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Egg Insure says hackers cannot crack it.
Online bank Egg, has launched Egg Insure, offering motor insurance from a panel of insurers. Unde...
CQ Group buys Fielding Mann
Leeds-based retail insurance specialist CQ Group has acquired Fielding Mann Insurance Brokers' book o...
UK travellers risk ruined holidays
UK holiday makers are taking large amounts of cash and valuables abroad without adequate insurance co...
Surfers scared of risks
Amid news that hackers have defrauded online bank Egg, a MORI poll has found that 42% of internet sur...
Cox splashes out on TV advertising
Cox Insurance Holdings is today launching a television advertising campaign publicising Cashback, the...
Cox bags another internet deal
Cox Insurance is expanding its online insurance services by linking up with Yahoo! UK & Ireland, to p...
The golden age?
Retired drivers are becoming an ever more attractive prospect for motor insurers interested in niche markets, and now, research is revealing that large numbers of this group can be reached via the internet. Andrew Newman reports.
Barristers stripped of legal immunity.
The House of Lords has stripped barristers of their legal immunity. Barristers can now be sued fo...
Premiums driven up.
Motor insurance premiums have increased by an average of nearly £200 in the last six years, accordin...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Insurance Services.
David Swan has been appointed as a divisional director, Financial Institutions, at Horsham-based Hea...
Drake policyholders face cancellations.
About 20,000 Drake policyholders have had to face the prospect of having their policies cancelled. ...
Highway motor on HighCo transfer list.
Ockham Holdings is seeking to raise enough capital to enable it to transfer all of its motor insuran...
NIG gets down to business.
NIG has launched a package tailored specifically for small businesses, in response to requests from ...
Slack takes boat engine breakdown cover on board for Road Runner.
Mike Slack, chairman and managing director of the Road Runner Group, is behind a new policy covering...
MMA goes to the shops with Policy Master's Gemini.
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance (formerly Norman Insurance) has added its shops, restaurants & pub...
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...
Appointment at Crowe syndicate 963.
Kevin Feeley has been appointed deputy underwriter of Crowe syndicate 963. He joined the group in 19...
Higginson and Windich delay Oxford launch.
The broker-only syndicate Oxford, which was due to start trading last month, has delayed its launch ...
Tesco sells insurance on the high street
Tesco Personal Finance is expanding its activities beyond telesales and is offering travel insurance ...
Royal & SunAlliance opens third Enterprise centre
Royal & SunAlliance is to open its third 'Enterprise' centre for brokers by the end of July. The ce...
Motor market continues to harden
Motor insurance premiums have increased by an average of nearly £200 in the last six years, according...
Appointment at Methodist Insurance.
Peter Lowe has been appointed general manager at Methodist Insurance, replacing David Blanks who rec...