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Storms to cost millions not billions
Britain's worst storms for 10 years will cost insurers millions of pounds, but should fall short of t...
BUPA names new chairman
Bryan Sanderson will take over as BUPA's chairman at the company's annual general meeting, 2001. Mr...
NIG holds Birmingham broker conference
Insurer NIG is holding its ninth "Building a Stronger Broker Channel" conference on 27 October. The...
Privilege to sell non-standard motor online
Non-standard insurer Privilege has made a bid for the online motor market by launching an online 'quo...
Appointment at Folgate.
Roger Gray (left) has joined Folgate as its new deputy commercial underwriting manager and will have...
Oxford seeks new funding.
George Higginson and Steve Windich have been unable to secure sufficient funds from brokers to launc...
Appointment at InsureE-com.
InsureE-com has appointed three people to work on business development for the company. Chris Newman...
Groupama keeps on biking.
Groupama Personal Insurances has launched two new motorcycle policies called Optima Unibike and Opti...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Charles Lennox has been appointed motor trade underwriting manager by Independent Insurance. He join...
Zurich takes radical approach to EL.
Zurich Commercial has devised a radical new approach to employers' liability, with a product that co...
Adding insult to injury?
Changes in the law over the last couple of years have had a dramatic impact on the insurance industry. Personal injury insurers have been particularly affected, says Diane Smyth.
Honest motorists foot bill.
The Motor Insurers' Information Centre is a long overdue effort by the insurance companies (and I ho...
Brokers let down by their telephone skills.
Brokers need to improve their telephone service in order to make more sales, a mystery shopping surv...
Stangroom offers his services to John Shetcliffe Marketing.
Ex-Iron Trades intermediary manager Norman Stangroom, has joined former colleague John Shetcliffe as...
Appointment at NIG.
NIG has promoted Joanna Bushell (above) to account executive. Her role will be to establish and main...
New interest for Crowe.
Crowe Insurance Group is expanding its interests at Lloyd's, creating new opportunities for brokers....
Dangerous driving?
There are widespread changes in the private motor market, as claims continue to grow, forcing premiums up. However, the insurance industry is not heeding warnings or making adequate plans for the future, says Andrew Newman.
Masterpiece holiday insurance at Chubb
Chubb Europe has extended its annual travel insurance, available to clients holding Masterpiece polic...
Groupama sets up employers' liability claims unit
Groupama Commercial has created a dedicated employers' liability claims unit. The insurer has set u...
Crowe expands broker business
Crowe Syndicate Management, part of the Crowe Insurance Group, is expanding its motor and professiona...
Racing at Cowes Week.
Last month, Overheard was proud to join NIG for a spot of racing at the start of Cowes Week. Everyon...
Cox expands with Yahoo!
Cox Insurance is expanding its online insurance services by linking up with Yahoo! UK & Ireland, to ...
Drake policies all now accounted for.
Deloitte & Touche has transferred 100,000 Drake Insurance policyholders to new insurers. 90,000 poli...
A bumper crop of judgements.
It seems there is bad news for LEAs after the House of Lords delivered a disturbing verdict in Phelps v Hillingdon BC. On another note, accidental tourists may find a recent EU directive rather helpful.