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Concern over three motor insurers
The chances of another motor insurer collapsing like Drake last May is "not unlikely", according to r...
PIA crack down.
The Personal Investment Authority has suspended the investment business of three firms. Allied Finan...
New office for Brownsword.
Brownsword Nationwide Motor Claims Services has moved to a new head office in Denton, Manchester. Af...
ABI reveals storm damage.
The insurance industry was hit by just under £700m of claims in the wake of the storms last autumn, ...
AA in talks.
AA Insurance Services has confirmed it is in talks with Kinetic Underwriting Concepts, a new venture...
Lastminute cover.
Lastminute.com, the heavily-marketed online leisure and travel retailer, is looking to increase its ...
Working out staff cover.
Merrett v Babb; Court of Appeal; 15 February 2001.
Engineering an organised site.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Death of the salesman?
Pressures of cost and competition have forced the man from the Pru to hang up his hat and lay down h...
Appointment at Town and Country.
Motor claims processing specialist Town & Country Assistance has recruited Andrew Round as business ...
Patis & Co to float after acquisition.
London broker Patis and Company is to float, following the acquisition of Bray Wintour. The newly-me...
Argent swoops on John Dale portfolios.
Cox subsidiary Argent Insurance has acquired the business of Newark broker John Dale Insurance, unde...
Farmyard liability.
Tom Dowling (by his father and litigation friend John Dowling) v (1) Bowmans Farms (2) London Borough Of Barnet. Queens Bench Division; 22 January 2001.
In need of repair.
There has been a loss of confidence in repairer networks over the last year. However insurers are working to rebuild the reputation of what they believe is a valuable service for customers. Veronica Cowan reports.
Hiscox has a gas.
Insurer Hiscox will lead the reinsurance of a new liquefied natural gas plant to be constructed in B...
Driving test.
It is a testing time as rising motor insurance premiums fail to stop profits being driven down. Insurers are accelerating their efforts to achieve rates with road-holding power, says Simon Threadgold.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was delighted to be invited by US insurer Chubb to attend the opening day, last week, of the w...
MMA moves in on motor trade as rates rise.
Reading-based insurer MMA has bucked the market trend with the announcement of marginal motor trade ...
Paying the price for regulation.
I read the letter from Mary Francis (PM, 8 March, p16) with interest, and agree it is sensible for t...
RSA's Management Assurance: four sign.
Royal & Sun Alliance has signed up four UK law firms as partners to its new portfolio of covers aime...
Blaze at Shopping Direct.
A blaze at satellite television company Shopping Direct may result in a multi-million pound claim, a...
Kiln to review Link business.
Kiln is to conduct a strategic review of its business, which could lead to the disposal of its retai...
Axa denies UK motor blacklist.
Axa has denied a situation could arise in the UK where it would blacklist an entire area for motor i...
QBE up 28% in first half
Lloyd's giant and acquisitive Australian-based insurer QBE Insurance Group has recorded a 28% increas...