14 Dec 2001
| by ED SHELTON
If the Equitable Life rescue plan put before policyholders last
week is accepted, it will be something of a victory for the firm's PR
advisers. The deal, under which the HBOS bank will rescue the crippled
mutual, could signal the end of two years of trauma for Equitable and
its policyholders....
14 Dec 2001
| by JOHN TYLEE
Prudential, the UK's biggest insurer, has followed up its
appointment of a new marketing ...
after the pensions and life insurance
provider hired Roger Ramsden, the former Safeway marketing chief ...
, which employs more than 22,000 people worldwide, has more
than 156 billion worth of insurance ...
14 Dec 2001
| by MATT WEINER
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McAra, a former PRO at Cornhill Insurance, joins Clerical from Finalise
Financial Services, where he ...
14 Dec 2001
| by HOLLY WILLIAMS
A coalition of City institutions representing nearly 400bn
in combined assets is to launch a CSR communications campaign to raise
investor awareness of human rights abuses in Burma.
The eight-strong group - which includes the Co-operative Insurance
Society, Morley Fund Management ...
13 Dec 2001
Insurance giant AXA has appointed John Bines to the new role of
group marketing and services ...
review of general insurance provider AXA Insurance, life and pensions
firm AXA Sun Life, health insurance brand PPP Healthcare and AXA
Ireland. Bines will define brand strategy and oversee ...
13 Dec 2001
Direct insurer Admiral has struck a deal with Carlton Television to
sponsor local weather bulletins on ITV1.
The sponsorship deal runs for 12 months from January 2002 and is
understood ...
resides.
The creative execution will make reference to the insurer's three
brands: Admiral ...
07 Dec 2001
Life insurance giant Scottish Widows has taken on former Scottish
Provident PR chief Robert Greenshields to head its corporate comms
team.
Greenshields takes on responsibility for a team of ten, covering media
relations, corporate events, internal and external communications.
He replaces Alan ...
06 Dec 2001
Automotive insurer Direct Car Finance is talking to agencies about
its 12m through-the-line creative advertising account.
The brand, which uses Jack Charlton as the face of its marketing, is
understood to have shortlisted a number of agencies to pitch for the
business.
Direct Car Finance ...
06 Dec 2001
| by SUZY BASHFORD
Australian life insurer and financial services group AMP is talking
to media agencies about a high-profile brand campaign planned for early
next year, worth more than 20m.
AMP is Australia's largest life insurer and financial services group,
but about 70% of its 100bn global assets ...
06 Dec 2001
| by Claire Atkinson,
, tourism and insurance, all businesses affected by September 11, account for around 1% of the company ...