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Barclays and Woolwich unite
Barclays bank is to acquire the Woolwich for £5.4bn, doubling the bank's 4% share of the UK home lo...
CGNU close to US sale
CGNU is expected to announce it has found a buyer for its US property and casualty operations in the ...
Ecclesiastical dismisses bats claim.
A leading church insurer has dismissed pressure group claims that England's churches are under siege...
Eggs-pence accounts.
The rapid growth of payment alternatives means companies no longer have to keep all their financial eggs in one basket. After a decade of market expansion, premium finance has come of age, says Simon Threadgold.
Motor drives out online competition.
Motor insurance products have a stranglehold on the rest of the financial market when it comes to on...
Burgoynes new Welsh office is eighth UK base.
Claims engineers Burgoynes opened its eighth UK office in Cardiff this week to service Wales and the...
Argyll signs sponsorship deal.
Worthing-based broker Argyll hopes to slam dunk the opposition after signing a sponsorship deal with...
Bupa opens health clinic in India.
A ceremonial lamp was lit to mark the official opening of Bupa's first health and lifestyle clinic W...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Germaine Greer, the feminist author, has been burgled, just three months afte...
Zurich and Bupa make alliance
Zurich Life International and Bupa International have signed an alliance to enable the two to offer a...
Cunningham Lindsey sets the stage for expansion.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey International has expanded its media division with the acquisition ...
Insurers' rate-rise hopes dashed by reality.
Competition from direct writers, niche and international players will restrict rate rises on some li...
UK's top insurers surprise analysts.
The UK's two largest general insurers produced surprising interim results for different reasons last...
Appointment at Royal & Sun Alliance.
Deb Southwick has been appointed centre manager for Royal & Sun Alliance's latest small business cen...
LMG gem to speed up claims.
The jewellery claims specialist Loss Management Group aims to save insurers thousands of pounds and ...
Ocaso scheme all Wight for over-50s.
Spanish insurer Ocaso is trialling a pilot building and contents scheme for the over-50s through a b...
Mark Lovatt scoops Tour of the Cotswolds.
Cyclist Mark Lovatt, pictured with his fiancee Karen McBarrons, scooped a double victory last week w...
Pamela Cornelius v Dr N De Taranto.
Queens Bench Division 30 June 2000 A doctor disclosed a medico-legal report containing defamato...
Jamjar thumbs up.
Direct Line's jamjar.com website, which provides access to a range of UK-supplied cars and part exch...
No let up for Direct.
Disgruntled former franchisees of personal injury specialist Claims Direct have vowed to continue th...
Equity Red Star in front running for QBE's Ensign.
Lloyd's motor insurer Equity Red Star, owned by Cox Insurance Holdings, is understood to be the pref...
Home loans for mortgage misfits.
A new company has opened for business with the launch of a range of products for brokers and indepen...
Auto Indemnity makes deals on wheels.
Credit hire company Auto Indemnity expects to sign deals for the provision of credit hire services w...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Tis' the season of summer holidays and results when finding somebody to talk to can be as difficult ...