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Getting your own back.
A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal has put credit hire companies on the back foot. Simon Threadgold looks at how the judgement could affect the relationship between hire firms, insurers and insureds.
Appointment at Brockbank Syndicate Management.
Lloyd's managing agency Brockbank Syndicate Management has announced three new appointments to its b...
Our friends in the North.
With the financial backing of Capricorn, Arnott Insurance is set to become a major force in personal lines broking. Tim Collison spoke to group MD Rob Ward about the acquisition of Century.
Surprise good news for motor brokers.
Personal lines brokers should take heart from the findings in this year's non-life insurance report ...
Derek McLaughlan.
Employers' liability is currently proving to be a difficult class to write profitably. Insurers must stand firm and resist the temptation to cut rates in order to gain business.
Appointment at Aon Corporation.
Aon Corporation has made Michael O'Halleran a member of its board of directors and has also appointe...
Disabled travel discount.
Folgate has slashed its rates on annual family travel policies for the disabled by almost half to £1...
Straight to the point.
From regulation and the GISC to chartered titles, the talk was tough at BIIBA's annual conference. Tim Collison reports.
Cover.Net commercial lines goes live on Net.
Cover.Net, the Internet trading initiative launched by Northern Ireland broker D McClarty & Co, has ...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
Mike Bainbridge and Dave Cobley have been appointed to associate technical directors at Property & C...
Appointment at Premium Credit.
Premium Credit has made Sharon Beckett managing director of its personal lines and schemes division....
A new Home Office study.
A new Home Office study Safer Communities: Towards Effective Arson Control shows that arson costs so...
Solicitors vote in favour of PI on the market.
Solicitors have voted in favour of obtaining professional indemnity cover from the open market rathe...
CSC in first stage of Polaris integration.
CSC HAS completed the first stage of the integration of the Polaris Run Time Environment - the techn...
Admirable achievement.
Direct operation Admiral Insurance Services has won the Welsh Company of the Year 1999 award, sponso...
A large slice of PI.
In three years, Dickson Manchester has gone from having a good book of business and no brand identity, to being one of the UK's largest specialist PI brokers. Shona Cronin reports.
Chartered broker title moves a stage closer.
The market has given its approval for the creation of a chartered broker title and draft rules are n...
Motor insurance talks.
Highway Motor Policies is calling for talks between the insurance industry, government, motoring org...
Financial Exclusion - Inner-city blues.
A significant number of people in the UK are financially excluded. A campaign has been set-up to find out why, says Shona Cronin.
Generali quits UK retail after sale to Fortis.
Generali has confirmed the sale of Northern Star to Fortis, as exclusively revealed by PB last month...
Terry Wellard.
Everything is changing at Lloyd's. From July 2000, the mandatory guarantee will go. My company has already prepared for this.
Travel specialist Our Way launches products.
Travel specialist Our Way has relaunched its range of travel products, many with reduced premiums. T...
Towergate buys Thor, Mason & Mason and Byas Mosley books.
Underwriting group Towergate has acquired the business portfolios of Thor Underwriting, Mason & Maso...
Appointment at Cornhill.
Following the launch of Cornhill's new corporate structure, Peter Moran has been made regional manag...