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Independent: what now?
The collapse of Independent Insurance will reverberate around the market for many years, much as the...
Stowaways cover confusion.
Help, I'm confused, being only a simple provincial insurance man. In Post Magazine, 22 March (see b...
Fast-track rules for effectiveness.
David Worsfold reports from Post Magazine's legal conference.
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A common sparrow that feathered its nest with discarded cigarette ends is bei...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was delighted to hear that Derry Andrews, managing director of PMI provider Clinicare, has beco...
Appointment at XL Brockbank.
Lloyd's managing agency XL Brockbank has promoted Ann-Louise Seago to deputy class underwriter for s...
Cheshire: an all-rounder.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Appointment at Rural Insurance Group.
Harrogate-based Rural Insurance Group has made two new appointments. Joanne Walker joins from Congre...
Ockham expects.
David Poole, chairman and chief executive officer of Lloyd's insurer Ockham, which operates motor su...
Employees commit 89% of frauds.
Some 70% of major companies in the UK reported they had been subject to economic crime in the previo...
Independent affair likened to Maxwell scandal.
Mark Batten, one of the provisional liquidators at Pricewaterhouse Coopers handling the scheme of ar...
AMP to buy Towry Law.
Australian financial services giant AMP is to buy independent financial adviser Towry Law for £75.7m...
Claims Direct bid follows loss
No win no fee company Claims Direct has recorded an annual pre-tax loss of over £20m, compared to a ...
Misys shuts direct insurance business
Computer software giant Misys is to shut down its Screentrade and the theformula.com internet consume...
Floating acquisition.
Yacht and leisure craft underwriting agent Mardon Insurance Brokers has acquired Michael Stimpson & ...
Reading the audience.
In an industry where often the only way to come out ahead of rivals is to compete on service, customer relationship management is an extremely valuable tool. If it is used properly, giving customers what you know they want can reap rewards, says Veronica…
Drake expelled by ombudsman.
Insolvent motor insurer Drake is believed to have become the first company to be expelled by the Ins...
Global strength.
Commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global has had its financial strength affirmed by two ...
Albion ditched in Sterling move.
The Albion insurance name is set to disappear at the end of the month, as parent company Sterling Ins...
Tackling stress is a great relief.
As stress claims rise with the cultural move towards litigiousness, insurers are being forced to look to their own workforces as they tackle the problem head on. Richard Adams reports.
Anti-bike theft scheme steered by Carole Nash.
Broker Carole Nash has launched a scheme to sell security products at discounted rates in a bid to h...
QGP: five adjusters.
Liability and loss adjuster The Quest Gates Partnership has appointed five adjusters to its nationwi...
Eagle Star defends website.
Eagle Star Insurance has attacked claims that its web-based insurance site is one of the worst perfo...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Unlike Michael Portillo, Penny was keeping a low profile this week after having been put straight by...