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MMA goes to the shops with Policy Master's Gemini.
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance (formerly Norman Insurance) has added its shops, restaurants & pub...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert.
Professor Robert Merkin has joined Barlow Lyde & Gilbert as a consultant. He is Professor of Commerc...
Allianz joins Network.
A third insurer has agreed to join the Broker Network's panel of insurers at its Underwriting Room i...
NMT launches Premier Net pilot.
NMT (New Millennium Tech-nologies) has launched the pilot of its internet-based Premier Net service....
Chips with everything.
Computers have changed radically since they were first insured, along with machinery, under engineering policies. However, 21st-century technology has spawned a whole range of new cyberissues for the insurer to contend with, says Simon Threadgold.
Appointment at Scottish Provident.
Scottish Provident has recruited Lisa Mowbray as product manager in its marketing department. Roger ...
Aviation insurance flies on to internet.
The British Aviation Insurance Group (BAIG) is targetting regional brokers with the launch of the fi...
Figuring out the liability.
Q: I have recently bought an insurance business, but the original figures upon which I calculated th...
Appointment at Aon Claims Solutions.
Andrew Carruthers has been made head of litigation at Aon Claims Solutions, which will primarily han...
Bright outlook for CII.
Mike Bright, chief executive of Independent Insurance, has received approval from the Council of the...
Chairman retaliates.
Your article (PB, July, p2) about the Limit board's recommendation of QBE's offer for Limit was seri...
Steve Knight.
Despite the speed at which technology is changing, PDAs could still prove invaluable for brokers.
Appointment at Claims Plus.
Claims Plus has taken on Rob Gulliver to oversee the Liver-pool Victoria account, one of its largest...
RSA to sell niche cover on the net.
Royal & SunAlliance is looking to sell niche commercial lines insurance via Color, its new website f...
Appointment at Crowe syndicate 963.
Kevin Feeley has been appointed deputy underwriter of Crowe syndicate 963. He joined the group in 19...
BCWA: new travel cover.
BCWA has teamed up with Primary Direct to launch a travel insurance package. BCWA Travel Insuranc...
LawNet motors onto market.
LawNet has launched a new conditional fee insurance policy, offering members no win, no fee cover fo...
Policyholders e-enabled.
ACE Europe has set up a facility to enable policyholders to initiate, view and process claims via th...
Higginson and Windich delay Oxford launch.
The broker-only syndicate Oxford, which was due to start trading last month, has delayed its launch ...
Prescott consults over construction industry safety
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is today meeting health and safety chiefs to discuss the alarming...
Tesco sells insurance on the high street
Tesco Personal Finance is expanding its activities beyond telesales and is offering travel insurance ...
Eastgate eases pain of workplace stress
Eastgate Legal and Medical Services, part of the Eastgate Group, has launched a stress management ser...
CGNU sets the record straight
CGNU has denied reports in the national press that 600 jobs in its global risk division are in jeopar...
To the expats' Goodhealth
Primary International Healthcare and Goodhealth Worldwide have merged and will trade under the name G...