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Ingredients for a bumper year.
Fishers International has announced both record results and the acquisition of two claims administra...
£12bn premiums.
A survey of statutory underwriting results in Washington has revealed that a group of 43 property ca...
CGT overhauled.
Capital Gains Tax is being substantially overhauled with the aim of encouraging longer-term holding ...
Repairers on call.
Households will have access to the first national 24-hour call-out home repair and improvement servi...
Project 2000 network.
Royal London Mutual Insurance is working with Cableship in a new network infrastructure to meet the ...
Some of us are more than ready for no win, no fee.
In his letter, Frank Eaglestone (PM, 12 March, p20) expresses concern that legal expenses insurance ...
Forsaking argument.
The effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution an alternative to taking legal disputes to court has meant that the legal profession as well as insurers is now vocal in its support. Liz Loxton reports.[QQ]
To the rescue.
Use of third-party assistance companies to manage household claims is gaining popularity. Ruth Addicott looks at how this market has evolved, the range of services available and how insurers monitor their performance.
TOAD team up.
Insurer Touchline has teamed up with car security specialists TOAD Innovations, to advise car owners...
Homing in on property.
Gan Insurance has increased discounts available for terraced houses from 5% to 10% and reduced prope...
Portfolios slipping.
Discretionary portfolios are slipping as pension funds become more mature, according to an analysis ...
Firms hope to go places with policies.
Two travel insurers have launched new products. BUPA Travelcover has unveiled its Europe-only annu...
A new deal.
Taking on board the implications of European Union membership as well as UK legislation means testing times for employers. Sarah Houston looks at how bosses can avoid the pitfalls.
Insurers fight the PR war for clients.
With claims, the biggest single expense area, it is only right that insurers should be applying them...
Crowe gearing up to sponsor race.
Insurance group Crowe is gearing up to sponsor a 165mph 1968 Z28 Chevrolet Camaro race car. The Cama...
Cable cars up and away.
Lloyd's broker Miller Insurance Group has revealed it is to underwrite an £8m project by Meridian Ca...
Clamp down on pension abuse.
Proposals to clamp down on abuses of pension tax reliefs by pension schemes outlined in the budget t...
Up and running.
No healthcare insurer or employee benefits provider needs reminding that long periods of absence from work mean big cash payouts. But what is the industry doing to limit these costs and get people back to work? Simon Threadgold looks at the options.
Birthday celebrations.
The Insurance Institute of Manchester, the oldest insurance institute in the world, is to mark its 1...
Swissline's £1m deal.
Swissline, Winterthur Insurance's direct sales operation based near Zurich, has signed a contract fo...
Pensions Scheme.
The pension scheme earnings cap will be increased from £84,000 to £87,600 from 6 April 1998. This is...
Property web site.
Hiscox has relaunched its 'Propertycare' policy with its own dedicated Internet site, and introduced...
Land of the falling yen.
Japanese life insurers are tipped to cut guaranteed return rates on group and individual life police...