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Called to account.
Insurers providing professional indemnity for accountants are having to deal with the tough stance taken by the various chartered institutes on year 2000. Shona Cronin looks at what this means for the market.
Lombard tees off once more with Golf Secure.
Lombard General Insurance has relaunched Golf Secure, its product targeted at privately owned golf c...
City law firms merge.
National insurance law firm, Wansbroughs Willey Hargrave, and City-based practice Beachcroft Stanley...
Eastgate seeks £100m turnover increase after Hambro acquisition.
The Eastgate Group is set to double in size following its acquisition of Hambro Assistance from Lind...
Broker splits in two.
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson has announced that it is to split into two major operations. JLT Risk ...
Towergate in L&E deal.
London & Edinburgh, recently acquired by Norwich Union, has been appointed underwriter for Towergate...
Chartwell's Charity Plus policy a 'must for all UK charities'.
David Marshall & Others Syndicate 839, managed by Chartwell Managing Agents, has devised a new profe...
Appointment at Crowe.
Crowe Insurance Group Syndicate 963 has appointed Hamilton Harper as claims controller and Nikolai K...
Appointment at AXA Insurance.
AXA Insurance has appointed Kirsty Chandler as its new corporate account manager. Ms Chandler spent ...
Pastures new.
The mood may be downbeat on the farm, but there are signs that rates in the farm and agriculture markets are starting to increase. David Fanning talks to the main insurers.
Not concerned by MMC ruling.
The recent ruling by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission that discounted holidays must be made ava...
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Edward Close-Smith has been appointed managing director of the North American division of Thompson H...
ACE acts on health and safety regulations.
ACE Engineering Insurance has devised a risk management package to help clients comply with two new ...
The incredible shrinking market.
The departure of Cloverleaf is the latest loss to the non-standard motor field, but those that remain foresee brighter times ahead. Andrew Newman reports.
Scheme offers facilities.
Peter Lusted has launched Economic Scheme Underwriting, to provide scheme underwriting facilities an...
Edgar Hamilton helps brokers to take slice of travel cover sector.
Edgar Hamilton & Wellard has enhanced the cover on its Voyager policy in a bid to give intermediarie...
The Max factor.
Outsourcing in insurance is booming at the moment and at the forefront of the growth is Eastgate. Shona Cronin spoke to Eastgate director Max Carruthers about the purchase of Hambro and his role in driving the company forward.
Bug-tester.
Brokers and intermediaries are being offered a free disk that will enable them to test whether their...
Appointment at Crowe Life.
Darryl Meech has been appointed senior deputy underwriter of Crowe Life, part of the Crowe Insurance...
Appointment at Euclidian Underwriting.
Euclidian Underwriting, the underwriting arm of integrated insurance group Euclidian, has appointed ...
Launch of the euro.
In preparation for the launch of the euro in January 1999, Nordstern Art Insurance has launched a hi...
Avon offers Elite for smaller risks.
Avon Insurance has launched a new commercial lines product, Business Elite, aimed at small to medium...
Y2K-readiness wins praise.
This year's IFST conference had clear warnings for the industry about IT-related issues, but also praise for its preparations for the year 2000. Alex Miller reports.
FMW Group has been bought out.
FMW Group has been bought out by two of its directors. Ortho Barnes and Paul Gravatt have bought 86%...