Commercial
Old Mutual makes cross-selling move
London-based, South African life and pensions group Old Mutual is to acquire United Asset Management ...
Axa Ireland rebrands its operations.
Axa Ireland, led by chief executive officer John O'Neill, has rebranded its operations. Guardian Dir...
Strong market.
New employment laws have given the commercial legal expenses market a massive shot in the arm. As more and more firms realise they face very real and large liability risks, David Fanning finds out how the sector is coping.
Permanent does itself proud.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Time for insurers to see a risk e-piphany.
E-mail, e-commerce, e-business - all these add up to new risk exposures for business. Yet companies'...
A joint solution.
Insurance technology specialist Sherwood International has formed a marketing alliance with e-busine...
Where did all the cover go?
Three out of four UK businesses have no insurance cover to protect against damage from hackers and v...
Windfall confusion.
The Standard Life Action Group claims to have received many enquiries from policyholders who are con...
4000 Axa employees to take part in community work as part of Axa
More than 4000 Axa employees from across the UK and Ireland will take part in community work tomorro...
Groupama forms e-comm team.
Groupama has set up a new e-commerce team to help its intermediaries develop e-commerce business str...
Mondial's three-year target for travel arm.
Mondial Assistance aims to become one of the UK's market leaders for travel insurance within three y...
RSA rates to rocket.
Royal & Sun Alliance is pushing through tough rate increases and introducing a new underwriting appr...
Focus of attention.
Once a niche market, directors and officers' insurance has been pushed to the top of many companies' agendas by a variety of factors. Marcus Alcock talks to the sector's players who are making the most of this change.
CGNU to use Norwich Union brand to front sponsorship of British
CGNU is to use the Norwich Union brand to front its sponsorship of British Athletics. Prior to its m...
Painstaking planning.
With less than two weeks until the pomp and ceremony of the British Insurance Awards 2000, Alex Broad went out and about to talk to the people who have the headache of organising an event for 1700 guests.
Risks in 2000.
Insurers' failure to grasp the nettle of e-commerce was one of the main messages to emerge from this year's Association of Insurance and Risk Managers conference, as Anthony Gould reports.
Medical negligence costs rationalised
The cost of medical negligence claims against the NHS has doubled over the last decade, rising by 7% ...
RSA takes high road.
Royal & Sun Alliance is set to go on the road to promote the launch of its small business centre, En...
Pension trees felled.
The FSA's document on stakeholder decision trees neglects some important issues and could lead to th...
Price hikes ahoy!
Top players in commercial insurance examine the causes of hardening rates, and the best way for insurers and insureds to respond. Adrian Leonard reports.
Cigna's London reinsurance arm to close: 24 jobs to go.
The London-based reinsurance arm of Cigna Corporation is set to close with the loss of 24 jobs. I...
Appointment at Groupama.
David Gayton has been appointed as sales and distribution manager for Groupama Commercial Insurances...
CGNU names top team.
CGNU has unveiled its senior broker management team. In the first of a series of bulletins to brok...
CMG IT survey.
Insurers fail to master e-strategy Insurance companies are failing to get on top of their e-commerce...