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Syndicate job cuts.
Lloyd's Composite syndicate 490 has made four employees redundant following internal restructuring o...
BIIBA to drop the I and cross the Tweed.
The British Insurance & Investment Brokers' Association has confirmed it is to change its name (PM 1...
Pension timebomb.
Pension fund trustees are sitting on a back-office timebomb, according to Latchly Management's Globa...
Hire education.
Last month the Court of Appeal made a landmark ruling on credit hire agreements. Marcus Grant discovers what implications it will have for the insurance industry.
Korma Blimey.
A woman accused of killing four neighbours, including two children, with arsenic-laced curry went on...
Fraudbusting hits the Internet.
The Association of British Insurers has extended its fraud whistle-blowing facility to the Internet ...
Motorists put fully comp cover in poll position.
East Anglian-based broker Colin Ryan has revealed the number of drivers choosing fully comprehensive...
Labour leader calls for investment.
The leader of the Labour Party in Ireland, Ruairi Quinn, has called on the financial services sector...
Appointment at Rowe & Maw.
The insurance and reinsurance group of Rowe & Maw law firm has appointed two new partners. Keith Lyo...
£1.5bn tornado bill.
Insurers in the US are expected to pay out up to $1.5bn in property damage losses following the rece...
Euro/US alliance.
London law firm Hextall Erskine has joined French and US firms to form a multi-national insurance li...
Government accused of PMI failure by Bupa chief.
Delegates in Cork last week for the Insurance Institute of Ireland's annual conference heard that the industry is far from rosy. Jonathan Swift was there to hear why.
ARCS Lite portable estimating system.
Insurance engineers can now have data on up to 377 vehicles in the palm of their hand following the ...
Shock at Davies' Serbia comments.
Howard Davies made an astonishing statement supporting Prime Minister Tony Blair's stance over aeria...
Will insurer have a Direct Line to the cup?
Only Direct Line stands in the way of a repeat of last year's Post Magazine Charity Football Competi...
By jingo, they've got the lingo.
An interpretation company is set to help insurers tap into the 2.3 million people in England and Wal...
Turnover.
LIA treasurer Colin Hart reported turnover for the last year at just under £2.5m producing a surplus...
Brothers win £135,000 libel payout from IBA but may appeal for more.
Two ex-members of the Irish Brokers' Association who last week won £135,000 in damages are said to b...
Institute urged to help end skilled staff drought.
Delegates were told that Ireland has a serious shortage of skilled labour. Dublin-based Thornton ...
Nice work if you Cannes get it.
With the euro now in place in 11 countries, Damien Regent looks at the French life assurance market, and finds it booming. But he also discovers there are dangers on the horizon.
EMU now high on insurers' agendas.
European Monetary Union is now a boardroom issue for Europe's insurers, with over half of them now h...
Old Mutual shares.
South African financial services firm Old Mutual is due to publish its share prospectus today, setti...
The Price is right.
Price Forbes has been permitted to carry out insurance broking business by Lloyd's and will now trad...
Bid to reduce OAP accidents in the home.
A government campaign aimed at reducing accidents involving pensioners was launched on Tuesday. A...