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BeatThatQuote.com beats Facebook
BeatThatQuote.com has beaten Facebook to become the UK's fastest growing website, according to a rep...
Fraud fight gains £28m boost
The government has committed more than £28m of new funding to a series of fraud initiatives set to b...
LV= wins Defaqto five star awards for car and home insurance products
LV= has been awarded the prestigious Defaqto five star rating for both its car and home insurance products. The awards recognise insurers that offer high standards of cover.
Northern Ireland broker continues expansion
Hughes Insurance has invested £1m in its local branch network in Northern Ireland by opening three new branches in the next three months.
Earthquake prompts over 1,000 home insurance claims
The recent earthquake will hopefully shake a few home owners into considering their home insurance, according to Abbey.
QBE sees European business GWP slightly reduce
QBE Europe saw gross written premium reduced by 4% to Aus $5137m (£2421m) and gross earned premium reduced by 1% to Aus $5158m in 2007.
Open GI creates new team to advise on ‘best fit solutions’
Open GI has created a new Solutions Consultancy and Educational Services team to provide a more proactive approach to the broker-software provider relationship.
PPI industry set for massive upheaval, says Defaqto
Defaqto’s latest report, “Payment Protection Insurance – 2008 – The party’s over ” has predicted that over the next two years there will be a massive upheaval in the industry as lenders, underwriters and consumers are forced to adjust to consequences…
Dixons.co.uk partners Call Connection
Call Connection, the specialist call-transfer business to the insurance industry, have partnered DSG international (DSGi) to launch comparemoreatDixons.co.uk, a UK price comparison site for Dixons.co.uk, the UK’s largest online electrical retailer.
Swinton employs new routing solution
Swinton Insurance has deployed Alcatel-Lucent’s IP telephony solutions across 450 sites in a bid to increase successful sales calls and increase the standard of customer service.
DAS division expands its after-the-event offering
80e, the ATE trading division of DAS, has enhanced its product range with the addition of new Personal and Business Litigation policies.
RSA acquires Fyfe Group
Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) has acquired the Fyfe Group for an undisclosed amount.
ABC links up with RiskSTOP
ABC Insurance has appointment RiskSTOP to provide risk management services for its commercial insurance portfolio.
St. Paul Travelers prepares for red umbrella rebrand
St. Paul Travelers is all set to adopt the Travelers trading name and red umbrella logo of its US parent with effect from 4 February 2008.
James Hallam - Independent thinker
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Finance - Finding the golden return
Looking to invest some of your hard-earned profits? Bob Fraser reviews some investment tax rules
Appointment at Beachcroft
Beachcroft has hired Howard Dean as head of its Manchester claims validation team. ...
E-settlement - Accounting for lost time online
Charlie Thomas evaluates what progress has been made in the nascent world of online ledgers
Appointment at La Playa
La Playa has taken on Matthew Clark as head of its specialist science and technology division. ...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance
Steve McGuinness has joined Chubb Insurance as its new personal lines motor manager. ...
Viewpoint - "I'm in insurance and proud of it."
My five-year-old daughter asked the most awkward of all questions recently. No, not where babies com...
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Broker community shocked by director general's death
The broking community reacted with shock to the untimely death of the director general of the Instit...
Square Mile - diary of a start-up - The right way, or the wrong way?
As we come to the end of our gardening leave from our current employers - which both continue to be ...