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Signet launches insurance card
Retail giant Signet has launched a new plastic card for insurance claims with the Royal Bank of Scot...
Lure of the sea
Lloyd's Lutine Regatta
Industry continues to expand
The insurance industry continued to expand and regain financial strength during 2004, according to S...
Legal cost reduction needed according to ABI
A reduction in legal costs is needed if employers' liability is to remain stable, according to the A...
Reynolds appointed
Michael Reynolds has been appointed chief financial officer of Aon Re International and Aon Re UK, i...
Trouble brewing
A tea-blending and packing factory in Liverpool was gutted by fire last weekend, despite the attempt...
Freephone boards
An information panel with 12 adverts. Each has a button that, when pressed and used in conjunction w...
HBOS joins motor top 10
Halifax Bank of Scotland has leapt into the top 10 of UK motor insurance groups only four years afte...
Onshore: the new offshore?
The news that AA Insurance Services is to turn its back on India could not have been better timed, c...
Insurer plans £12m launch
A Group of former Churchill directors has thrown its weight behind an aggressive online personal lin...
AA considers cull over India move
Broker AA Insurance Services is considering axing employees after turning its back on offshoring job...
Argent to merge with SIG
Argent Liability Adjusters has agreed to merge with rival SIG, forming a new com-pany under the form...
Chubb targets younger niche for HNW
Chubb Insurance is hoping to introduce more customers to its mid and high net worth household produc...
Reynolds appointed CFO at Aon Re International
Michael Reynolds has been appointed as chief financial officer of Aon Re International (ARI), Aon Re UK, in addition to his current role as CFO for Aon Captive Services Group (ACSG).
Cox deal nears completion as brand revamp revealed
The consortium led by Neil Utley has announced the effective completion of its £430 million acquisition of Cox.
Chubb casts affluent net wider
Chubb is launching a new lifestyle insurance product for the ‘emerging affluent’ – the UK’s growing number of wealthy professionals.
Large brokers could lose market share, claims report
The largest insurance brokerages are likely to lose investment value and market share to middle-market firms in the near future, according to a new study by Cochran, Caronia & Co.
Esure sets up new protocol agreement
A protocol agreement has been set up between personal injury specialists Scott Rees & Co and internet insurer esure to speed up claims and reduce administration costs.
Kwik-fit sold off for £800m
CVC has announced it will sell Kwik-Fit to Speedy 1 Limited, a company controlled by PAI partners, for £800 million. The basis and terms of the proposedtransaction have been agreed subject to certain regulatory and other approvals.
Halifax announces new pet insurance provider
Halifax General Insurance (GI) has announced that Thornside, part of BDML Connect Limited, is to become its new provider for pet insurance.
AA outsourcing decision
The AA, Britainís biggest home and car insurance broker, is to invest in new IT and telephony systems for its two UK insurance call centres, after ruling out offshoring parts of the business.
Swiss Re predicts GI slow down
The insurance industry continued to expand and regain financial strength during 2004, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma study.
Taking a different tack
David McMillan, Norwich Union's partnerships director, tells Jonathan Swift why the company is taking a more active approach to affinity
25 broking partners complete Axa training
AXA this week revealed that the first 25 broking partners have completed its management training pro...