Commercial
New Labour, new market.
This year's Swiss Re Life & Health Insurance Report indicates that UK consumers are taking financial matters into their own hands, says Peter Maynard.
S&P ratings unreliable, say P&I managers.
Managers of some protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs are unhappy about the first set of club rating...
Huge liability claims likely after crash.
Huge liability claims look likely to hit (re)insurers following the crash of a high-speed Inter-City...
Exclusive - Crawford staff fall victim to the margins war.
Over one hundred jobs will be shed as a result of massive restructuring by leading loss adjusters Cr...
What the papers say.
THE SUN A German tourist told a court how his family's sunshine holiday was ruined because his co...
Going west?
Commercial legal expenses is still a relatively untapped market, despite the first policy having been written in the mid-70s. Regulations are now swinging in favour of employee over employer. Report by Alex Miller.
Lloyds opt for Miller.
The Miller Insurance Group's Miller Kelsh operation has been made insurance broker for The Corporati...
Buyout will result in AGF brand vanishing in the UK.
The Assurances Generales de France (AGF) brand will disappear in the UK following its acquisition by...
Zurich to buy Swedes.
Zurich has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sweden-based marine insurer Trygg-Hansa (T...
Regulator dreams of ombudsman scheme.
Germany's federal regulator, the Bundesaufsichtsamtes fur das Versicherungswesen (BAV), has opened t...
Wood warns on EMU.
A hard-hitting warning of the potential consequences of the UK not joining the single European curre...
Albany life protection.
Albany International is making the most of its offshore status by launching its first protection pro...
Appointment at Sherwood International.
Sherwood International has appointed John Loewenberg as a non-executive director to spearhead its gl...
Insurance costs for fishing craft.
Insurance costs for fishing craft are still running in fleet owners' favour according to the latest ...
Allianz divides up AGF.
AGF International, the UK subsidiaries and the direct personal lines arm of AGF are all expected to ...
Coaches & minibuses.
MiniBusPlus has extended its specialist facility to cover higher risk uses of MPVs and minibuses. Th...
HHH cuts excesses.
Hill House Hammond has cut the excesses on a new building policy in an effort to ease the fear of su...
Compliance service enjoys boom.
IFA Portfolio has confirmed that the number of companies using its compliance service has doubled to...
Staff net World Cup freebies.
As world cup fever grips the nation, a number of lucky insurance company sales staff are watching th...
Lloyd's in crisis: what crisis?
Lloyd's in crisis: Is this the beginning of the end?' screamed a headline rhetorically in your editi...
Appointments at ItemPlus.
Specialist consultants in retail financial services ItemPlus has appointed three consultants. Pia Da...
Pensions campaign.
Pensions Minister John Denham believes people at work and those taking up new jobs need better pensi...
New ACE company targets provincials.
ACE UK has announced the launch of a new company which will allow ACE London at Lloyd's to trade mor...
No use taking short view on longer-terms.
Will it work? This is the question many are asking about Axa Provincial's bid to introduce three-yea...