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Internet tee off.
Direct Insurance Group has placed its golf insurance policy on the Internet. Hamilton & Wellard u...
All creatures great & small.
Despite the fact that pet ownership in the UK is falling, the cost of keeping an animal is rising, which means a man's best friend may well be his insurer when things go wrong. David Fanning talks to some of the main players involved in pet insurance
Art of the matter.
Opus Corporate Risk is to launch a new range of services for the arts and media sector. Aimed at eve...
Multi-million flood bill can be cut.
Over one million homes and businesses in the UK are more at risk from floods than fire, but only 5% ...
Crash test dummy' fraud is costing insurers £40m a year.
A frightening new type of motor fraud is costing up to £40m a year, claims the Association of Britis...
Direct Line enters Japan.
UK motor insurer Direct Line is gearing up to drive into the largest car insurance market in the wor...
Green Flag will suffer under Direct Line says rival.
Green Flag could lose most of its assistance business with insurers following its sale to Direct Lin...
Smoking kills say Marlboro men.
The world's largest tobacco company has publicly acknowledged that smoking causes fatal diseases in ...
Mock examination.
Dr Joe Slesenger, managing director of Independent Medical Services, used an actor to stage a mock e...
Switch your focus says Baker.
Post Magazine's Insurance Fraud Update conference took place last week at London's Insurance Hall. Anthony Gould, and Marcus Alcock were there to hear experts deliver a mass of information and practical advice.
Cheaper motor cover for breadline drivers.
Low income drivers in Los Angeles and San Francisco are to be offered affordable motor insurance fol...
ABI reveals life's ups and downs.
Life business is growing faster than non-life and under-writing surpluses are becoming a rarity, according to the latest issue of the Association of British Insurers Insurance Statistics Yearbook. Peter Falush examines the statistics for more trends.
Appointment at Yachtline.
Paul Brenchley has joined yacht underwriting managers Yachtline on secondment from CNA Maritime, whi...
S&P highlights threat of a European capital mismatch.
The move toward bancassurance could be curtailed by the mismatch in the capital strength of European...
GE makes push for over 50s
GE Insurance Holdings, the insurance operation of GE Financial Assurance, has launched a new company...
Appointment at QBE International Insurance.
Marion Brown has joined QBE International to head the company's new alternative risk transfer (ART) ...
Award winners.
Peter Knight (below), CII vice-president, received the Bridgewater Award for Exceptional Service for...
Industry can prove itself in Paddington aftermath.
When there is human tragedy on the scale of the Paddington rail crash, the insurance industry is nev...
It's criminal.
A survey by windscreen repair and replacer Autoglass found that outside of the M25, more vehicles ar...
Ellen to float.
Motor specialist Ellen Group has announced plans to float the company on OFEX, the London off-exchan...
Greenwich acquires Chartwell syndicates
Lloyd's managing agency Greenwich Insurance Holdings has acquired troubled non-marine syndicates 947 ...
A tale of many sides.
Handling claims that cross European borders can throw up challenges of different languages, laws and attitudes. David Fanning examines the issues.
Institute picks H&O.
Travel insurer Home & Overseas has been chosen by the Institute of Directors as the preferred partne...
Distinctly average.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.