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Not just for the able-bodied.
Comprehensive insurance for the disabled traveller is hard to find. Aaron Payne explains how brokers can play a crucial role here.
Lively time for Legal & General.
Overheard couldn't but help noticing what a lively time Legal & General has been having lately. Last...
New divisions at Cigna follow restructuring of UK operations.
Cigna has restructured its UK operations into three core divisions which replace its mono-line appro...
Helphire consumes CA.
Helphire has conditionally agreed to acquire Countrywide Assistance, which deals in motor uninsured ...
Fierce competition forces PI insurers out of the market.
Harsh competition in the professional indemnity market is forcing some insurers to either shrink the...
Pipe dreams.
Insurance for plumbers is hard to come by, but, in a profession where fire and flood damage are everyday threats, it is absolutely vital, says Steve Banner.
Smart moves.
The Harrogate-based broker Smart and Cook has experienced regular growth since it began, 30 years ago. Shona Cronin spoke to Paul Meehan about the strategies the broker has used to keep ahead of the pack.
Appointment at Chartwell Managing Agents.
Chartwell Managing Agents has appointed John Spicer as a cargo underwriter. Mr Spicer has over 30...
DAS centre to expand.
DAS has begun work to double the size of its motor claims centre at Bedwas in South Wales, to provid...
Critical acclaim.
For a product still in its infancy, critical illness cover is doing remarkably well. Keith Sankey takes a look at the major players and products in this market.
Independent halts plans to enter life market.
Independent Insurance has postponed its plans to enter the life and pensions market, forcing it to w...
AA: collisions top list.
Front and rear-end collisions top the league table of insurance claims, according to a sample of 100...
Steve Knight.
Brokers have few places to turn for IT support. But with Y2K on the horizon and greater use of IT in business, something must change.
Getting away from it all?
This year's International Travel Insurance Conference, held in France, attracted a large number of UK delegates. Tim Collison says it was not long before talk of falling premiums and fierce competition dominated the conference programme.
Walker in new venture.
Ex-CNA managers Jan Walker and Geoff Friar have set up a new Lloyd's service company called Atrium P...
David Worsfold.
Will you get value for money from the IBRC next year? It will be hard to tell, as much of the details of its new administration outsourcing contract are shrouded in secrecy.
Cornhill rethinks personal lines.
In a bid to improve its position in the personal lines market, Cornhill Insurance is to open two ded...
Smart acquisition.
Yorkshire broker Smart and Cook has acquired York-based intermediary The Smith and Pinching Group. T...
Garry Heath.
Since its inception in 1994, the Independent Financial Advisers Association has been an organisation...
UK liability prospects.
A new report by Datamonitor predicts significant growth in the UK liability insurance market. The re...
Appointment at DBI Insurance Company.
David Dunnett has been made managing director of DBI Insurance Company, where he will succeed John M...
GRIP gets a hold on income protection sector.
GRIP has launched two new "non-discriminatory" income protection products, both underwritten at Lloy...
Smaller life assurers feel financial strain.
Continued decline in the world's financial markets could intensify the pressure on the smaller life ...
Rough and tumble.
Personal accident insurance is being sold through more and more non-broker outlets, although with many of these schemes, certain occupations and sporting activities are excluded. It is now time for brokers to fight back says Simon Threadgold.