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Swiss Life moves into health care arena
Group and individual insurance provider Swiss Life (UK) has acquired MTL Medical Services from Arriva...
E-Commerce watch.
Lloyd's syndicate Zenith Insurance has launched a website at www.zenith-insurance. co.uk. The site p...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Allianz Cornhill has hired Iain Boyd as personal lines sales manager. Mr Boyd was previously empl...
Jacqui Jones - Principal IT consultant, Jaytech Consultants.
With many online systems on offer, Rarrigini & Rosso seem to have struck the right balance.
BUPA turns down Mediquote.
Policy master has failed to persuade BUPA to join the panel of its private medical insurance quotati...
Treat your staff right ... or you could end up the loser.
Brokers must ensure they keep up to date with all the latest employment laws, or they could be in for a bit of a shock. David Wilcox explains.
Learning the lesson of summer.
Britain has been badly affected by recent weather, and it has meant that many businesses without adequate cover have been left exposed.
Groupama: drive towards vans - Motor.
Groupama is vying to make greater in-roads into the commercial motor market with the launch of Optim...
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Lloyd's gives approval to Zenith managing agent Zenith has gained Lloyd's approval for a new manag...
Eastgate buy-out likely to lead to job losses.
Outsourcing and service provider the Eastgate Group has been bought by the Capita Group, as predicte...
Avon makes push in commercial sector.
Avon Insurance is planning to take on 10 new underwriters in a bid to increase its presence in the c...
Lloyd's gives approval to Zenith agent
Zenith has gained Lloyd's approval for a new managing agent, Zenith Syndicate Management. The new a...
Pet Plan expands equine business
Pet Plan, the specialist animal insurance subsidiary of Cornhill Insurance, has acquired Bankers Insu...
Markerstudy drives forward with motor add-on
Broker marketing organisation Markerstudy has launched motor policy add-on EuroGold, as revealed by P...
Upwardly mobile.
There is a steady growth in the high net worth market as more and more people become eligible for this insurance. David Fanning investigates what this may mean for the industry.
Privilege ups net stakes.
Non-standard insurer Privilege has made a bid for the online motor market by launching an online "qu...
Hiscox exhibits watercolours.
High net worth insurer Hiscox is exhibiting a collection of watercolours by Max Mosscrop at its art ...
The benefits of a small firm.
Q: I am thinking about introducing a benefits package for staff. As we are only a small firm of abou...
Ecclesiastical makes push into commercial.
Ecclesiastical has launched a major expansion of its broker partnership scheme. Launched 3 Novemb...
Is it still viable for brokers to have company cars?
Q: Am I right in thinking the cost of my company car and that of my co-directors is going to go up? ...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Usecolor, Royal & Sunalliance's online service for small businesses, has appointed Gerry Callaghan a...
AA SURVEY SHOWS PREMIUM RISES.
The AA has published its British insurance premium index for quarter three 2000, showing that car in...
Horses for causes.
With only half of Britain's horse population currently insured it would seem that there is much room for brokers to expand. However, as Steve Banner finds out, it may not be as simple as that.
Job cuts expected at Eastgate
Capita is likely to make redundancies at newly-acquired Eastgate Group, its managing director Paul Pi...