Commercial
Look and do touch.
Lloyd's TSB General Insurance has selected IT systems specialists ICL to trial kiosk services promot...
Manulife creates German subsidiary.
Manulife Financial, Canada's largest mutual life insurer, has opened an independent reinsurance subs...
Networks merger under discussion.
Electronic commerce looks set to take off in the global insurance industry if talks aimed at closer ...
Sedgwick to advise on health risks.
A new risk management consulting service for employee disability has been launched by Sedgwick Noble...
Zurich launches CD-ROM for motorists.
In an attempt to reduce road accidents, Zurich, in association with training consultants Riva 4Di an...
Appointment at Lombard General.
Grant Whiskin has taken up the position of affinity/schemes operations manager based in Tonbridge. H...
Why company wants staff with attitude.
Workers with positive attitude are more valuable then those with IT skills.
Novadigm into Europe.
Novadigm UK has signed a Europe-wide corporate reseller agreement with Computacenter, one of the UK'...
Engineering cover.
NIG Skandia will be adding engineering cover to its portfolio from 1 July. NIG Skandia promises to o...
Business as usual for Indonesia adjusters.
It's business as usual for insurance loss adjusters in strife-torn Indonesia as the country catches ...
Insurers get clear Windows.
Software giant Microsoft has announced its Windows Distributed Internet Applications architecture (W...
£53m Allianz reserves.
German insurer Allianz AG has announced that its global hidden reserves neared £53.5bn at the end of...
GAN to offer all risks cover for retail chains.
GAN Insurance is targeting retail chains with the launch of a new comprehensive business package, Mu...
Exclusive - NU back and it means business.
Norwich Union is set to burst back into business insurance with an aggressive campaign that will be ...
Up for the Cup.
The crowds, worldwide viewing figures and advertising revenue are bigger than ever, and they're all at risk from problems ranging from satellite failure to terrorist activity. Insurance will play a vital role in this year's World Cup. Jonathan Guy.
Shortlist for BIA unveiled.
The final shortlist for the 1998 British Insurance Awards has been announced. Five companies made it...
Broker Network deal.
The Broker Network has finalised a deal with IT consultants to users of the Misys system, POWERlink,...
CU clinches shares.
Commercial Union has succeeded in securing Munich Re and Allianz shares in Berlinische Lebensversich...
Grim prediction for profits.
Profits are set to plummet for Canadian property/casualty insurers, predicts financial services cons...
Canada hits the road.
Canada Life's IFA division is going on the road this week for its first series of IFA seminars follo...
Masters of disaster.
A flood or fire is the worst nightmare of most businesses. But if the worst does happen, then bosses can find the appearance of a restoration firm as a dream come true. Joe Cook reports.
Is goofy idea taking the Mickey?
It's been slammed as a Mickey Mouse scheme, but Florida state officials are serious about encouragin...
Insurers wasting £1bn.
The £111bn insurance industry wastes around £1bn through its inefficient, paper intensive distributi...
Group targets litigation.
The Dawson Granville Group, indemnity, contingency and litigation specialists for solicitors, has sc...