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Shergar' skull revives debate over reserves.
The issue of large insurance reserves resurfaced last week when the discovery of a horse's skull tri...
Medicine man.
Alex Broad meets medical negligence expert John Holmes, who has seen some major changes in the market since he qualified and expects to see many more.
Race for the prize.
Away from the bright lights of Hollywood, the contingency market continues to expand with new players and innovative solutions. Jonathan Swift reports.
Norwich Union premiums up
Norwich Union, which will shortly merge with CGU, recorded a 58% increase in worldwide annual premium...
M&S enter general insurance
Marks & Spencer Financial Services has announced it is to enter the general insurance market in the a...
Fury at CATs decision.
Mortgage professionals are astonished that brokers will be unable to charge commission on consumer-f...
Scottish Life brushes off sale rumours.
Group pension specialist Scottish Life has rebuffed reports that it has appointed Edinburgh-based in...
Independent Insurance integrates Experian's Flood Database.
Independent Insurance has integrated Experian's Flood Database with its own quotation support engine...
AMP shares slump.
Shares of Australian life insurer and funds manager AMP have fallen as the market euphoria over the ...
Composite Legal Expenses promotes IQ2000.
John Mullin, managing director of Composite Legal Expenses, promotes the second edition of its IQ200...
Young athletes compete at CGU Sports Hall National Final.
The UK's finest young athletes competed at the CGU Sports Hall National Final at the Birmingham NEC ...
New damages blow.
Insurers have been dealt a new blow on damages by the House of Lords. The Upper House has decided th...
What happened to good faith?
I have read the letter from Malcolm Harvey of the Loss Recovery Group (PM 6 April, p16). Am I missin...
Egg hasn't quite cracked it.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Healthcare - Bupa offers fixed rate medical cover.
Healthcare specialist Bupa aims to make health cover more affordable with an inflation-busting produ...
Motor predictions.
Broker Direct aims to hit £60m in gross written motor premiums this year and £100m in 2001. The anno...
Eastgate joins MULRA.
Eastgate Assistance has finally joined the Motoring Uninsured Loss Recoveries Association. It is ...
Back in the black.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters not only moved premises last year - to new offices in the ...
CGU gives 100%.
CGU Life aims to give 100% with its new portfolio. The 100% With Profit Fund has been developed for ...
Bland's swipe on standards.
Outgoing director general of the Chartered Insurance Institute David Bland has slammed the industry ...
Iron Trades quits broker market.
Hundreds of jobs are to be shed at insurer Iron Trades following its acquisition by Australian insur...
Amlin staff relocate.
Lloyd's insurer Amlin is bringing together its underwriting team in one building next month. The cur...
ABI buildings guide.
The Association of British Insurers has published its latest guide to help homeowners calculate the ...
Go directly to direct ploy is unacceptable.
Have insurers abandoned any pretence of rating risk. A typical view of comprehensive motor rates o...