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Safety behind the wheel.
Just 10% of companies with motor fleets advise their staff on careful driving, according to a survey...
Lloyd's motor takes up the Torch.
Lloyd's group Limit has acquired Torch motor insurer for £10m. The move follows months of speculatio...
Rehab for insurers.
A new rehabilitation centre is to open in Manchester which will offer insurers their money back if e...
Norman to lose name in rebranding move.
Norman Insurance will be rebranded as Mutuelles du Mans Assurances by the middle of next year, in li...
A century under cover.
The 20th Century has seen massive social and industrial changes. The insurance sector has developed alongside this, becoming the business we recognise today, says Andrew Newman.
Ex-NU brokers covered.
Wholesale broker Dickson Manchester Underwriting has been appointed to offer professional indemnity ...
Kiln goes live.
Lloyd's insurance group Kiln has gone live with a new website which boasts a moving image tour of th...
In the driving seat.
Tony Allen of Allen & Allen has steered the broker into the successful non-standard motor position it holds today. He tells Shona Cronin how.
It's not like the old days.
Company directors have never faced such onerous responsibilities. Simon Threadgold examines what impact the Turnbull Report will have on companies, both large and small.
Last GISC roadshow sparks increase in industry feedback.
The General Insurance Standards Council has reported a significant increase in the number of respons...
Appointment at Amlin.
John Mumford, active underwriter of syndicate 1141, has been appointed underwriter of Harvey Bowring...
Budget name set to appear in high street.
The high-street branches of intermediary chain Arnott Century are likely to be rebranded to Budget, ...
Appointment at Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.
Chris Gibbs (above) has been promoted to manager of the Personal Insurance Division at Alan Boswell ...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe is expanding its environmental impairment liability underwriting team with two new appoin...
Generali bid accepted.
The brand and structure of Assitalia in the UK is likely to remain largely unaffected by the 12bn eu...
David Worsfold.
This session in Parliament is set to be a seminal year for the insurance industry as a succession of measures could profoundly change the face of the market.
Appointment at Cigna.
Cigna Healthcare & Group Life has appointed Teresa Rogers to the newly-created role of international...
RSA beefs-up its farm contract.
Royal & SunAlliance has overhauled its Farm Contract in order to cater for the ever-changing needs o...
AUA Home provides flexible solution for homeworkers.
Underwriting agency, AUA Insurance has made further investment in the household sector with the laun...
CGM survey shows insurers trailing in e-commerce race.
Insurers are trailing behind other industries in their adoption of e-commerce. This is the surprise ...
Church article misleading.
I believe the recent church insurance article (commercial lines supplement, Oct, p17) does not give ...
Heath Group and Lambert Fenchurch to merge in £135m deal.
The Heath Group is to merge with Lambert Fenchurch in a deal worth £135m. The deal, which is due to ...
Shortfall concerns ignored.
It is interesting that Mike Slack, chairman of the Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Broke...
Broker Brands benefits.
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers has entered into an agree-ment with Broker B...