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Cox steers boats into Munich Re harbour.
Cox Insurance has sold its pleasure craft and cargo insurance specialist Groves, John & Westrup (GJW...
Chiyoda pulls out of London market
Chiyoda Europe has ceased underwriting London market reinsurance business and has put this area of it...
Chiyoda to run-off London reinsurance operation
Chiyoda Europe has ceased underwriting London market reinsurance business and has announced that it i...
CGNU in Perpetual bid
CGNU is preparing a £1.3bn bid for fund management firm Perpetual, it was reported in the national pr...
Law firm pulls out of bulk personal injury claims
London law firm Lawrence Graham is to cease handling personal injury claims in bulk and a number of i...
Claims Direct sees off potential litigation
Personal injury specialist Claims Direct has announced another trading statement ahead of its interim...
Lloyd's costly for corporates.
Names will continue to outperform corporate investors at Lloyd's, according to the latest forecasts ...
Gardiner to give real-fire demos.
Fire investigation consultants Gardiner Associates, is to offer bespoke courses and real-fire demons...
Jail trail.
Although ex-offenders might only have a beer and their partner on their mind when they first taste freedom, they are being increasingly targeted by niche insurers. Jonathan Swift investigates.
Bristol Water works.
Bristol Water has joined forces with intermediary Personal Insurance Plan Services to offer househol...
UK Axa is a drag.
The performance of the UK arm of French insurer Axa and winter storm damage in France helped drag do...
Internet threat to rate rises in motor sector.
Motor is one of the few areas of the market where real rate increases are coming through. But there ...
Northern lights are in training.
I read the article Manchester United, (Post Magazine, 7 September p15) with interest, as we have a 2...
Plumeri to head broker Willis.
Joseph Plumeri will take over as executive chairman and chief executive officer at global broker Wil...
QBE plans Lloyd's giant.
Australian insurer QBE is to establish the largest managing agent at Lloyd's, however it admitted it...
Technology Supplement - Policing cyberland.
Insurers are increasingly selling over the net, but issues of security and fraud are keeping potential customers away. Dom Pancucci believes it is vital companies police their sites and make them secure, if this trend is to be reversed.
GE nets travel cover.
GE Insurance subsidiary WorldCover Direct has launched its online travel insurance site at www.world...
Credit hire goes to Appeal Court.
It appears the Court of Appeal will, next year, be asked again to explore and give judgement over a ...
Lincoln UK sale collapses
US insurer Lincoln National has decided not to continue with the sale of its UK operation and cease w...
Arson Prevention Bureau releases latest figures.
Almost half of the 42,000 fires occurring on commercial properties each year are due to arson, accor...
Up to speed.
The motor market is beginning to show signs of rate recovery, following a volatile period which has seen insurers, such as Drake, go under, but the sector is divided over how long it will take to reach a return to profitability. David Fanning reports.
Technology Supplement - Crowd control.
While the world is tuning in to e-commerce, the insurance industry is lagging behind in the online profit stakes. Simon Threadgold explains how insurers can encourage the huge numbers of net users to visit their sites.
Adjuster role threat.
The "biggest threat to the loss adjusting industry is if we fail to evidence what it is we do and in...
Scot Prov and NPI Focus on goal:proposal.
Focus Solutions Group has won contracts with both Scottish Provident and NPI to provide them with it...