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Higginson and Windich delay Oxford launch.
The broker-only syndicate Oxford, which was due to start trading last month, has delayed its launch ...
Prescott consults over construction industry safety
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is today meeting health and safety chiefs to discuss the alarming...
Tesco sells insurance on the high street
Tesco Personal Finance is expanding its activities beyond telesales and is offering travel insurance ...
Eastgate eases pain of workplace stress
Eastgate Legal and Medical Services, part of the Eastgate Group, has launched a stress management ser...
CGNU sets the record straight
CGNU has denied reports in the national press that 600 jobs in its global risk division are in jeopar...
To the expats' Goodhealth
Primary International Healthcare and Goodhealth Worldwide have merged and will trade under the name G...
CGNU profits dip a little
CGNU today reported operating profits of £800m in its first interim results since the merger of CGU a...
Abbey Legal Protection wins Law Society contract
Abbey Legal Protection has won the contract to run the only personal injury referral and 'no win, no ...
Broker Ward Evans expands into aviation
General commercial insurance broker Ward Evans has continued its expansion programme by setting up an...
Royal & SunAlliance opens third Enterprise centre
Royal & SunAlliance is to open its third 'Enterprise' centre for brokers by the end of July. The ce...
Churchill motors into Alliance
Insurer Churchill has been appointed sole underwriter and administrator for the car insurance account...
e-risks specialist goes live
A company offering insurance for e-risks, including viruses, hacking and fraud, has gone online. Ba...
General insurance is fundamentally unattractive
General insurance is suffering its worst trading conditions for a decade, according to a report on CG...
Support given for chartered title
The Chartered Insurance Institute has moved a step closer to approving the title Chartered Insurance ...
ACE Europe launching online claims service
ACE Europe is to allow its European policyholders to initiate, view and process claims via the intern...
Barristers stripped of court immunity
The House of Lords today stripped barristers of their immunity when working as advocates. Barristers ...
RP Hodson continues to expand
RP Hodson Insurance Brokers has bought a 77% stake in London-based John Wimble Insurance Brokers for ...
Lloyd's takes to the road
Brokers are being invited to attend two free Lloyd's trade fairs, to be held in Leeds and Bristol on ...
Churchill Insurance creates 120 jobs
Churchill Insurance is creating 120 jobs in Ipswich with the opening of an additional claims unit. ...
Dickson Manchester takes a share of Chartwell's business
London broker Dickson Manchester has secured renewal rights on all Chartwell business Hiscox cannot a...
Motor market continues to harden
Motor insurance premiums have increased by an average of nearly £200 in the last six years, according...
Just passing through?
The Financial Services & Markets Bill has finally made it to the statute book, however, its passage through Parliament is far from over.
Pet plan: new low-cost cover.
Pet Plan has introduced a new low-cost pet insurance policy providing life-long veterinary cover. ...
Lloyd's brokers set to merge.
Lloyd's brokers Edgar Hamilton and FE Wright are to merge, following the acquisition of FE Wright fr...