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Hastings Direct rebuked for computer error
Hastings Direct has come under fire from consumers, after it cancelled 3,000 policies based on what ...
Getting away with it
Regarding your feature on aggregator websites in the August edition of Insurance Age, I suppose that...
HSBC hits back over claims of protecting illegal fox hunting
HSBC has hit back at claims from the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) that it is providing legal e...
Comparative online quotation system launched
Bolton-based UK Facilities has launched a comparative online quotation and cover system. In addition...
Treasury sets plans in place over Lords ruling for family businesses
Brokers have been warned that a House of Lords judgement, which ruled in favour of thousands of taxp...
Tailor-made Cover for the Construction Industry
Product: Contractors All Risks Policy Underwriter Allianz Engineering Commission Paid Variab...
Internet for all
James Gavin's evaluation of aggregators ('Sink or Swim?', Insurance Age, August) and his profile of ...
Link and Zenith to merge
GHL Europe, the holding company for the European businesses of Guardian Holdings, has announced that it will bring together its two insurance companies to create a single Gibraltar based insurer underwriting a single suite of products.
EasyJet and Mondial remove age limt
EasyJet and Mondial UK, have removed the upper age limit on single trip travel insurance policies.
Aon acquires classic car broker
Aon has announced an agreement to acquire specialist vehicle insurance broker, Firebond. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed.
Flood damaged car warning
The second-hand car market could become swamped with flood damaged cars according to the AA.
Brokers positive about insurers role in flooding crisis
Recent severe flooding in parts of the North and the South West of England will ultimately have a positive effect on the reputation of the UK insurance industry, according to a survey by NIG.
Highway completes exit from Lloyd’s
The Board of Highway Insurance Holdings (Highway) has obtained Court approval for the transfer of the business of Lloyd’s Syndicates 37 and 2037 to Highway Insurance Company, pursuant to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the …
Hero acquires 32,000 motor insurance policies
Hero Insurance Services, the broking arm of Highway Insurance Holdings, has purchased 32,000 private...
GHLIS pledges full cycle EDI private motor product
Personal lines insurer GHL Insurance Services, the appointed UK service provider to Gibraltar-based ...
Managed service advocated following SSP purchase of Sirius
Following Software Solutions Partners takeover of rival technology house Sirius, chief executive of ...
Appointment at Arista
Arista has appointed Dawn Hopson to its underwriting team in Bristol.Hopson, previously employed by ...
Battle of the providers continues
I enjoyed the comments made in the July issue about GoCompare.com and our recent response to the Dir...
Mondial UK launches instant online motor insurace product
Mondial UK has launched an instant online motor insurance product with specialist short-term insuran...
Honourable behaviour - a bygone era?
I refer to the Treating Customers Fairly initiative and the Financial Services Authority's December ...
Motorists in the UK may have invalid insurance policies
More than 2.5 million motorists in the UK could find themselves with an invalid insurance policy aft...
Landmark Act on corporate manslaughter approved
Companies whose gross negligence leads to the death of individuals will now face prosecution for manslaughter under tough new legislation approved today.
Markel upgraded to A rating by A.M. Best
Markel International Insurance Company (MIIC) has been upgraded to an ‘A’ rating by A.M. Best, with a positive outlook assessment.
Broker launches web-based quote facility for the construction industry
PWS Holdings, the independent international reinsurance broker, has launched an Internet-based facility to offer insurance brokers real-time insurance quotations on-line for construction industry-related insurance.