Insurer
Aascent opens Belfast office
In its aim to capture 30% of the market, Aascent Finance has opened its first premium finance office...
Don't shoot the offshoring corporates
The recent outrage from white-collar union Amicus over Norwich Union's plans to send yet more jobs t...
More consolidation expected following regulation by FSA
CII Conference News
Ups and downs
25th Anniversary 1979-2004
RAC to buy out Axa's interest in RAC Financial Services
RAC has agreed to buy out Axa's interest in RAC Financial Services and to acquire the renewal rights...
Claims Initiative of the Year - Carole Nash Insurance Consultants
The Insurance Age Awards 2004
Brokers baulk at Norwich Union offshoring moves
Norwich Union (NU) has assured brokers they will not be affected by its plans to offshore a further ...
September
Giles makes PI move Broker Giles announced its first professional indemnity (PI) acquisition as par...
Judging panel
The Insurance Age Awards 2004
Staff shortage leads to Dundee delays
Norwich Union (NU) has blamed staff shortages and extensive merger and acquisition activity on delay...
Commercial Lines Innovation of the Year - Stuart Alexander
The Insurance Age Awards 2004
Alexander Forbes acquires The Shepherd Group of companies
Alexander Forbes has acquired The Shepherd Group of companies. Following the acquisition, all 13 mem...
Roll of honour
The Insurance Age Awards 2004
JLT in push for northern growth
Jardine Lloyd Thompson is aiming to break its group-wide 10% yearly growth target in the North East ...
Appointment at Amber Credit
Amber Credit has appointed Dawn Wilson to the position of regional account manager, Midlands, and Em...
NU launches service and product enhancements
Norwich Union has launched enhancements and exclusive offers for brokers that trade household busine...
Appointment at Lark Insurance Broking
Lark Insurance Broking has appointed Guy Erskine-Naylor as introducer manager. He joins Lark from Ax...
Industry response to the report
British Insurance Broker's Association (Biba) Biba chief executive Eric Galbraith commented: "It wi...
Norwich Union launches enhancements for brokers
Norwich Union (NU) has launched enhancements for brokers who trade household business via the compan...
Norwich Union acquires HPI
Norwich Union (NU) has acquired HPI - an independent provider of vehicle information - from Pheonix ...
Dive back in at the small end
Small to medium-sized enterprises are one of the hot topics of the moment, with many brokers and ins...
Unilateral consensus on compensation
While attitudes towards compensation are changing for the better, with broad agreement between insurers and government on what needs to be done, defining the problem universally is proving more elusive
Brokers who don't harness the ..
Brokers who don't harness the potential of e-commerce will fail according to "techno savvy" intermed...
The 2004 Insurance Age Awards finalists
Finalists