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AFP Consulting opens new office in Belfast.
Legal specialist AFP Consulting has opened a new office, AFP Consulting in Belfast, in addition to i...
Regency@Home teams up with insurers.
Legal & General, Fortis, Nationwide and Groupama have all signed up to work with the UK furniture an...
Allianz claims shake-up sees major shift in-house.
Allianz Cornhill plans to launch its own in-house adjusting and investigation teams as part of a res...
Bradford & Bingley set for motor drive.
UK bank Bradford & Bingley is poised to launch into motor insurance in 2004 and is also gearing up to...
Cleaning up on dirty money.
The insurance industry is one of the most vulnerable to fraud - including money laundering. Maurice Hyman asks what insurers can do to tighten the loopholes that let 'dirty money' get into the system.
Scor income drops despite scaling back.
Paris-based reinsurer Scor's gross premium income fell 18% year on year in the first half of 2003, f...
Rationalisation at Axa to continue.
Further rationalisation of Axa's UK general insurance business will occur after the current round of...
View from the Top.
The issue of uninsured driving is again top of everyone's agenda, with the news that minimum fines w...
Highest stolen vehicle recoveries in July says Tracker.
Vehicle security specialist Tracker has reported that July saw the highest ever monthly total of sto...
Brave new world.
The growing complexity of our daily lives along with social and technological advances are necessitating changes in the way insurance is packaged and sold and risks are calculated. Michael Kelly argues that insurers embracing these changes will have a…
Appointment at ARCS.
ARCS Estimating Systems has added two new faces to its team. Steve Higginbottom joins to assist in t...
RSA and Halifax split.
So the inevitable has happened and Royal & Sun Alliance and Halifax Bank of Scotland have decided to...
Appointment at Heath Lambert.
Heath Lambert Consulting has appointed Douglas Walker to its corporate pensions and benefits team. H...
Set sail for the fourth Lineslip regatta.
This year, Post Magazine is once again sponsoring the Lutine Lineslip Regatta, the premier yachting ...
Irish Insurance Federation annual results
Premiums are falling in the Irish motor insurance market just as insurers' fortunes have turned, ac...
UIA partners up with union.
The deal with USDAW, referred to in your article (PM, 31 July, p3), has been signed by UIA Insurance...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This is a bizarre offering that manages to cross the uneasy divide between the usual staid business-...
Hauliers heading for cover crisis
Road hauliers across Europe are being left without sufficient insurance as a result of changing emp...
Direct Line committed to Japan.
UK insurance giant Direct Line this week stressed it was committed to the Japanese market, despite ma...
Blunkett brainwave ... let insurers pick up the tab for all the
So the government is considering a £3 levy on every home insurance policy in order to raise £54m a y...
A medical check-up for PMI.
Despite the division sometimes felt between insurers and brokers in the PMI sector, Ralph Savage noted an atmosphere of optimism and co-operation among those present at PM's recent round table discussion.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was most impressed to see the Association of British Insurers' head Mary Francis out last week...
Broadening horizons.
As increasing numbers of people choose to work abroad, the international market for private medical insurance looks bright for businesses. Sam Barrett gives an in-depth diagnosis of the expat sector.
Back to the future.
By viewing the motor sector in an alternative light, insurers have realised that customer retention is a less costly option than the acquisition of new business. Richard Adams says going back to basics and encouraging customer loyalty moves the focus…