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Appointment at GAB Robins.
Kieran Rigby has been appointed managing director of GAB Robins' Scully Tyrrell branch in the Republ...
Appointment at Atrium Underwriting.
Imogen Lyndon Skeggs has joined Atrium's Syndicate 570 as personal accident and kidnap & ransom unde...
Norman's revamp.
Norman Insurance has revamped its motor trade products to reflect the latest industry practices. Its...
Compensation not costs.
Insurers can significantly reduce the cost of handling employers' liability claims by putting the well-being and rehabilitation of victims at the heart of the claims process, argues Ashton West.
Agency is positive outlook is negative.
The German life insurance sector is facing a shake-out due to increasing competition and the challen...
Appointment at RL Davison & Co.
Specialist Lloyd's broker RL Davison & Co has recruited Joe Hantson to its motor fleet administratio...
Bogus clinic stole millions.
A bogus medical clinic in a Brooklyn basement has been accused of bleeding insurers dry. A civil ...
Industry initiative to speed up Internet
The Association of British Insurers and Polaris have initiated a project to accelerate the use of In...
Insurer preaches policy benefits.
Congregational & General has relaunched its Church Choice policy guaranteeing full rebuilding costs ...
Batteries not included.
When you buy a Walkman, you naturally want the batteries that go with it. The task for brokers, says Simon Threadgold, is to get their motor customers thinking the same way about ULR.
Appointment at Mazars Neville Russell.
Robin Oakes has been appointed as senior partner of the London region for chartered accountants Maza...
Appointment at Cassidy Davis.
Graham Kingaby has been made personal accident & travel underwriter at Cassidy davis Insurance group...
Free vouchers.
The Retirement Insurance Advisory Service is offering £50 travel vouchers with every quotation given...
Art attack over erroneous views
Art specialist, Axa Nordstern Art Insurance, has hit out at claims that insuring major works of art i...
Pet practice leads to job cuts
Cornhill Insurance has confirmed it is to move the administration of DBI the pet insurance company it...
23 years and out.
Cornhill Insurance has decided not to renew its sponsorship of English Test cricket in 2001 followin...
Always in the front line.
Loss adjusters have been on the scene at every disaster - both natural and man-made - to affect Britain this century. Tony O'Reilly outlines the history of 100 years of undeniably exciting work.
A century of policymaking.
Running through the 20th century is a path of small steps for man and giant leaps for mankind, and insurers have walked in those footprints all the way. John Garner reports on an industry where to prosper means keeping up with the times.
Insurer in ding-dong over bells.
A church was prevented from ringing in the new millennium after its bells were deemed too dangerous ...
Capital gains.
The London market has endured the fall of the British Empire, two world wars and a dizzying range of global challenges, yet it has managed to adapt and succeed in all climates. Roy Harris says the capital will continue to thrive in the next century.
The ABI launches campaign.
The Association of British Insurers has launched a campaign to halve the £1bn insurance bill caused ...
Industry's New Year honoured.
Three individuals working in the insurance industry were recognised in the New Year's Honour's List....
Spy-in-the-sky satellite.
Motorists could soon be tracked by a spy-in-the-sky satellite system which would stop their cars if ...
Indy in Dublin.
Independent Insurance officially opened its first Irish office in Dublin last Monday. Manager Michae...