24 Nov 2000
| by Louise Banbury
, in the same week that motor insurance website Ironsure.com has closed down....LONDON (Brand Republic) - Microsoft is launching Money Central UK, a personal finance channel on its MSN consumer portal, in the same week that motor insurance website Ironsure.com has closed down.
Ironsure.com, which was owned by Australian insurance company QBE, was set up in June at a cost of 1m ...
20 Nov 2000
| by Camilla Palmer
LONDON (Brand Republic) – Simon Rushton, the marketing director at Marks 5m for a TV and national press campaign which would enable it to compete with rivals such as Direct Line, CGU and Norwich Union and would be the precursor of a move into general insurance.
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20 Nov 2000
’s investors, compared to the original 13%. Insurance company Prudential, which launched the company, is still ...
17 Nov 2000
| by Louise Banbury
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Trusted Shops has launched the UK arm of its European online trading standards scheme, the Trusted Shops Seal of Approval.
Trusted Shops is a joint venture between Impact Business & Technology Consulting and Gerling Insurance Group. The cross-border scheme, which has financial ...
02 Nov 2000
Financial services and insurance company ING Group has named Jordan McGrath Case 50m branding...LONDON (Brand Republic) - Financial services and insurance company ING Group has named Jordan McGrath Case 50m branding and marketing in the US.
Jordan McGrath was chosen from a shortlist of three agencies. The other two companies have not been revealed. Media planning will be handled by DFM ...
22 Aug 2000
, commissioned by online insurance company Screentrade.com, found that consumers in the UK are not being put off ...
financial services were arranging credit cards and buying home, car or travel insurance. Next were arranging ...
08 Aug 2000
agents were banned from offering special deals to customers who agreed to buy tied-in insurance policies. ...
26 Jul 2000
by insurance company Prudential. Despite its losses, it said that it has attracted 311,000 new customers during ...
25 Jul 2000
French insurer Axa has announced plans to pay out billions of pounds of unclaimed life insurance...LONDON (Brand Republic) - French insurer Axa has announced plans to pay out billions of pounds of unclaimed life insurance and pensions to shareholders and policy holders.
Axa has offered to buy out policyholders’ interest in the unclaimed life insurance and surplus profits from lapsed life and pensions ...
25 Jul 2000
The Prudential is said to be leading the bids for independent insurer Equitable Life....LONDON (Brand Republic) – The Prudential is said to be leading the bids for independent insurer Equitable Life, which put itself up for sale last week when it was forced to pay 1.5bn in bonuses to policy holders after a ruling by the Law Lords. Other bidders include the Halifax and the Abbey National, plus ...