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CGNU in Perpetual bid

CGNU is preparing a £1.3bn bid for fund management firm Perpetual, it was reported in the national pr...

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...

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...

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...

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