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On the mark.
Chris Wall uncovers the basics of a good employee benefits scheme.
Heatwave sparks car crime spree.
The summer heatwave has sparked a car crime spree across the UK that will leave insurers facing a he...
Fines branded "insane" by MIB director.
The government's decision to review the UK system of motor insurance, to help tackle the problem of ...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Here is another specialist insurance company that should be able to use the internet to find new cus...
Bank of Ireland IT staff to be balloted.
Bank of Ireland IT staff who are members of the Irish Bank Officials Association are to be balloted ...
Zurich Financial records increase.
Zurich Financial Services UKISA (UK, Ireland and South Africa) region recorded a 34% increase in gro...
Appointment at Premier Mortgage Management.
Premier Mortgage Management appointed Jason Flood as sales director to develop the business from a g...
No longer big in Japan.
The Japanese motor insurance sector has been hit hard by both the continuing recession and competition - not least from foreign providers since the market's deregulation. Jeremy Golden examines the strategies insurers are using to steer business back in…
Appointment at Aon.
Aon has appointed Malcolm Forbes-Wilson as corporate product director for its reinsurance and specia...
Appointment at Alan Boswell.
Lesley Mckee has joined Norwich-based Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers as account executive and will b...
Airmic "unsurprised" by threat
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has said the UK insurance industry should be unsurpr...
Hall and Clarke go live with Sirius S4B system
Specialist motor and aviation broker Hall and Clarke has gone live with Sirius Financial System's S...
Budget in B&B deal
Retail broking giant Budget's affinity arm Junction is close to signing a deal to administer home i...
DWL teams up with Cresta in Europe push
Canada-based software provider DWL is targeting UK and European insurers on the back of growth in t...
On the hunt for motor crime
The incidence of organised gangs of criminals staging road traffic accidents in order to defraud insurance companies is rising. But UK insurers and investigators that are turning detective in their efforts to catch the culprits are finding obstacles to…
Aon says D&O cover rockets in Europe
Research by Aon Professional Risks has shown the cost of directors' and officers' insurance in the ...
Alec Finch plans fivefold expansion
The London office of regional broker Alec Finch Group intends to increase its presence at Lloyd's f...
At home in the global village?
Global is becoming the new local for the loss adjusting sector, as many firms look to partnerships and international networks to ensure their presence on foreign shores. However, there are fundamental differences between worldwide markets that just…
Living la dolce vita.
The Italian insurance sector is a very attractive one. However, close scrutiny of its sustained growth reveals a dramatic change in its make-up over the last decade, with an increasing leaning towards the life sector. David Worsfold reports.
Worthing move
Argyll Insurance Group's chairman Kevin Young, centre, has negotiated a sponsorship deal with Power...
Protection-insurance.com adds caravan policy to its portfolio
Online insurance firm Protection-insurance.com has added a comprehensive caravan policy to its port...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a nicely-designed website that has a few quirks, but nothing anybody should get sacked for....
ASFP to weed out cowboys
The Association of Specialist Fire Protection has launched a range of initiatives designed to weed ...
ABI looks to US for motor fraud model
The increased sophistication and growing prevalence of staged motor accidents by organised criminal...