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CGU forms deep pockets to battle.
The merger between Commercial Union and General Accident is one of the most significant developments ever in the UK insurance industry. Alex Miller assesses its impact and examines the strategy behind CGU.
Risky business guide.
Brokers writing for Independent Insurance will not be left in the dark as far as risk management is ...
The long straw in thatch roof cover.
Churchill Insurance has launched a unique "early warning system", which is designed to detect seriou...
Certificate just the job.
The Chartered Insurance Institute in Cyprus, Greece, Indonesia, Malta, Zimbabwe and the Gulf region ...
Ageism not on our cv.
We are writing in response to 'Why dealing with recruitment agancies can be very hard work' (PM, 19 ...
Firms more worried about reputation than compliance.
Despite mounting concern over the potential computer disaster surrounding the year 2000, most UK com...
Appointment at Clerical Medical.
Clerical Medical has promoted staff to its board. Gillian Camm has been made business transformation...
Guardian Direct Cup tennis champsionship.
The Guardian Direct Cup tennis championship took over London's Battersea Park, but while fans' favou...
Job agents don't work for me'.
Further to Christopher Lennon's letter ('Why dealing with recruitment agencies can be very hard work...
Service for IFAs.
Former head of national accounts for Scottish Provident, Iain Mackinnon, is to be appointed chief ex...
Appointment at Bates Cunningham.
Timothy Bates BA (Hons) has been appointed as a director of Bates Cunningham Underwriting, managing ...
DAS's marathon man.
Steve Jones, marketing manager of the insurance and legal expenses company DAS, is building up for t...
Direct Line advert angers chief executive of IIA.
Tony Howe, chief executive of the Independent Intermediaries Association (IIA), has joined the conti...
Have we gone merging mad?
The Insurance scene in the UK continues to change dramatically with the merger of two of its best kn...
The gain in Spain.
Corporacion Mapfre, the main vehicle of Spain's largest insurance group, Sistema Mapfre, has announc...
Tidying up: a job for super ombudsman.
The progress being made towards the creation of a super-ombudsman is to be welcomed. The existence o...
Launch of Profiles.
A host of stars were out for the launch of a new insurance service designed to meet the needs of foo...
Appointment at Gaaps.
Specialist actuarial recruitment group Gapps has appointed Nina Sedley, previously conference office...
Key Choice explores new worldwide travel cover.
Key Choice has launched KC Explorer, a new travel insurance product. Worldwide cover is available...
Appointment at Chubb.
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe has appointed Michael Codd as marine liability manager for the UK ...
Solution renaissance.
Gentia Software has announced a partnership with management consultants Renaissance Worldwide that w...
Sacked worker had no case for libel.
The Court of Appeal upheld the striking out of a claim for defamation by an employee against his for...
Guardian to acquire Aegis.
Guardian Royal Exchange has revealed that its South African subsidiary, Guardian National, is to buy...
Agents feel squeeze.
Tied agents Aussendienst, Germany's leading insurance distribution channel, is feeling the squeeze f...