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Green Flag to create 70 jobs.
Motoring assistance operation Green Flag will create 70 jobs in Liverpool, where it is opening a mot...
Lutine line-up.
This year's Lutine Lineslip Regatta, sponsored by Post Magazine, saw Ace's European Group sail to vi...
Commercial needs U-turn over crises.
Price increases in the commercial sector have given insurers a bad name. Kevin Pallett believes professionalism is needed throughout the industry to get the rating message across and to turn around the recent crises dogging the market.
Appointment at General Insurance Standards Council.
The General Insurance Standards Council has appointed Douglas Oliver as its new head of monitoring. ...
Hiscox forecasts greater loss.
Hiscox is forecasting a greater loss for the 2000 year of account for its Lloyd's Syndicate 33 of be...
Accidentcare enhances offering.
Motor vehicle assistance company Accidentcare, a subsidiary of the newly-formed Aquilo Group, has en...
Hiscox in outsourcing deal with Attenda.
Insurer Hiscox has outsourced the management of its online operation to IT operator Attenda. The ...
RAC Financial Services to launch new motor insurance panel.
RAC Financial Services, the joint venture established by Axa and RAC earlier this year, will launch ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny had a delightful time at the Isle of Wight over the weekend as a participant in the Lutine Lin...
Reach brain injury seminar.
Post Magazine has teamed up with Reach Personal Injury Services to put on two half-day seminars on s...
ZFS restructures UK general insurance business.
Zurich Financial Services has merged its Retail Financial Services division with its Strategic Partn...
Disaster message not getting through.
It is surprising and rather disappointing that after the dreadful events of 11 September, recent hig...
Putting the squeeze on schemes.
Where there's a broker, there's a scheme. But only those packages that squeeze out genuine added value for niche market customers will survive, warns Simon Threadgold.
QBE tight-lipped on acquisition plans.
Australian general insurance giant QBE is understood to be looking at further acquisition possibilit...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Bank holidays always bring a fair amount of gossip and rumour such as AIG to buy Royal & Sun Allianc...
Pursuit of profits is root of EL problem.
Reports that underwriters are cherry-picking risks and using underhand means to obtain premium incre...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Skandia's UK website is, pleasingly, not aimed at the consumers who will eventually buy its products...
Sherwood closes four offices in restructuring.
Insurance software and solutions provider Sherwood International will close four offices over the ne...
Appointment at Woodstock Insurance Brokers.
West Malling-based Woodstock Insurance Brokers has taken on David Herrmann as operations manager. Mr...
Mystery buyer for Claims Direct.
An unnamed bidder has bought the Claims Direct brand and call centre for an undisclosed sum from rec...
Norton Consulting to roll out telemarketing services.
Norton Consulting is set to roll out a range of telemarketing services for the motor claims industry...
What the papers said this week.
DAILY MAIL When motorists complain about the plague of speed cameras, government ministers insist...
LitComp launches password-protected website.
Medico legal report provider LitComp has launched a new password-protected website to allow solicito...
Alex Forbes in Irish push.
Acquisitive broker Alexander Forbes has acquired the insurance broking business of K&H Insurance Man...