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Signing on the dot.com line.
The government's decision to simplify the e-commerce Bill and speed up its passage through Parliamen...
Appointment at Wesleyan Assurance Society.
Mutual assurance society Wesleyan has recruited James Macdonald to become its managing director. Pre...
UA still target for Britannic.
Britannic could still make a move for United Assurance despite calling off takeover talks. Last w...
Oh dear.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Lambert Fenchurch merger with Heath goes ahead.
Lambert Fenchurch is to merge with the Heath Group, as predicted by PM (11 November, p6) creating th...
Restoration of Rome.
The restoration of Rome for the millennium could end in tears for the London market. So said Stephen...
Insurers must increase repair rates by 25%
The insurance industry's failure to pay decent labour rates for car body repair work is destroying th...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical Insurance.
David Eastwood has joined Ecclesiastical Insurance as an insurance consultant and surveyor. Previous...
Website expansion.
Endsleigh Insurance has widened the range of products available on its website to include motor and ...
Dutch merger gets EC approval.
The European Commission has approved the merger of Dutch insurers Delta Lloyd Verzekeringsgroep NV a...
Business of £9bn.
New individual life insurance, pensions and savings business written by members of the Association o...
Aon forms risk team.
Aon is to establish a new risk benefits practice team from 1 January to cope with the growth in this...
Size matters to Alan.
Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers is to move into a larger office, reflecting its recent growth. The No...
Lloyd's facing black hole in space market.
Aviation and space markets at Lloyd's face a perilous future, with heavy losses hitting hard and lit...
Shutting out deja vu.
The 80s housing crash sent professional indemnity claims rocketing. Sarah Grant asks if the same thing could happen again.
ABI highlights need to train company car drivers.
Despite the fact that company car drivers have more accidents than private motorists, most employees...
Exclusive - Subsidence claimsbuster group set up.
A new organisation committed to the early settlement of subsidence claims will be unveiled next week...
Limit buys Torch for £10m.
Lloyd's-listed Limit is to acquire Torch, the Lloyd's motor group, for £10m. The move, announced ...
Hands up who's happy.
David Fanning gets mixed views when he asks personal lines brokers if they are satisfied with insurers, discovering that the recent merger-mania has had a less-than-desirable effect on their business relationships.
Website fires up.
Disaster recovery specialist for documents and books, Hardwell Drying and Restoration Services, has ...
Insurer CGU renames in India.
Insurer CGU has renamed Commercial Union and General Accident to CGU Life Insurance and CGU General ...
Building the links against fraud.
For years the public saw insurers as fair game for fraud. But now the realisation that fraud equals inflated premiums has changed their attitudes. Jonathan Swift finds out how insurers are closing the net on the conmen.
Wind and fire cut CGU profits.
Several heavy claims severely dented CGU's third quarter profits. The insurer said two of the wors...
Millennium Motor Spares signs up.
Millennium Motor Spares has signed up to eSalvage, an Internet-based service set up by Glass Informa...