. ...
Skipton in household push with NU
Skipton Building Society has teamed up with Norwich Union to relaunch its household product range, targetting non Skipton customers as well as existing ones for the first time.
MPs heap praise on ABI in early day motion
Five MPs have tabled a motion regarding uninsured driving a day after the state reopening of Parliament.
Axa Art announces UK restructure
Axa Art today announced a restructure “to make way for increased penetration in the UK and international business”. The news came as it recorded a UK profit of £1.98m for the year ended 31 December 2004, despite a drop in premium income.
Liberal Democrats announce shadow cabinet
Charles Kennedy today announced the new Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet. The positions of Shadow Chancellor, Foreign Secretary and Home Affairsremain unaltered.
Hiscox plans further Colchester expansion
Hiscox has expanded its Colchester office to handle specialty commercial and private client business from brokers across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, East Anglia and North Kent. The branch, situated in Colchester town centre, is located in Hiscox…
Banks snare intermediary share of home insurance market
The market share of intermediaries in home insurance is falling rapidly as banks and building societies in the UK take an increasing share, according to a new report from Defaqto.
PruHealth slams low-cost PMI model
The rash of reduced-cost private medical insurance (PMI) policies coming on to the market is confusing and short-changing consumers according to Shaun Matisonn, chief executive of PruHealth.
RSA's Haste warns about chasing volume
Andy Haste, group chief executive of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance today heralded its first quarter results as “a strong start to the year, with good performances from all our core businesses”. However, he warned that in an effort to remain profitable…
Brokers to get online help
Broker software specialist Insurecom has launched a new online training service in collaboration wit...
Alec Finch acquires Oakley
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Motorists admit cutting costs
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First fraudster nailed
The Association of British Insurers is doubtful it will get police backing to prosecute fraudsters, ...
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