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Survey finds UK insurers' shares overvalued.
UK insurance companies are overvalued compared to their continental counterparts according to a new ...
Bill will take UK into techno age.
The Electronic Commerce Bill is set to form an important part of government policy in its quest to e...
Dreary, unprofessional, rubbish'.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Guaranteed green lights.
Police drivers can now be guaranteed green lights at major junctions due to a breakthrough sponsored...
Travellers' loyalty scheme.
Travellers Protection Services is to relaunch its specialist coach holiday insurance for 1999 with a...
Aviation pool grows.
European (re)insurers Munich Re and Zurich Financial Services are to join specialist aviation and ae...
Cats will bite profits, warns Munich Re.
The world's largest reinsurer has warned of a drop in reinsurance profits and a deterioration in its...
New energy syndicate for Lloyd's.
US mutual energy insurer Aegis has set up a Lloyd's syndicate to write international energy risks. ...
Kidnappings on the increase, warns Hiscox.
The worsening global economic situation is creating a boom in kidnappings, according to Lloyd's insu...
Scor backs new reinsurer for French mutuals.
France's largest reinsurer, Scor, is to provide the technical expertise behind a new reinsurance com...
Swift exit from Hiscox.
Gloria Davies has been recruited by Ace UK at Lloyd's just weeks after joining Hiscox. Ms Davies has...
Hard work but high hopes.
Alex Beatty talks to Werner Bugl, Munich Re's man in Singapore, about tough times in Asia.
An uncertain world.
Any reinsurers who still believe that they can look to scientists for certainty were reminded last m...
Arsonists burning £750m hole in insurers' pockets.
Incidents of arson have more than doubled in the last 10 years, costing insurers over £1m per day, d...
We're losing war on fraud'.
The insurance industry has to do something about the cost of motor fraud before premiums get to a le...
Up, up and away with NU.
The first winner of Norwich Union's non-standard motor 'Great Quotes' scratchcard is an insurance cl...
Medics need more training to detect bogus injuries.
GPS need specialist medical training if they are to be the front line of the insurance industry's fi...
We must stop being a soft touch': Baker.
Association of British Insurers' deputy director general Tony Baker has urged the industry to stop b...
CGU finance chief breathes easy after surprise profits.
CGU finance director Peter Foster has spoken of his relief at the company's nine-month operating pro...
Store denies rumours.
Sainsbury's has denied it is about to move into travel insurance - but didn't rule it out as a futur...
Take and give.
The days of dishing out the readies could soon be over for insurers. Jonathan Swift looks at how claims handling now increasingly means claims replacement.
Insurers should pay for crime fight says cop.
A senior police officer urged insurers to dig deep to help the fight against organised crime. Det...
Arnott Insurance sponsors athlete Allison Curbishley.
Sprint Queen Allison Curbishley was delighted to discover she can become a full time athlete now tha...
Stolen V&A works not insured.
The two 19th century oil sketches by John Constable worth around £800,000 which were stolen from the...