Personal Lines related articles – Page 148
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Markets & Risks
Market: High net worth
Despite a tough economy, the high net worth sector is resilient and primed for future prosperity. A large proportion may be under-insured, however, which is providing plenty of scope for savvy insurers to promote their specialised policies
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Manchester broker targets healthcare market
Reich makes two senior healthcare appointments
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News
Aviva ruling on single-trip travel cover angers brokers
Critics warn of lack of certainty concerning future products
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Markets & Risks
Risk: Travel
Gross written premium (GWP) in the UK travel insurance market fell by about 1.1% last year compared to 2007, writes Lauren MacGillivray.
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Special Reports
Motor Focus: Will it be scraps for insurers?
The slide in new car sales may have stalled in the two-and-a-half months since the government introduced its ‘bangers for cash’ scheme. But what about the impact on insurance premiums and claims?
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Kent broker boosts business with three acquisitions
Woodstock Insurance Brokers expects further deals this year
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Heart on the High Street
Old faces but new business - what's in store for Potts and Hutton?
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Two former Equity directors launch high-street broker
NMJ Insurance receives ‘significant’ funding from Manchester-based Wilson Insurance Group
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In Business
How to pass professional insurance examinations
In the first of a monthly series of advice, tips and example questions to help you perform well in the CII exams, Angelique Ruzicka and the CII look at successful study methods (scroll down for answers)
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HSBC injects £80m cash into motor underwriting business
Recapitalisation of group needed after HSBC fails to attract buyer for its underperforming business
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‘Natural fit’ as Collinson Group snaps up Preferential
Preferential will continue to operate as a standalone
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Broker Forum: Online rates must increase ‘to avoid a catastrophe’
Insurers must increase their rates online by 20% compared to their broker rates
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News Analysis
On the skids
All of the top private motor insurers made underwriting losses last year and, according to the latest EMB analysis, things are expected to get worse during 2009. Companies will have to adapt to new market conditions because they cannot rely on their reserves as in previous years, says Naeem Ali
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Tough road ahead for motor insurers
The motor market is running out of reserves and is still failing to make an underwriting profit, according to exclusive analysis of this year’s FSA returns by acturial consultant EMB.
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Swinton’s new boss wants to make it into the charts by 2012
Peter Halpin unveils plans for high street broker's commercial arm