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Part-time law may cut jobs.
Abbey Legal Protection is warning that new legislation designed to give part-time workers the same e...
Safe haven.
With the threat of burglary a very real consideration for every household in the UK, there are many precautions that property owners can take - without turning their homes into fortresses. And brokers are always happy to give advice.
IIB planning to launch IBRC Ltd in May 2001.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers is gearing up to go live with its self-regulatory professional bo...
Revving up the cover.
Motor assistance is an important feature of the claims process, in fact so great is its attraction for customers, that insurers might start to market cover on the back of the assistance service. Andrew Newman explains.
Right rate for the job.
Insurers have long been concerned about the costs and reliability of contractors. Mike Oastler asks whether repair networks are the answer.
Gun deal renamed.
Sporting Insurance Services (SIS) has renamed its Shotgun and Firearm policy Gunsure. The insurance,...
Appointment at Collegiate Insurance Brokers.
Matthew Myles has joined Collegiate Insurance Brokers as account development manager. His responsibi...
Zurich Financial Services goes live.
The general insurance arm of Zurich Financial Services has gone live with a new advertising campaign...
Ward Evans employs headhunter to seek staff.
Broker Ward Evans has taken the unusual step of employing its own headhunter to help it meet its tar...
Quality fleet.
Risk management is playing an increasingly important role in many areas of insurance not least fleet insurance where the pressure is on within companies to keep fleet-running costs - including insurance - to the absolute minimum, says Andrew Newman.
Travel bargain.
Broker Brands has launched an updated version of its travel insurance quotation system for brokers, ...
Drake: claims washed up?
Q With regard to Drake going into liquidation, can you tell me what is likely to happen if one of our clients needs to file a claim?
New start for Miles Smith.
Broker Miles Smith hopes to be trading again at Lloyd's by the end of the year with backing from a m...
Experian - new online quoting.
Information solutions provider Experian has launched an Internet-enabled insurance quotation system ...
Hire firm exploits Dimond.
Accidentcare, which runs the credit hire emergency car scheme for the Association of British Insurer...
Ariston is takeover number 14 for Layton.
Layton Blackham has made its 14th acquisition in three years with the purchase of Ariston Services, ...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
The Harrogate-based broking group Smart & Cook has appointed Simon Beer (above) as IT manager. He ha...
NU announces its senior team.
The legal process to merge CGU and Norwich Union has been completed, with the newly-formed CGNU anno...
Appointment at Groupama.
Phil Bristow has been appointed Groupama's regional underwriting controller, responsible for its und...
Study highlights fraud issue.
According to new research by Royal & SunAlliance, two-thirds of those surveyed believe people would ...
Hill House Hammond has novel idea.
Hill House Hammond has hit upon a novel medium for advertising its services. The Norwich Union-owned...
Ansvar broadens community group cover.
Youth groups, mother and toddler groups, playschools, nurseries and after-school clubs have been add...
RSA rethinks corporate business
Royal & SunAlliance is pushing through tough rate increases and introducing a new underwriting approa...
End of the line for dual pricing.
The issue of dual pricing is the thorn in the side of the insurance industry, and it is time something was done about this practice over which reputation - along with business - is won and lost.