Commercial
IFAs wary of kiosk plan.
Independent financial advisers are eyeing with caution government plans to introduce interactive ins...
Riding the technological tidal wave.
Technology is now driving a second wave of electronic commerce with buyers taking the centre stage, argues broker Paul Dickson. These new developments will greatly impact on the future of the independent broker.
Axa and Guardian Royal Exchange contest rugby match.
Axa may have emerged victorious from the ruck of potential Guardian Royal Exchange buyers, but the F...
Insurer hits back at 'no payout' fury.
The public's perception of the insurance industry suffered another blow this week following reports ...
European life insurance companies' portfolio investments 1996.
In the UK, equity investments by life insurers have been actively encouraged by tax benefits through...
NIG Skandia rewards staff.
NIG Skandia has rewarded its staff for 'going the extra mile'. The GEM programme was introduced to e...
Ready and willing, but able?
I am not surprised there is much talk about how much the Woolf reforms will cost insurers and how ma...
Appointment at St Paul International.
Nick Hill and Nick Martens have joined St Paul International. Mr Hill has left Royal & Sun Alliance ...
Clerical Medical pulls in £897m in new business.
The UK's largest financial services group serving the IFA channel has announced its 1998 results. ...
Brokers win praise for ULR backing.
A legal protection firm has praised brokers for their progressive attitude towards uninsured loss re...
Sceptre relaunch.
Insurance product marketing company John Holman and Sons is set to relaunch its commercial business ...
Memorial service.
A memorial service for Ray Hill, who passed away on 25 November 1998, will take place at 11.30am on ...
Exclusive - Insurers cash in on TV-link sales.
Insurers will soon be able to allow customers to instantly link their TV ads to Internet sites and o...
Saint Simon scoops prize.
Simon Curtis has proved that he is infinitely more successful than his football team, Southampton, b...
Scheme's plus point.
Sun Bank is offering savers who invest £3000 in its pre-ISA 'ISA-with-a-Plus' before 5 April a prefe...
The right number.
Insurers breathed a sigh of relief when the Department of Trade and Industry select committee threw ...
Surviving the life market.
Insurers must act now if they are to survive in the life market, according to new research from Pric...
Shareholders: friend or foe?
Insurance industry consultant Tony O'Reilly says merger mania is prompting the best workers to vote with their feet.
Europ promote skills.
Europ Assistance has launched a new long-term apprenticeship to teach young adults about insurance. ...
Exclusive - Advantage to Preferential.
Dorking based intermediary Preferential Insurance has been appointed as sole travel insurance provid...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Since the management buy-out at Essex-based broker FMW at the end of last year - by directors Ortho ...
Good faith is damaged by hidden earnings.
I refer to the article 'Broker Network urges more self-regulation' (PM, 4 Feb p8) in which Grant Ell...
Independent tweaks cover.
Independent Insurance has adapted its property owner portfolio in a bid to give its brokers the edge...
Rebound hits insurance stocks.
Notwithstanding the recent worries caused by the crisis in Brazil, the rebound in world equity marke...