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CGU forms deep pockets to battle.
The merger between Commercial Union and General Accident is one of the most significant developments ever in the UK insurance industry. Alex Miller assesses its impact and examines the strategy behind CGU.
Power cut brings firms to standstill.
Insurers were counting their losses last week after the commercial heart of Auckland in New Zealand ...
Bumper lawsuit filed over 'staged' motor accidents.
In what is believed to be the largest civil lawsuit of its kind, Allstate has sued 45 doctors, lawye...
Appointment at The Agency Master.
Oliver Collenette has joined The Agency Master as sales account manager for the Midlands. After bein...
National Mutual's pre-budget action.
Pensions Specialist National Mutual has launched a special option pension plan in the event of possi...
RSA shake-up hits two areas.
Royal & SunAlliance has merged its UK and overseas construction divisions and assistance service com...
GA's record-breaker.
A record-breaking, full-year, pre-tax operating profit was revealed by chief executive Bob Scott, as...
Taken to account.
Limited liability companies have proved a popular means of shielding directors' personal assets and restricting liability. This may not be effective, as Marcus Campbell explains, and insurance may offer better protection
Appointment at Christchurch International.
Peter Barber has joined Christchurch International as a director to handle the firm's haulage and re...
Underwriting losses hit hard.
Subsidence took a £25m chunk out of Guardian's household account as the insurer saw pre-tax profits ...
Agents feel squeeze.
Tied agents Aussendienst, Germany's leading insurance distribution channel, is feeling the squeeze f...
Guardian to acquire Aegis.
Guardian Royal Exchange has revealed that its South African subsidiary, Guardian National, is to buy...
Sacked worker had no case for libel.
The Court of Appeal upheld the striking out of a claim for defamation by an employee against his for...
Have we gone merging mad?
The Insurance scene in the UK continues to change dramatically with the merger of two of its best kn...
Direct Line advert angers chief executive of IIA.
Tony Howe, chief executive of the Independent Intermediaries Association (IIA), has joined the conti...
DAS's marathon man.
Steve Jones, marketing manager of the insurance and legal expenses company DAS, is building up for t...
Appointment at Bates Cunningham.
Timothy Bates BA (Hons) has been appointed as a director of Bates Cunningham Underwriting, managing ...
Service for IFAs.
Former head of national accounts for Scottish Provident, Iain Mackinnon, is to be appointed chief ex...
Job agents don't work for me'.
Further to Christopher Lennon's letter ('Why dealing with recruitment agencies can be very hard work...
Guardian Direct Cup tennis champsionship.
The Guardian Direct Cup tennis championship took over London's Battersea Park, but while fans' favou...
Appointment at Clerical Medical.
Clerical Medical has promoted staff to its board. Gillian Camm has been made business transformation...
Firms more worried about reputation than compliance.
Despite mounting concern over the potential computer disaster surrounding the year 2000, most UK com...
Ageism not on our cv.
We are writing in response to 'Why dealing with recruitment agancies can be very hard work' (PM, 19 ...