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NIG in switch to Hibernian's commercial lines policies.
NIG Skandia's acquisition of Hibernian (UK) will result in a new product range that will see the Swe...
Appointment at DBI Insurance Company.
David Dunnett has been made managing director of DBI Insurance Company, where he will succeed John M...
UK liability prospects.
A new report by Datamonitor predicts significant growth in the UK liability insurance market. The re...
Appointment at Personal Finance Education Group.
Tony Baker, deputy director general of the Association of British Insurers, has been appointed chair...
Appointment at BCWA.
Bristol Contributory Welfare Association has made a series of new appointments. Rod Shaw joins BC...
Royal SunAlliance launches new product.
Royal SunAlliance has launched the first of its new broker-led household products. Choices One, whic...
Brokers express concern over IBRC's outsourcing contract.
Brokers have reacted with concern at the news that a trade body has been given the outsourced contra...
GAN travel product: brokers get a break.
GAN has launched a travel insurance product aimed at increasing broker involvement in the market. ...
A classic niche.
Back in the '80s, an E-type Jaguar could cost you as much as £100,000. These days, classic cars are surprisingly affordable and there are many players offering specialist insurance. Tim Collison reports.
Appointment at ACE Engineering Insurance.
ACE Engineering Insurance has appointed Phil Wright to chief engineer, where he will be central in d...
Letter of the month - A call to arms against bully boy insurers.
I read with interest the letter from David Bearman in your August edition (p13) regarding his recent...
Hambro in no-win no-fee policy coup.
Hambro Assistance is offering brokers a contingency fees policy on a no-win, no-fee basis. The cover...
Survey finds brokers believe they are Y2k-ready.
Just over half all brokers, intermediaries and independent financial advisers that have responded to...
Surprise rise in stature.
Overheard has been amused to hear about the surprise rise in stature of Royal & SunAlliance's group ...
Orion braces itself for change.
Orion's 120 staff face an uncertain future with the news that the non-standard motor insurer is bein...
CII reforms survive criticism from local representatives.
A package of constitutional changes that involve cutting the CII's governing council by one third an...
Crowning glory.
The rising cost of NHS dental treatment has given brokers the opportunity to really get their teeth into the dental insurance market. Ian Lindisfarne explains.
Acquisition hat-trick.
Hull-based Oughtred & Harrison has bought Mills and Wood; its third acquisition in as many months. M...
Art collection to be sold.
The 20th-century art collection of Hiscox chairman Robert Hiscox is to be sold at Sotheby's in Londo...
Appointment at Camberford Law.
Wholesale broker Camberford Law has promoted Martin Bell (above) to the Board, and appointed David O...
Regulation dominates.
In unprecidented fashion, the CII made a last minute change to its conference agenda this year to include a topical session on broker regulation. David Worsfold listened to the arguments.
Unfocused ads are doomed to failure.
With reference to your comment article entitled "What is Paddick doing?" (October, p15), I was conce...
Egg customers may have to wait.
Egg, the Prudential's new direct banking arm, is telling customers that they could have to wait 28 d...
Ian Ritchie.
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