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RSA to transform itself from July
Royal and SunAlliance is set to start piloting products on its new IT system from July as part of a ...
Superdrug enters insurance fray
High-street giant Superdrug this week launched an aggressive push into insurance. It has joined for...
An accident waiting to happen
Public Sector: School trip
Appointment at Helphire Group
Helphire Group has made Richard Arnold business development manager. He will be responsible for gene...
The race is on
The Association of British Insurers has urged politicians to "keep their foot on the accelerator" in...
Zurich in $1.1bn motor trade sale
Hellman & Friedman, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire Universal Underwriters Group from Zurich Financial Services Group in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.
Motor specialist makes cherished buy
Adrian Flux Insurance has acquired Herts Insurance Consultants, a provider of modified and cherished car insurance products.
Groupama expands on-line Optima range
In a further enhancement of its electronic trading capabilities, Groupama Insurances has expanded its Optima product range with the launch of Optima Property.
All change for Alea's executive line-up
Alea Group Holdings, the specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced changes to its executive man...
New study looks at unified access issues
Technology
The impending capital crisis in global insurance markets
The global (re)insurance industry is facing a looming shortage of capital. In our view, industry lea...
Max Re rejigs team
Max Re Capital has announced that its subsidiary Max Re has made a series of appointments in its rei...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Group
Recruitment
CMGL takes over management of Syndicate 991
CMGL Syndicate Management (CSML) has become the managing agent of Lloyd's Syndicate 991, A. E. Grant & Others.
Standard Life offers companies HSE help
Standard Life Healthcare has rolled out its online health and wellbeing service to all claims-relate...
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Psychometric Testing
Hardy predicts £180m fraud losses
An alleged fraud at an Italian bank could cost the insurance industry £180m in claims according to L...
Fraud Focus
Would insurer-owned legal firms increase the fraud risk, asks Jamie Taylor. On 15 December last yea...
Aviva still on course to snap up RAC
Aviva has confirmed it is still on course to snap up RAC in late May, after tabling a £1.1bn bid. Th...
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail Teachers claimed a total of £3.2m in compensation last year. Payouts included £40,000 to...
MP attacks the government over uninsured drivers
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has hit out at the government ...
Reinvention better than cure
In 1993, I was lucky to be involved in the birth of Corporate Capital at Lloyd's. It was 'do or die'...
No pain, no gain for CIS
News Analysis: CIS Overhaul
Acquisition will reduce motor fraud, claims buyer
UK insurance software house, CDL, has acquired The Vehicle Inspection Company UK Limited, securing a licence to access DVLA data.