News
Travel agents give free cover.
Two of the largest travel agents have reacted to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ruling on lin...
Appointment at Hiscox Insurance Company.
Chris Hill has joined Hiscox as the company's new financial services and D&O underwriter. Mr Hill jo...
DP Mann snapped up.
General Re Corporation has announced that it is buying DP Mann, one of the largest remaining indepen...
FMW Group has been bought out.
FMW Group has been bought out by two of its directors. Ortho Barnes and Paul Gravatt have bought 86%...
Y2K-readiness wins praise.
This year's IFST conference had clear warnings for the industry about IT-related issues, but also praise for its preparations for the year 2000. Alex Miller reports.
Avon offers Elite for smaller risks.
Avon Insurance has launched a new commercial lines product, Business Elite, aimed at small to medium...
Launch of the euro.
In preparation for the launch of the euro in January 1999, Nordstern Art Insurance has launched a hi...
Appointment at Euclidian Underwriting.
Euclidian Underwriting, the underwriting arm of integrated insurance group Euclidian, has appointed ...
Appointment at Crowe Life.
Darryl Meech has been appointed senior deputy underwriter of Crowe Life, part of the Crowe Insurance...
IBRC seeks change to schedule after complaints over IIB deal.
The IBRC is in discussions with the Treasury regarding a possible change to the schedule of the Insu...
David Worsfold.
Will you get value for money from the IBRC next year? It will be hard to tell, as much of the details of its new administration outsourcing contract are shrouded in secrecy.
Walker in new venture.
Ex-CNA managers Jan Walker and Geoff Friar have set up a new Lloyd's service company called Atrium P...
Getting away from it all?
This year's International Travel Insurance Conference, held in France, attracted a large number of UK delegates. Tim Collison says it was not long before talk of falling premiums and fierce competition dominated the conference programme.
Steve Knight.
Brokers have few places to turn for IT support. But with Y2K on the horizon and greater use of IT in business, something must change.
AA: collisions top list.
Front and rear-end collisions top the league table of insurance claims, according to a sample of 100...
Independent halts plans to enter life market.
Independent Insurance has postponed its plans to enter the life and pensions market, forcing it to w...
Average premium changes since July 1994.
The average cost of motor insurance rose by £10 over the last quarter and by about £68 over the last...
David Worsfold.
NewRo may have lost the battle for interim control of broker regulation, but its financial strength will still make it a viable alternative to the IIB if it makes its intentions clear.
Appointment at Canada Life.
Canada Life has appointed Neil Stevens as executive director, where he will be responsible for the I...
Sale time.
Term assurance is being sold at rock-bottom prices - Swiss Re has calculated that average premium rates for the top ten life offices have fallen by up to 25% over the last four years. Ian Lindisfarne seeks out the best bargains.
SIF survives.
The Law Society has decided to continue providing solicitors' professional indemnity insurance throu...
Rough and tumble.
Personal accident insurance is being sold through more and more non-broker outlets, although with many of these schemes, certain occupations and sporting activities are excluded. It is now time for brokers to fight back says Simon Threadgold.
Smaller life assurers feel financial strain.
Continued decline in the world's financial markets could intensify the pressure on the smaller life ...
GRIP gets a hold on income protection sector.
GRIP has launched two new "non-discriminatory" income protection products, both underwritten at Lloy...