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Merger master.
Tony Lancaster, chief executive of Groupama in the UK, talks to Tim Collison about the integration of Lombard and GAN, the latest of a string of mergers he has managed.
Claims logjam fear.
The Woolf Reforms were intended to stream-line the legal system. Six months since their introduction, Shona Cronin, looks at their effect on the insurance industry.
Lloyd's broker targets ex-offenders
Lloyd's broker Clegg Gifford is targeting ex-offenders with a range of personal and commercial lines ...
CSM quits non-marine underwriting at box
Crowe Syndicate Management, part of the Crowe Group, will cease writing non-marine property business ...
Kiln offers virtual tour of Lloyd's
Lloyd's insurance group Kiln has gone live with a new website which boasts a moving image tour of the...
Zurich acts on Green Flag deal
Zurich Insurance has provided a guarantee of confidentiality to its intermediaries, following concern...
CII Launches IT Qualification
The Chartered Insurance Institute and the British Computer Society have joined forces to launch the f...
CGU buys Hibernian
CGU has boosted its presence in the Irish market with the acquisition of the Hibernian Group for £344...
Hastings Direct launches new training initiative
Hastings Direct has launched a Claims Negotiator training programme, developed in association with th...
ABI launches EL code
The Association of British Insurers has a produced code of practice to help employees suffering a wor...
PCS sets up surveyor network
Loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services has put together a team of health and safety surveyors to ...
RSA sponsors Stress Awareness day
Royal & SunAlliance is sponsoring National Stress Awareness Day (tomorrow) to help raise awarenesss o...
Crowe enters PI market
Crowe Insurance Group is to move into the professional indemnity insurance and reinsurance market fro...
HSE launches safety campaign
Workplace accidents and ill health cost Britain between £14.5 and £18.1bn between 1995-1996, accordin...
Lord Chancellor pleased with Woolf reforms
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine Of Lairg, has expressed his support for the Woolf reforms, saying he...
AA wins award for website
AA Insurance Services was highly commended for its website at this year's Marketing Direct Intelligen...
DAS warns on Green Flag deal
DAS Legal Expenses has launched an advertising campaign in order to highlight its independent status...
Security bodies to merge
Two leading security inspection organisations are merging to strengthen their market positions. Fol...
Beckett Group continues expansion plan
Suffolk-based broker the Beckett Group has bought King's Lynn insurance firm Eastward Insurance Servi...
Key Choice Web Site Promoted at London Motor Show
In a bid to further promote its website, CSC is distributing a CD-Rom about its marketing arm, Key Ch...
Aon signs deal with BT
Aon has signed a deal with BT to provide its customers with a range of personal lines products under ...
UK insurers generate £41bn in premiums
UK general insurance premiums totalled £41bn for 1998, according to the latest Insurance Statistics Y...
Cox opens call centre in Bradford
Cox Insurance has opened a new call centre in Bradford to service its growing personal lines business...
Campaign to combat flood problem
The Environment Agency has embarked on a £2m, three-year awareness campaign to highlight the danger c...