Commercial
Property web site.
Hiscox has relaunched its 'Propertycare' policy with its own dedicated Internet site, and introduced...
Company fuel prices.
Fleet insurers may suffer as a result of Gordon Brown's decision to raise company fuel prices and Na...
Nurses operate on hotline.
Assistance provider Hambro is to launch a diagnostic telephone advice service which could aid privat...
Sorry to our missing sponsor.
We would like to apologise to one of our new sponsors, Certis, whose logo inexplicably failed to app...
Insurers advised to keep up with rapid pace of changes.
Insurers have been warned to ensure they are prepared for the rapid pace at which communications tec...
Out of the ordinary.
In most actions, the plaintiff has to prove that an accident was caused by another's negligence. But courts often look at road traffic accidents in a different light and expect defendants to bear the burden of proof. Ken Cannar looks at this.
NU prospers after flotation.
Norwich Union (NU) has announced a pre-tax profit for 1997 of £722m in its preliminary results - a 3...
Direct Line shuns dispute.
Direct Line has refused to be drawn into a further dispute with NIG Skandia (NIG) over advertising s...
Brokers will fight to retain independence.
Nearly three-quarters of medium to small size commercial brokers have expressed their determination ...
GAN deal edges closer.
The privatisation of GAN moved a step closer this week when companies interested in bidding for the ...
What the papers say.
THE TIMES An opera student is suing the owners of a theme park after his voice deteriorated throu...
Sharon heads for NYC.
Insurance manager Sharon Betteridge of the Bromsgrove branch of Hill House Hammond has won a weekend...
AXA's £45m ad drive.
AXA is to launch a £45m worldwide advertising campaign on 16 March in a bid to become the first insu...
Appointment at KPMG Management Consulting.
Peter Loughlin has joined KPMG as a principal consultant in electronic commerce. He will be responsi...
ITT London & Edinburgh signs agreement.
ITT London & Edinburgh has signed a three year agreement with Yorkshire Bank Financial Services (YBF...
GA's record-breaker.
A record-breaking, full-year, pre-tax operating profit was revealed by chief executive Bob Scott, as...
Power cut brings firms to standstill.
Insurers were counting their losses last week after the commercial heart of Auckland in New Zealand ...
Ageism not on our cv.
We are writing in response to 'Why dealing with recruitment agancies can be very hard work' (PM, 19 ...
Service for IFAs.
Former head of national accounts for Scottish Provident, Iain Mackinnon, is to be appointed chief ex...
Direct Line advert angers chief executive of IIA.
Tony Howe, chief executive of the Independent Intermediaries Association (IIA), has joined the conti...
Agents feel squeeze.
Tied agents Aussendienst, Germany's leading insurance distribution channel, is feeling the squeeze f...
BSM to 'get inside drivers' minds'.
BSM Fleet Training has teamed up with fleet insurance broker Aon Risk Services, along with six other...
Front office software.
Applix, Inc has announced the launch of Applix Enterprise CIS, a new breed of customer interaction s...
"We'll keep branches", vows insurance giant.
The giant insurer being created by the merger of Commercial Union and General Accident will remain c...