Commercial
Time to gun down cowboys.
We were all disappointed to see the recent World In Action programme which cast the insurance world ...
PYV and St Paul muscle-in on PI.
PYV brokers has teamed up with St Paul International to challenge the monopoly of Griffin Mutual and...
Insurers ride into the birthday honours frame.
I am not sure I'll ever understand how the honours system in this country really works. The whole pr...
PO sign new deal with RSA.
The Post Office has agreed a new five-year deal with Royal & Sun Alliance which will see it sell fou...
What's on the menu.
Sales of term assurance have boomed in recent years, with a host of different policies available to cover every worst-possible-scenario that could befall us. Keith Sankey looks at how menu-based protection has lifted the market.
Asia Pacific is still full of eastern promise, says chief.
The chief executive of Allianz Asia Pacific reaffirmed the insurer's commitment to the region's mark...
Free cover for builders.
Cornhill has launched free cover for temporary construction workers through its Complete Contractor ...
Time to rethink risk strategies.
Companies have to re-evaluate their risk management strategies by installing pre-loss as well as pos...
Appointments at Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson has appointed five solicitors in its insurance department as partners. Jason Bleasdal...
Business as usual at Christchurch after buyout.
Christchurch Insurance Brokers has issued a firm 'business as usual' message following its managemen...
Pension switch sparks mergers.
Merger mania is poised to sweep through the Italian insurance industry in the wake of new government...
FMS unlocks 'Net sales.
Dublin-based software house FMS has unveiled a new system designed to enable insurers to use the Int...
Canada Life gets review boost.
More products, a revamp of existing policies and bold new growth have been promised by the head of C...
Survival of the fittest' will rule global players.
Global competition is to get tougher, and premiums lower, with only the major players set to make th...
Exclusive - Avoiding Bug bill could be mission impossible.
Insurance giant Allianz has thrown open the whole debate over year 2000 exclusion clauses in a state...
HHH still hard on the regional acquisitions trail.
Hill House Hammond has continued its campaign to acquire regional brokers, following the announcemen...
Winning from the subs bench.
The word subrogation is added to the vocabulary of insurance students in their early days and stays with them throughout their career. Ken Cannar outlines the history of the term.
Asset management operation ready to roll.
Allianz is to launch a new asset management operation at the end of the month. The move was revea...
Ellis & Buckle launches service.
Ellis & Buckle has launched a service aimed exclusively at building contractor's claims, complete wi...
Brokers gain ground in pensions market as banks stall.
European brokers and agents have begun to reclaim lost ground in the valuable life and pensions mark...
Exclusive - NU spells out year 2000 cover.
Norwich Union has placed the estimated £30bn millennium bug problem at the top of the agenda by writ...
Zurich International's 'Casino Royale' evening.
Over 100 people attended Zurich International's recent 'Casino Royale' evening at London's prestigio...
Warren Hill snaps up East Kilbride broker.
East Kilbride insurance broker C&N Black has been acquired by Warren Hill Insurance Brokers. Insu...
Lloyd's opts for Europ.
Europ Assistance has been chosen as the provider for Lloyd's TSB retail travel insurance business, a...