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StatUS launches next phase in new system.
Universal Salvage has launched the next phase of its online vehicle control and reporting system, St...
Insurance miles hit by Act.
Motor insurer Direct Line's plans to import a radical new means of charging motorists for their insu...
Zurich scoops seven.
Insurer Zurich picked up seven awards at the Institute of Insurance Brokers insurance industry award...
Pet partnership.
Internet-based insurance intermediary inspop.com has signed partnership deals with insurers Petplan ...
Internet should improve service.
Insurance companies are not seeing the internet as a tool for improving customer service, warned Edd...
N&G extends cover.
Navigators & General, the marine risks specialist, has extended its portfolio of commercial policies...
Crowe's wings clipped
Struggling Lloyd's managing agency Crowe Syndicate Management has placed aviation excess of loss synd...
Vehicle Crime Bill to reduce fraudulent claims
A Bill designed to severely reduce vehicle crime will be introduced in the next session of Parliament...
Joint Operation exposes organised crime ring in West Midlands
A joint operation led by the West Midlands police involving the Association of British Insurers and o...
Seasonal boost.
The Retirement Insurance Advisory Service, which specialises in providing cover for those approachin...
SPIC sails for Japan.
The Standard Protection and Indemnity Club has entered into an exclusive agreement with Tokio Marine...
Marine marketing.
Ipswich-based marine and freight liability insurer the Lonham Group is embarking on a marketing camp...
Willis acquisition makes it top in NI.
Willis Harris Marrian, the Northern Ireland subsidiary of broker Willis, has acquired fellow broker ...
Direct dialling.
The telesales direct market has been successful, but recent changes in its direction and the increasingly blurred lines between direct writers and brokers have led to assertions that it may now be past its peak. Veronica Cowan explains.
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS Train speed restrictions imposed after the Hatfield crash will cost more lives than t...
In the family way.
Barclays Bank has teamed up with Mothercare to form a new online partnership to help meet the financ...
Bupa to roll out new whiplash cover.
Private healthcare specialist Bupa is set to roll out a new whiplash treatment service for motor ins...
Ensign MBO done.
The management team of Lloyd's motor syndicate Ensign completed its acquisition of Ensign motor insu...
A testing time for industry over genetics.
One again, the insurance industry has been thrust into the spotlight over genetic testing - an issue...
Death penalty.
The government may have delayed plans to allay public anxiety over corporate manslaughter by tightening up the law to allow conviction of responsible individuals, but Sally Roff and Tony Cherry believe companies should review their D&O cover now.
Chubb pulls out.
US insurer Chubb has pulled out of the US sports disability market, claiming it "was just not profit...
Customer loyalty: tough times.
Motor and home insurers are having a tough time retaining customers, according to figures released b...
Clerical Medical plans IFA move.
Clerical Medical is planning a major assault on the independent financial adviser market during 2001...
Zurich unites London entities for single "face".
Zurich is to bring its three London market operations together to form a new services company Zurich...