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Hiscox gains more ex-Indie staff.
Hiscox has followed the recruitment of the core of Independent's regional underwriting team last wee...
Forbes goes classic.
Intermediary Alexander Forbes has launched a classic car website, www.classiccarcover.co.uk, which ...
Generation tech.
This is undeniably the age of the internet, though John Harvie asserts the "next generation" must change the way they utilise it to fulfil its cost reduction potential.
RSA idea could change the event.
The suggestion by Royal & Sun Alliance that it could include legal expenses insurance as a standard f...
Appointment at Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter.
Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter, has made a host of new appointments. Andrew Large has join...
Retirement prompts executive reshuffle at Standard Life
Standard Life, Europe's largest mutual life insurer, has announced a restructuring of its executive t...
Feud ends in strike.
A 64-year-old Belgian woman has gone on hunger strike over a 17-year feud with her motor insurers. A...
Policyholders forced to wait.
BACS, the UK's automated clearing house, has urged motor insurers to pay claims electronically to sp...
Collapse has little impact.
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has claimed that while the collapse of Independent Insurance may pr...
Crawford & Company investigate loss.
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company is investigating an estimated £400,000 loss on behalf of Avebury Ta...
Forbes gives solicitors lessons in risky business.
Broker Alexander Forbes has launched a new risk management service for law firms which offers three ...
Broker appoints Chubb Europe.
High net worth specialist Chubb Europe has been appointed by broker Marsh Private Clients and the off...
Axa strikes deal with Indie staff.
Axa Insurance has struck a deal to pick up Independent Insurance's commercial risk website business-...
Affluent need more products and cheaper advice.
If insurers are going to cater for the country's affluent they must extend the number of products on...
Appointment at NTL.
NTL has appointed Ian West to be strategic adviser to the newly-created UK & Ireland advisory board....
Indie sufferers' site.
Financial services company Grant Thornton has set up an Independent Insurance online help forum to a...
Cat bonds to rise tenfold by 2010.
The annual value of new catastrophe bonds will rise from about $1bn today to $10bn by 2010, according...
Expensive earthquake in Japan.
Japan's Marine and Fire Insurance Association has released figures showing that the Richter 6.4 Geiyo...
RSA puts the squeeze on Claims Direct
According to a report in today's Daily Telegraph, insurer Royal and Sun Alliance aims to squeeze afte...
PPB: levy increase?
The Policyholder's Protection Board would not be drawn on the possibility of a levy increase on insu...
Kwik-Fit in training.
Kwik-Fit Insurance Services is to put 600 of its existing staff through the Chartered Insurance Inst...
QBE puts syndicate 318 on the market.
Australian insurer QBE is set to sell its short-tail property syndicate at Lloyd's, syndicate 318, as...
Polaris gets InStep.
The Association of British Insurers has transferred the responsibility for its e-commerce department...
Insurer moves in on Elcoates.
Ipswich-based Ryan Insurance has acquired Colchester company Elcoates Insurance services for an undi...