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Blazing glory.
Arson accounts for the majority of fires in churches. This sad state of affairs is made worse by the fact the churches are becoming increasingly vulnerable to theft. Steve Banner reports.
Independent Insurance opens new building.
Independent Insurance has opened its custom-designed building at Cheadle Royal, which will house 600...
Norman enhances building trades policy.
Norman Insurance has relaunched its building trades policy, Master Tradesman, adding several new fea...
New ABI chairman.
British American Financial Services chief executive Sandy Leitch will be the new chairman of the Ass...
Broker Direct records loss of £1.8m after six months of trading.
Broker Direct made an operating loss of nearly £1.8m for the year ending 31 December 1997, which it ...
ITT L&E/DAS deal.
ITT London & Edinburgh has signed a deal with DAS that will enable the legal expenses insurer to und...
Key Choice absorbs Eurosure.
Following its acquisition of software house Quotel, the CSC RA Group has merged Quotel's marketing a...
Aon court action fails.
Aon's High Court case against Yorkshire broker Smithson Mason has collapsed. The national broker att...
Gearing up for "Insurance Oscars".
The insurance industry is gearing up for this year's British Insurance Awards hosted by Post Magazin...
Iron Trades celebrate centenary.
Over 250 guests attended a dinner at the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace (above), last month to c...
David Worsfold.
Kitemarking insurance products may sound like a good idea, but as European experience testifies, it can easily be used as an excuse to forego expertise and service.
Appointment at Steel Burrill Jones.
Steel Burrill Jones (SBJL) has recruited a new team of international brokers led by John Mitchell. T...
Appointment at Independent.
Independent Insurance has made a string of new appointments. Janet Stansfield has been made executiv...
Terry Wellard.
Keeping rates low does nothing but force people out of the market. We must increase motor premiums, and soon.
Appointment at Kennedys.
City-based firm of solicitors Kennedys has promoted four assistant solicitors to Partners. Nina Gast...
Travel cover now on sale from Eagle Star website.
Eagle Star Direct has expanded its interactive website, which allows customers to purchase insurance...
Steve Knight.
Polaris seems to have reached 'critical mass', but should it have been designed to make use of the Internet?
Caravan of love.
Owners of caravans are often passionate about their cherished vehicles. Caroline Duncan says that brokers, on the other hand, have traditionally been less enthusiastic about this class of business.
Insurance GB founders in run-off dispute.
The legal battle between the founders of Insurance GB and its US parent, the American Financial Grou...
Call Fraudline.
Sedgwick and PLC Consultancy Services have teamed up to launch a new scheme to help companies reduce...
Appointment at J&H Marsh & McLennan (UK).
Nick Hodgson (above) has joined J&H Marsh & McLennan (UK) as its specialist motor industry account m...
Holy smoke.
The Arson Prevention Bureau has launched a guide to tackle the problem of arson attacks on places of...
Why we saved tour operator.
My company acts as guarantor of various travel companies who are required to provide guarantees to t...
Safe from harm.
Several large insureds have recently reported significant premium reductions. Tony Dowding says this is not due to the soft market, but to improvements in health and safety procedures.