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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Broker-only motor insurer Markerstudy has withdrawn a spoof animation from its website, after a comp...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.
Path to success: Damage Restoration
Richard Storton, technical sales manager at ISS Damage Control, reflects on his career to date
Why the neighbour's world is not enough
Commentary
Barclays claims GI surge
Barclays has signed up 100,000 new general insurance customers, reflecting its plan to become a top ...
Warning as insurers hit back over flood claims
The Association of British Insurers has - one year on from the anniversary of the Boscastle flood in...
Appointment at British Insurance Brokers' Motor Committee
H&R Insurances' Shona Robertson has become a member of the British Insurance Brokers' Motor Committe...
Appointment at Markel
Markel has appointed Joe Considine to head its new regional office in Cambridge. Mr Considine joins ...
Appointment at Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Pricewaterhouse Coopers has appointed four new partners in its forensic services practice. John Fish...
Danger zone
Non-Governmental Organisations
QBE acquires MBP Holdings
QBE has acquired MBP Holdings, the holding company of UK underwriting agency Minibus Plus. Minibus P...
Briscoe denies imminent return
Former broking big-hitter Andy Briscoe has moved to quash market rumours that he is weeks away from ...