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What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A policeman's long-running claim over a police alsatian that bit him while ch...
Home Office to set up National Arson Force.
The Home Office was expected to announce the setting up of a new National Arson Force yesterday when...
Lloyd's reacts to downgrade with new appointment
Rating agency AM Best has assigned a negative outlook to its 'A' (excellent) financial strength ratin...
Broker to rebrand.
Broker Heath Lambert Fenchurch is to undergo a rebranding and restructuring. The new entity, expecte...
Appointment at CNA Insurance.
Gillian Franklin has joined the Birmingham office of CNA Insurance as an underwriter. Previously she...
Appointment at Eastgate Assistance.
Eastgate Assistance has made several appointments. Peter Thomas and Tony Sayer join as commercial de...
Bullying statistics are no surprise.
The article 'Bullying at Work Is Rife' (PM 17 Feb, p56) stated that an estimated 18 million working ...
Scottish Provident receives call for demutualisation
Scottish Provident is on course to face a demutualisation vote at its May annual general meeting foll...
Gem of a buy for Office.
The Birmingham Assay Office has bought a specialist security firm that aids the police in their figh...
Tyred move from Privilege
Tyre distributor ATS Euromaster has teamed up with underwriter Privilege to launch a new insurance ar...
Internet business set to boom.
Chris Wermann, director of corporate affairs at Direct Line, said that two years ago the company was...
Personal lines online.
Cox Insurance Retail Division has announced plans to provide brokers with a range of personal lines ...
Eastgate easy riding.
Eastgate Assistance has launched a new breakdown recovery service for members of the Motorcycle Acti...
NIG hails EDI pilot scheme as a success.
NIG, the broker-only insurer being acquired by the Winterthur Group, has successfully piloted a new ...
Mitsui Marine to launch new syndicate at Lloyd's
Mitsui Marine International is to form a new Lloyd's syndicate, 3210, which will be managed by Chauce...
Cox to set up online access for brokers
Cox Insurance's retail division plans to give brokers online access to a range of personal lines prod...
Takeover complete.
US Farmers Group has completed its takeover of the Foremost Corp of America, the leading US insurer ...
Direct Line to sell cars online.
Direct Line has teamed up with Dixon Motors to sell new and used cars online. The deal follow's D...
Halifax targets the rich
The Halifax bank is to take a 60% stake in high-net worth life assurance group St James's Place Capit...
Telstra buys INS.
Australia's giant telecom company Telstra has bought Insurance Network Services for an undisclosed s...
Insurers await damages ruling.
The Court of Appeal will decide this morning whether to accept the Law Commission of England and Wal...
Road to recovery.
The UK motor market suffered continually poor results during the last six years, but Neil Withington discovers that the sector's players are slowly joining a convoy that's heading for profitability.
Rigsbys' rising champ.
Insurance marketing company HML aims to expand its coverage in the tenanted properties, holiday home...
Crowe sets up unit.
Lloyd's motor insurer Crowe has launched a new fleet underwriting unit to develop and service new an...