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Y2K database goes on-line despite limited support.
The Association of British Insurers has gone live with its year 2000 database, despite the poor resp...
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.
Appointment at Chubb Insurance.
Chubb Insurance has appointed Clive Chipperfield as European marine manager. He was previously the c...
New report by Datamonitor.
Personal lines insurers in Europe must move to a multi-channel distribution strategy in order to mai...
Divided we fall.
If the Treasury thought that announcing the repeal of the Insurance Brokers Act 1977 and the aboliti...
Long-term gains at Independent.
Independent Insurance now has 53% of its regional commercial business on long-term policies, of whic...
Playing to win.
FMW is no stranger to business awards. Group managing director, Vincent Murphy, tells Shona Cronin why the latest addition to the firm's trophy cabinet - A British Insurance Award - is so important to FMW.
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...
Appointment at ITT London & Edinburgh.
ITT London & Edinburgh has made several new appointments as part of the restructuring of its commerc...
Admiral taken off the market by Brockbank.
The Brockbank Group has taken Admiral Insurance Services off the market, less than three months afte...
O&M buys LN Greenall.
Hull-based Oughtred & Harrison has bought LN Greenall as part of their long-term acquisition plans. ...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
Kelly Lyles has been made AIG Europe's profit centre manager for financial lines in UK and Ireland. ...
Year 2000: what will insurers cover?
The Association of British Insurers has issued a leaflet advising consumers on how personal lines in...
Appointment at the Institute of Insurance Brokers.
Kedric Rhodes has been co-opted to the board of the Institute of Insurance Brokers. Mr Rhodes is a m...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
Andrew Devey has been appointed special risks surveyor for Property & Casualty Services. He joined f...
Pay as you go.
Premium finance is no longer seen as a last resort for the financially unsound. More customers are now opting to stagger payments, which could mean increased profits for brokers, says Shona Cronin.
Ken Wallace.
With the importance of consumer relations becoming apparent to every industry, insurers must cast off the idea of "preferred status".
Schools learn their lesson.
The Arson Prevention Bureau has launched a national campaign to advise schools on reducing their ris...
AIG gives brokers the D&O edge.
PrivateEdge is an enhanced directors and officers policy which has been launched by AIG Europe. T...
Brokers set to cash in on government's travel ruling.
Insurance brokers will benefit from the government's ruling banning travel agents from making consum...
Writing on wall for directs.
Both Swiss Re and Bacon & Woodrow paint bleak pictures for the direct wirters in the household market Shona Cronin reports.
If the student life goes sour.
The combination of tuition fees and student loans means undergraduates may be liable for £7000 a yea...
Appointment at Osmond Davis.
Kent-based broker Osmond Davis has appointed Mark Ross as managing director. He has been with the fi...