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D&O rates continue to slide claims broker
Directors' and Officers' liability insurance rates in the London market were largely unaffected by i...
Allianz embraces health revamp
Guildford-BASED insurer Allianz Cornhill has revamped its accident and health cover in conjunction w...
Better living through chemistry
With reports on the side effects of drug testing hitting the headlines, Andrew Tjaardstra investigates the insurance market in the powerful world of the pharmaceutical industry
Brokers unaware of age discrimination rules
Nearly two-thirds of brokers have turned people down for jobs because of their age, a survey by law ...
Disappointing attack on Co-op's ethical policy
As managing director of britishinsurance.com, I wonder what Simon Burgess's agenda is (Internal ethi...
Lords asbestos ruling favours insurers
UK insurers received a boost recently when the House of Lords decided to cut asbestos compensation m...
Focus on marketing urged
While the marketing efforts of brokers have improved during the past decade, Royal & SunAlliance's l...
Online system upgrades
Three years after first being launched, Quotemac, the online SME underwriting system, is being upgra...
Appointment at eg solutions
eg solutions has appointed Andy McRae as a non-executive director. McRae has more than 20 years' int...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Commercial
Steve Coates has been made UK facilities and health manager at Allianz Cornhill Commercial. He has b...
Appointment at Finsure
Finsure has appointed Linda Lo Castro as its new marketing manager. Lo Castro has an established bac...
Brit increases GWP by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2006
In the first quarter of 2006 Brit Insurance increased its gross written premium in the UK 7.5% from ...
Zurich pays for impropriety
Zurich Financial Services has come to an agreement with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and ...
Appointment at The Quest Partnership
The Quest Partnership has appointed Mark Gately as managing associate partner. ...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Paul Ellis has been appointed as sales manager at Keelan Westall. Ellis is responsible for strengthe...
Frustration over endowment claims
To advise, or not to advise? That is the question that rather too many major financial institutions fail to apply with sufficient rigour, according to the Financial Services Authority
Poor health is hampering the industry
More than half of managers in the insurance industry admit to being unproductive for at least 20% of...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Schemes
Allianz Cornhill Schemes has appointed Caitlin Gomes as product development manager. Allianz Cornhil...
Norwich Union sales up; COR down
Norwich Union Insurance delivered an operating profit of £970m (2004: £788m) last year, while its co...
Appointment at Business and Decision
Business and Decision has appointed Jacqueline Hoey to its UK board of directors. ...
Axa enjoys considerable profit boost
Axa UK's general insurance arm saw profits rise from £68m to £127m during 2005, with a gross written...