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Hibernian deal adds £48m to NIG's GWP.
NIG Skandia's acquisition of Hibernian Insurance UK will increase the Swedish-owned insurer's gross ...
Easy riding for motorbikers.
KC Excalibur, underwritten by Zenith Insurance, and Eagle Star's KC Katana are the first of a series...
Cheaper cover via 'Net.
Eagle Star Direct has reduced its standard premiums for home and contents insurance by 10% for polic...
AA closes high street shops in strategic review.
Following a strategic review, the Automobile Association is closing its 142 high street shops and en...
NIG Skandia develops new facility.
NIG Skandia has a developed a new facility with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in an effort to contain credit...
Girl Power.
There is intense competition in the female driver sector of the motor market, but some portfolios are experiencing deterioration as female driving habits gradually change. Andrew Newman examines the consequences.
Letter of the month - It makes no odds who wears the trousers.
Well done W. Robert Hardy (PB, August 1998). I am glad it was a man who brought up the matter of una...
New Lloyd's firm all set.
The boards of Angerstein and Murray Lawrence have reached agreement in principal to merge to create ...
Market slams Barclays' price discounting.
The motor insurance market has reacted angrily to Barclays' announcement that it will guarantee to b...
Appointment at Foreman Bassett Insurance Brokers.
Southampton-based Foreman Bassett Insurance Brokers has taken on Richard Burnett (above) in a develo...
Shead brings its policies into line.
Lloyd's syndicate Shead Motor Policies has replaced all of its existing standard private motor polic...
Quotel Advantage bags 200 brokers.
CSC Quotel has signed up almost 200 brokers and intermediaries to its motor quotation initiative, Ad...
Appointment at Provident Financial.
Several key appointments have been made at Provident Financial. Nick Illingworth has been made manag...
Assessing the damage.
The House of Lords has taken the unprecedented step of fixing the discount rate for multipliers in personal injury cases at 3%. Lyndsey Mackie says this will cause a hike in motor premiums.
Over 50s and the law.
A Guardian Insurance-funded guide has been produced to advise the over-50s about legal matters. Pass...
Chubb restructures.
Chubb Insurance Company has announced the formation of an engineered and special property risks unit...
Year 2000: what will insurers cover?
The Association of British Insurers has issued a leaflet advising consumers on how personal lines in...
AA: premium rise warning.
Car insurance premiums have risen rapidly due to three years' of underwriting losses in the insuranc...
Drive fills post-accident gap.
Royal & SunAlliance has launched Drive, a private motor policy which includes 24-hour post-accident ...
Cornhill first in UK.
Cornhill has become the first insurer in the UK to transact a full cycle EDI commercial lines winner...
Appointment at Crowe Insurance Group.
David Griffiths ACA has been appointed to the newly created position of group finance director. Mr G...
Office closures at Eagle Star.
Eagle Star's restructuring of its commercial insurance operation will result in 540 job losses, over...
NIG Skandia launches motorcycle product.
NIG Skandia has added to its range of screen-based products with the launch of its motorcycle produc...
Terry Wellard.
If the likes of Boots and Tesco can get into bed with insurers, why don't you join forces with the local chemist or butcher?