Commercial
Arbitrator can make contribution award.
A woman was widowed when her husband died in an accident in 1995 involving a scaffold suspended from...
Fusion attracts much attention.
Online insurer Fusion, recently launched by SVB Holdings, attracted much attention at the Lloyd's tr...
$1bn record award.
A record $1bn (£600m) verdict has been awarded against insurer State Farm in a class action lawsuit ...
PMI launch.
Health insurer Western Provident Association hopes to encourage loyalty and boost productivity with ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill International.
David Hall has been promoted to national broker manager for Allianz Cornhill International. Previous...
No pressure from stress.
Insurance litigation specialists have dismissed warnings that insurers are set to be hit by a deluge...
Changing skills.
CII president Andrew Lund (pictured below) warned that failure to keep pace with changing skills wou...
NU hires duo in Top 10 bid.
Norwich Union has bolstered its attempt to become a top 10 money manager in the UK with two new appo...
Thinking global but acting local.
Global insurer Axa is growing ever bigger. Chief executive of Axa Sun Life & Provincial Holdings, Mark Wood, talks to Francis Higney about European strategy, industry regulation and the implications of the euro.
Train crash piles on misery for in-trouble St Paul.
The Paddington train disaster has come at a bad time for St Paul. The US-based insurer of both tra...
Norman commercial invasion
Norman Insurance is expanding its broker network ahead of a major rebranding exercise. The UK arm o...
Just the job to get staff.
Recruitment consultants are forming innovative new tactics to cater for the changing world of insurance business. Stephen Lythgoe reports.
An uphill struggle for motor.
Motor insurance losses in the UK have exceeded the market's worst fears, according to an actuarial s...
Bolero goes online.
Bolero.net, the e-commerce company designed to provide a paperless trading environment for the comme...
Appointment at British Equestrian Insurance Brokers.
BEIB has recruited three new members of staff. David Hall has been made general manager in charge of...
IFA's virtual dream nears realisation.
Independent financial adviser Towry Law's dream of creating a virtual operations firm through outsou...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny is still recovering from the excesses of last week when Post Magazine picked up two gongs at t...
Virtual business will kill off brokers.
A boom in e-commerce will send brokers to the wall - that was the grim warning at last week's Insura...
Talking loyalty.
The feature 'Moving Targets' (PM 9 September, p23) explained why insurers often miss the mark when i...
The £1.5m question.
Global broker Willis is still digging into the £1.5m hole in its Leeds Office accounts to find the r...
Compaq strikes deal with KPMG.
Computing giant Compaq and leading IT and business consultants KPMG have teamed up to deliver a comp...
On the policy trail.
Mary Francis calls on insurers and brokers to unite behind the new employer's liability code which comes into force next month.
IFAs can cash in through new disabled law.
Tough legislation concerning the treatment of disabled people could provide a new opportunity for in...
Post Magazine scores double win.
Post Magazine scored a remarkable double by winning General Insurance Magazine of the Year and Best ...