Commercial
Carlyle buys Cardiff broker.
Carlyle Insurance Brokers has acquired a Cardiff broker as part of its continued West Country expans...
ABSUC's creation flatters ASUC.
I read with some concern the article in Post Magazine (20 January, p4) regarding the formation of a ...
Gladwell succeeds Ryan as Axa's personal lines chief.
Lee Gladwell has been named as Rob Ryan's successor as Axa Insurance director of personal lines. ...
GISC splits monitors' role.
The General Insurance Standards Council has announced its two compliance monitors following an invit...
No contracts for Abbey Life staff.
Four hundred self-employed Abbey Life advisers will not be offered new contracts following its takeo...
Cold-callers in hot water.
Insurers and financial advisers could be unwittingly breaking the law when canvassing for new busine...
Fury over new BIBA member.
The British Insurance Broker's Association has been blasted by a rival trade body for "jumping the g...
Sell out predicted.
The interactive broker Internet project, Insureright, has attracted over 200 applications prior to i...
Zurich teaming.
Zurich Specialities London and Zurich International (UK) have teamed up to offer a new risk manageme...
Interactive broking.
The Internet consultancy for intermediaries, icons@csc, has teamed up with Evesham Insurance Centre ...
Protection money.
Scottish Provident's new business figures for the year to 31 December 1999 show a rise of over 48% i...
Net consortium.
A consortium of leading IT players has been formed to enable mutual funds to be traded over the Inte...
£4.5m bid to be UK's first virtual IFA.
An independent financial adviser network is investing £4.5m in new technology in a bid to become the...
New multi-trip.
MRL Insurance has launched a new annual multi-trip insurance product. Underwritten by AIG it incl...
Appointment at Miller Pycraft.
Miller Pycraft has made several promotions. Graeme Bell and Gary Liptrot have been made advanced dev...
Reinventing the Corporation is a must.
Lloyd's continues to re-invent itself and so it should. The recent announcement that the corporation...
Gladwell takes over Axa personal lines
Axa Insurance has finally replaced Rob Ryan with the appointment of Lee Gladwell as director of perso...
ZFS pays £80m for Abbey Life
Zurich Financial Services is to acquire Abbey Life's distribution network from Lloyds TSB for £80m. T...
BIBA's apprenticeship scheme moves to CII
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has moved its government-backed Modern Apprenticeship sche...
Making it a happy new year.
French storm losses aside, the reinsurance industry has had a positive start to the new year, with r...
High-speed change.
Jeremy Golden reports on fast-changing fortunes in Japan, the world's largest life market.
Dealing with the future.
Robert Miller argues that trading insurance and reinsurance as commodities would reduce the ill effects of the insurance cycle.
Annuity appeal.
Michael Pado explains why growth in the US annuity market is good news for reinsurers.
No horseing about.
South Essex Insurance Brokers has extended its opening hours. The equestrian insurance specialist wi...