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David Worsfold.
Broker-led schemes - inventive and client-focussed, or poor value for money? Proposed legal reforms are likely to put these schemes under pressure to smarten up.
RSA to cut 300 jobs in service centre shake-up.
The direct division of Royal & SunAlliance is to axe almost 300 jobs this year, with the closure of ...
CGU jobs go in London shake-up.
A total of 190 jobs across CGU's London offices are under threat as the insurer gets underway with t...
PMI market share (by no of schemes).
The private medical insurance market is now dominated by two insurers which hold close to a 70% mark...
Appointment at HSBC.
Sir John Carter has been appointed an adviser to the board of HSBC Investment Bank, where he will he...
Motor market losses will hit £2bn by 2000.
Actuary Bacon & Woodrow has warned UK motor insurers to brace themselves for underwriting losses of ...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Former Transport Secretary John MacGregor MP has been appointed to the main board of Friends Provide...
NIG Skandia.
NIG Skandia has asked us to make clear that contrary to a statement made in the last issue of Profes...
Another tough year.
Last year was yet another year of great change for nearly all concerned in the insurance industry. Tim Collison takes a look back at some of the major events of the last 12 months.
Greater unity.
AXA Insurance has relaunched Unity Working from Home policy. The cover has been enhanced to include ...
Scottish Equitable in restructure to boost position in market.
Scottish Equitable has restructured into three separate companies and has changed its name to Aegon ...
Axe falls on 2000 Eagle Star agencies at Zurich Financial.
The UK commercial division of Zurich Financial Services - the company formed from the merger of the ...
Edgar Hamilton helps brokers to take slice of travel cover sector.
Edgar Hamilton & Wellard has enhanced the cover on its Voyager policy in a bid to give intermediarie...
Scheme offers facilities.
Peter Lusted has launched Economic Scheme Underwriting, to provide scheme underwriting facilities an...
The incredible shrinking market.
The departure of Cloverleaf is the latest loss to the non-standard motor field, but those that remain foresee brighter times ahead. Andrew Newman reports.
Pastures new.
The mood may be downbeat on the farm, but there are signs that rates in the farm and agriculture markets are starting to increase. David Fanning talks to the main insurers.
Appointment at AXA Insurance.
AXA Insurance has appointed Kirsty Chandler as its new corporate account manager. Ms Chandler spent ...
Appointment at Crowe.
Crowe Insurance Group Syndicate 963 has appointed Hamilton Harper as claims controller and Nikolai K...
Lombard tees off once more with Golf Secure.
Lombard General Insurance has relaunched Golf Secure, its product targeted at privately owned golf c...
Hambro in deal with credit hire company.
Hambro Assistance is set to shake-up the legal expenses market with the launch a new uninsured loss ...
Beazley caters for nasty surprises in restaurant food.
Lloyd's underwriters, Beazley, The Miller Insurance Group, and the Enterprise Consortium have launch...
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
ITT L&E has made three appointments to its property owners account management team. Simon Bracewell ...
Critical acclaim.
For a product still in its infancy, critical illness cover is doing remarkably well. Keith Sankey takes a look at the major players and products in this market.
Pipe dreams.
Insurance for plumbers is hard to come by, but, in a profession where fire and flood damage are everyday threats, it is absolutely vital, says Steve Banner.