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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...
Holman Marketing to help brokers with a new product.
Holman Marketing aims to help brokers haul in more freight business with a new product. Underwritten...
Colossus of a deal.
CSC's John Bradley and Colin Knox join forces with Bishopsgate's Peter Robinson and Alan Sendall to ...
Industry must act to bring down costs.
The Court of Appeal is due to make its ruling today on whether to accept the Law Commission of Engla...
Exclusive - City wins war on arsonists.
A major initiative to combat arson launched in Bradford last November has already been hailed as a m...
What the Papers Say.
The Times A stolen shipment of Oscar statuettes turned up in a rubbish skip this week. The awards...
Building blocks.
After surviving 1998 on shaky foundations, the UK property market fared better last year. Neil Withington says that the market's insurers should use this modest success to build for a solid future.
A long road ahead.
Actuary Bacon & Woodrow reported last week that it expected the UK market for household insurance to...
Scor providing reinsurance cover for US and Japanese earthquake
French reinsurer Scor is providing high-level reinsurance cover for US and Japanese earthquake risks...
High five for Rapidinsure.
Channel 5 television's decision to take an 8% share in new online insurer RapidInsure.co.uk in a £1m...
Commentary - What a load of rubbish.
The Al-Fayed v Hamilton defamation case has focused attention on the method of disposing of waste pa...
Insurer to exploit new law change.
The Bank of Ireland has joined up with legal expenses insurer Greystoke Legal Services to exploit a ...