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Insurers play part in bodyshop crisis.
The European vehicle body repair industry is in crisis, with insurers playing a major part in the in...
Land of promise.
As the Irish economy has picked up, so,too, has its job market. With major global insurers represented, opportunities have never been so good. Paul Cotter reports.
Eureko takes legal action.
Eureko, the pan-European insurance group, has filed legal action in Warsaw's district court in its f...
Cox sources £90m
Cox Insurance has raised £90m in the syndicated loan market to refinance existing debt and for genera...
Appointment at Prudential Europe.
Dublin-based Prudential Europe Management Services has recruited Brian O'Neill as product and servic...
Bancassurance poised on brink of success?
Bancassurance has been slow to get off the ground in the UK compared to the rest of Europe, but this...
Snow business.
Winter holiday makers are becoming more daring, and with the rising number of new activities available for them to try on the slopes, insurers are warming to the idea of extending their traditional travel covers, says Simon Threadgold.
Appointment at Standard Life.
Standard Life has appointed The Honourable Roy MacLaren and Alison Mitchell to its board as non-exec...
Swiss Life in UK push.
Swiss Life has made a greater push for the UK medical insurance market, with the purchase of occupat...
Aviation claims soar to £1.3bn.
Aviation claims returned to average levels last year, following 1999, which was the safest year on r...
Barclays and Legal & General in talks
It is understood that Barclays is in talks with insurer Legal & General over the bank selling its sta...
FSA ducks question on tied-agents.
The Financial Service Authority's decision to relax polarisation regulations for certain product lin...
Belfor Relectronic branch expansion.
Disaster recovery and business continuity company Belfor Relectronic, which was formed by the merger...
Appointment at Audatex.
Audatex has promoted Paul Tucker to managing director from the role of general manager, which he has...
IMVA makes tracks.
Hull-based IMVA, the company behind the National Mileage Register, has purchased Salisbury-based veh...
The Claims People gets off the blocks
New loss adjuster The Claims People Group, which is focused on personal lines and small commercial ad...
Permanent branding to stay.
The Permanent Insurance brand is expected to be retained, following the sale by Equitable Life of th...
Wind-up threat to insurers.
A new European Union directive that aims to give policyholders more protection when insurers go into...
New board for GISC.
The General Insurance Standards Council's proposals for increasing the representation of its board f...
Eureko recruits second UK partner to its fold.
The pan-European consortium of insurers Eureko has recruited its second UK partner by acquiring inve...
Insurers must take a European stance.
European insurance companies' failure to take a company view on cross-border issues is seriously ham...
Kott heads Wellington in US
Stanley Kott has been promoted to chief executive of the US subsidiary of the Lloyd's property and ca...
Unemployment initiative from Goodfellows
Protection underwriter Goodfellows has launched a new package of stand alone income protection insura...
GISC plan to increase transparency
The General Insurance Standards Council's plan to increase the transparency and representation on its...