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Uninsured drivers weigh up the cost of crime
Uninsured drivers are finding it cheaper to pay fines than get insurance, according to specialist bro...
QBE launches technology liability cover
QBE International Insurance has launched a combined technology liability product. The product is ai...
Legal & General enters spirit of goodwill
The season of goodwill has kicked in already, with Legal & General Insurance providing 10% extra cove...
NIG mucks in with FarmWeb
Agricultural specialist Farmweb has transferred its £20m account from Norwich Union to NIG. Policie...
Safeonline boosts broker rates
Commission rates have gone up for UK brokers at digital risks insurer Safeonline. Commission now st...
Appointment at Carmichael.
Jayne Stedman has joined Carmichael as IT manager and will be responsible for maintaining and develo...
Appointment at Accidentcare.
Mike Eve has become chief executive of Accidentcare. Mr Eve has been in the insurance and financial ...
Sirius acts on i2i's failure.
Sirius is consulting brokers on a new internet trading platform, following i2i's failure to gain furt...
Willis: electronic placing.
Willis Group Holdings has launched an electronic placing service for sabotage and terrorism for prop...
Nine brokers help develop Rebus IS for the London market.
Alfred Blackmore and Robert Flemming Insurance Brokers are among nine brokers who have helped develo...
Ace acts against Charman.
Bermudian insurer Ace has started legal proceedings against former Ace chief executive John Charman....
O'Brien obituary.
Alan O'Brien, partner at APN Insurance Services, died on 24 October 2001 aged 43. Mr O'Brien joined ...
Clinicare strikes PMI deal for London city workers.
Private medical insurer Clinicare has announced the targeted launch of a new private medical insuran...
Giles reveals future ambitions as it arranges flotation.
Irvine-based Giles Insurance Brokers is preparing to float in 2004. The company recorded a 24% incr...
Lloyd's access available through Maestro Tasker.
Provincial brokers can now access Lloyd's through a commercial product from Maestro Tasker. The p...
Chubb helps in the fight against cyber crime.
Cyber crime is on the increase and Chubb is tackling it with a policy to protect financial service c...
Up to the task.
Maestro Tasker was set up in 1999 with a view to becoming an accredited Lloyd's broker. Paul Tasker tells Diane Smyth how this aim is on target.
Swinton boosts its IT
Independent insurance broker Swinton has chosen CSC as its sole provider of broking applications for ...
Anti-fraud strategy set for December launch.
The anti-fraud committee will launch its strategy against bogus-claims in early December, according ...
Insurers crack down on false claims.
Fraudsters beware - insurers are piloting a new approach to false claims detection. Technology co...
BIBA chairman speaks out against GISC alternative.
Brokers must continue to support the General Insurance Standards Council, George Nixon, chairman of ...
Appointment at Midland Broker Alliance.
Rod Carbery has become the director of operations of the Midland Broker Alliance. He said: "I've alw...
Millhouse revamps product range and expands distribution.
Commercial underwriter Millhouse has upgraded its product range and is set to increase its network o...
FSA driver warning.
The Financial Services Authority warned drivers to check their car insurance after it discovered the...