Commercial
Compass cut by 25%.
The Countrywide Compass travel insurance product has seen its premium for annual cover cut by 25%. T...
Lloyd's sees 3D picture.
Lloyd's has launched a revolutionary 3-D website of its "unique marketplace", designed to enhance th...
Exclusive - Homer bids to make Axa the best of British.
AXA Provincial's new chief executive Andy Homer has spoken of his aim to make the company one of Bri...
Irish bugbusters set up.
The Irish government is determined that Irish companies shouldn't delay finding solutions for year 2...
NIG's year 2000 guide.
NIG Skandia has produced a brochure for its brokers and intermediaries called 'Year 2000 - an issue ...
Guide to helpdesks.
A 76-page guide to building and developing a successful helpdesk is available from Sunrise Software,...
NIG's Glasgow move.
NIG Skandia has relocated its Scottish office to Glasgow as part of its commitment to regional comme...
Sun Life it hot.
Mark Wood, group chief executive of Sun Life & Provincial Holdings, is the second insurance chief to take on the challenge of the Eversheds/Post Magazine hot seat. Among items on the agenda were Europe and pensions mis-selling. Alex Broad reports.
Roll of honour.
1995 AWARDS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sponsored by Legal & General Peter Wood - chief executive, Dir...
Equifax turns to Yellow Pages.
Equifax has joined forces with the Yellow Pages Group to provide a three-point business-to-business ...
Buyout risks of ignoring EMU.
I read with great interest both your EMU editorial ('Firms should learn that euro is one EMU that wi...
Things can only get better.
Having been a consistent and keen advocate of the merger of the various London market representative...
Appointment at Sherwood International.
Sherwood International has appointed John Loewenberg as a non-executive director to spearhead its gl...
Hitting a high note.
Behind the glittering night which marks the culmination of The British Insurance Awards is a year of hard work by organisers, entrants and winners. David Worsfold reports.
On-line motorbike plan.
NIG Skandia has launched a new screen-based motorcycle product, Trophy Screen. Available initially o...
Open all hours for recovery.
Newsagents are trying to corner the lucrative breakdown and vehicle recovery market by delivering a ...
BIIBA enters PMI market.
The British Insurance & Investment Broker's Association (BIIBA) has signed up to a personal medical ...
Why we have lost sight of what good faith means.
Insurance is founded on three fundamental principles - indemnity, insurable interest and good faith,...
What the papers say.
THE BIRMINGHAM POST A Birmingham pub manager was so embarrased at having to wear flared trousers ...
Direct Line cashes in on uncertainty at RAC.
Frantic merger activity in motor breakdown recovery has resulted in booming business for recent mark...
Hard selling in the soft market.
US reinsurers continue to perform well, but rates just keep on falling. Alex Beatty reports.
The brownfield boom.
Elizabeth Keefe reviews the development of the environmental impairment liability market in the US.
New Labour, new market.
This year's Swiss Re Life & Health Insurance Report indicates that UK consumers are taking financial matters into their own hands, says Peter Maynard.
S&P ratings unreliable, say P&I managers.
Managers of some protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs are unhappy about the first set of club rating...