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CNA to sell life business.
US insurer CNA has put its life insurance and reinsurance operations up for sale in a move to focus ...
Watson Wyatt opens.
Consultant Watson Wyatt has launched a new insurance practice in Ireland. Michael Murphy, a senior c...
Sale of Brazil's state-owned reinsurer.
Reinsurers hoping for a stake in Brazil's reinsurance market had more than the carnival to celebrate...
Shane's BIIBA role.
Shane Matthews (above), director of Belfast insurance broker Bartholomew & James, has been appointed...
IIB unveils Insureright.
Insureright, the much trumpeted Internet venture from the Institute of Insurance Brokers, was due to...
Investing in FileNET.
Canada Life Ireland has invested £500,000 in Panagon Software's FileNET system, which enables users ...
Boom towns.
Alex Broad visited M4 rivals Reading and Swindon and discovered that you don't have to be based in a bustling city to enjoy booming business.
Interactivity saves the day.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Byteback Systems signs contract.
Accident repair specialist BodyMaster's Martin Norbury (left) and Jon Parker of Byteback Systems cel...
CGU/NU vote.
Shareholders will vote tomorrow over the proposed £18bn merger of Norwich Union and CGU at a special...
RSA ready for switch to single pricing.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to move to single pricing this year across its motor and household portfolio...
A frank Mr Spencer.
Anthony Gould finds Paul Spencer, UK chief executive of Royal & Sun Alliance, brutally honest about where the company has gone wrong in the past while remaining upbeat about the future.
Electrical goods top burglars' wish lists.
Over half of all successful burglaries involve the theft of electrical equipment, with laptop comput...
Damage limitation.
As insurers breathe easy over the Court of Appeal ruling on damages payments, Anthony Gould picks over what the decision means to the industry.
Marsh new business forum.
MP Michael Howard (centre) helped Marsh kick of its new business forum at Yotes Court, Mereworth, ne...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A policeman's long-running claim over a police alsatian that bit him while ch...
Home Office to set up National Arson Force.
The Home Office was expected to announce the setting up of a new National Arson Force yesterday when...
Lloyd's reacts to downgrade with new appointment
Rating agency AM Best has assigned a negative outlook to its 'A' (excellent) financial strength ratin...
Broker to rebrand.
Broker Heath Lambert Fenchurch is to undergo a rebranding and restructuring. The new entity, expecte...
Appointment at CNA Insurance.
Gillian Franklin has joined the Birmingham office of CNA Insurance as an underwriter. Previously she...
Appointment at Eastgate Assistance.
Eastgate Assistance has made several appointments. Peter Thomas and Tony Sayer join as commercial de...
Bullying statistics are no surprise.
The article 'Bullying at Work Is Rife' (PM 17 Feb, p56) stated that an estimated 18 million working ...
Scottish Provident receives call for demutualisation
Scottish Provident is on course to face a demutualisation vote at its May annual general meeting foll...
Gem of a buy for Office.
The Birmingham Assay Office has bought a specialist security firm that aids the police in their figh...