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Moving up a gear
After a few months of turmoil - the aborted merger with Highway and the departure of Neil Utley - new group chief executive Andrew Fisher says Cox has its eye on 'transformational' acquisitions. Jonathan Swift reports
Direct adds motor products to its range
Broker Direct has added two more motor products to its range. Young driver is aimed at 19 to 26-year...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Graham Knight has been appointed to the post of household product manager in Allianz Cornhill's pers...
US insurer Chubb reports increase in net income
US insurer Chubb has reported a 41% increase in net income for the second quarter of 2004 to $356.1m...
Folgate outlines Midlands acquisition plans
The Folgate Partnership claims to have a number of further acquisitions in the pipeline in the East ...
Sanity returns to motor
The latest round of results from a number of the major motor players this week appeared to indicate ...
The Regency Group acquires Disaster Restoration
Insurance and warranty provider the Regency Group has acquired the damage management company Disaste...
What the papers said this week
The Independent Britons are among the world's most dishonest people, according to research publishe...
Allianz second VSA pilot on household book
Allianz Cornhill is set to run a second voice-stress analysis pilot with provider Digilog, as part o...
August date set for motor review
The Greenaway review will be published in the middle of August, according to the Department for Tran...
Invaro II predicts litigation growth
The company appointed to run the book of failed personal injury specialist Invaro says it has "begun...
Missing key points over car key theft
I read with interest the recent motor trade risk management feature in which Steve Maguire and Mark ...
Fitch switches to stable outlook on Generali
Fitch Ratings has changed Assicurazioni Generali SpA's ("Generali") outlook from negative to stable. At the same time, it has affirmed Generali's insurer financial strength (IFS) and the long-term ratings at 'AA' and 'AA-', respectively.
Folgate acquires new central hub
The Folgate Partnership has acquired Adams Tingle (Insurances) based in Kettering, Northamptonshire. The business is the Folgate’s thirty sixth acquisition, and brings the total premium controlled by Folgate to £505m.
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has promoted John Nicholson to the newly created position of managing director of UK regional ...
China's motor insurance market continues to expand
China's high accident rate is keeping the country's insurers busy, with increased competition and deregulation also exerting pressure forchange
Time to act on climate change says ABI
Action to manage climate-change risks can help ensure that widespread insurance cover remains readil...
Appointment at Chaucer Holdings
Specialist Lloyd's insurer Chaucer Holdings has announced the appointment of Christian Daniele as ma...
WASP takes flight
Lloyd's: Workflow
Appointment at ALARM
ALARM - The National Forum for Risk Management in the Public Sector - has announced the appointment ...
Equitas settles EnPro's claims
EnPro Industries and Equitas have announced that they have reached a comprehensive agreement to sett...
AIGT introduces P/C processing system
AIG Technologies, a member company of American International Group (AIG), has released WINS Digital ...
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ABI welcomes government £564m flood budget
The Association of British Insurers today welcomed the government’s renewed commitment to an investment of at least £564m in flood management over the next three years.