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Liquidators take stock of collapsed insurer Drake.
Staff at collapsed insurer Drake Insurance will be told at the end of the month whether they still h...
Appointment at Hill Dickinson.
Ian Anderson, a Manchester-based partner in the insurance litigation department of solicitors Hill D...
Law cover insurers listed.
The Law Society has published its list of approved insurers that will be able to offer professional ...
Set out your stall.
High lapse ratios and the dominance of agents make travel insurance a tricky sector, but if brokers market their products strategically, the rewards are worth the extra effort, says Carole Walton.
Appointment at Chester Street Insurance.
Philip Grant has been appointed a director and the chief executive of Chester Street Insurance, the ...
Appointment at Clyde & Co.
Pii Ketvel is the first partner in a City law firm to have qualified in Finland, according to Clyde ...
Appointment at Bacon & Woodrow.
Allan Kaufman is the new head of the insurance division of Bacon & Woodrow, a founding member of the...
WAP technology allows customers to access the Web via their mobile
Following on from last month's look at ADSL technology, I shall now share my thoughts on WAP - Wirel...
Shake-up shakedown.[QQ]
A landmark ruling on a recent credit hire case has caused a shake-up of the motor legal expenses market that could mean closure for some providers. David Fanning looks at how brokers are reacting to the changes.
GISC splits code of practice.
The General Insurance Standards Council is to split its code of practice into two, making a distinct...
Lloyd's criteria for broker status unveiled.
Lloyd's has unveiled its regulatory criteria for Lloyd's broker status once the Insurance Brokers (R...
The wrongs of human rights.
From October, the Human Rights Act will be enforceable in the UK and lawyers are conscious of the potential of using the act to support their arguments - however tenuous - much to the judiciary's displeasure.
New law set to raise interest in D&O cover.
Brokers selling directors and officers cover could be set for a boom in business, as a result of the...
New laws: AIG steps up cover.
AIG Europe has launched a range of products for financial institutions in response to recent changes...
Appointment at Midland Risk Management.
Philip Jones has been promoted to associate partner at Midland Risk Management of Birmingham. He joi...
Appointment at Rarrigini & Rosso.
David Abbott has joined the insurance marketing and risk management group Rarrigini & Rosso as head ...
White van man covered.
Smaller brokers are one of the targets for HML Marketing's new Hyper Vanline policy for high-risk dr...
A star in cyberspace.
Leslie Smith, chairman and MD of Medibroker, talks to Tim Collison about the run-away success that his company has experienced as the first of a new generation of cyberbrokers.
Appointment at Insurance Database Services.
Graham Johnston, special projects manager at Axa Insurance in Ipswich, was elected the chairman of I...
Comparing notes with TRD.
The Research Department is targeting brokers with a PC-based software package which will enable them...
Office politics.
Despite the recent anti-capitalist City-centre demonstrations, the office sector still attracts a lot of interest and remains a profitable sector for insurers, says Simon Threadgold.
Alarm and dogs deter house burglars
High net worth property owners should protect themselves from burglary with monitored alarms and dogs...
HSBC launches insurance website for small businesses
HSBC Select (UK) is targeting the UK's 3.7 million small businesses with the launch of a new Interne...
An elf in the garden
Elf at home, the independent gas supplier to the new homes market, has launched the Household insuran...