The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has criticised insurance firms for inadequate planning in the run up to Solvency II in a letter distributed to firms yesterday.
Collegiate Underwriting has announced a professional indemnity insurance (PII) deal for IFAs, which freezes rates for two years.
UK Insurance Ltd, the parent company of Churchill and Direct Line, has been fined £2.17m by the FSA for doctoring its customer complaint files.
Insurance brokers and life companies will attempt to cross-sell to existing customers in order to compensate for "downbeat" market conditions in 2012, research suggests.
Groupama has suffered a ratings downgrade at the hands of Standard & Poor's despite the France-based insurer announcing a range of key strategic actions designed to halt the recent slide.
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Global health services company Cigna has finalised the acquisition of FirstAssist Insurance Services.
Aviva and Legal & General are to provide life and general insurance products for Barclays Bank UK Retail customers.
Lifesearch is in final negotiations on a plan to offer clients general insurance products.
Guardian Wealth Management has launched an online service giving its clients access to a life insurance plan offered by employee benefits specialist Global Benefits Europe (GBE).