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Insurers take back seat on drug-driving.
Insurers have adopted a wait and see attitude over the drug-driving issue, with the industry relucta...
Perfectly reformed?
In his consultation paper, Lord Irvine has acknowledged that the legal profession will need time to implement conditional fee arrangements. Ken Cannar looks at how the "no win, no fee" strategy would work in practice.
Decisions that travel badly.
Gordon Brown's first Budget has left insurers far from happy over his decision to raise Insurance Premium Tax on travel policies. Jonathan Guy finds out what insiders feel the post-Budget future may hold for the industry.
Buy now or get PEPPED to post.
The new Guaranteed PEP launched by NPI on 9 March will be available to 1 May, or until all stocks ar...
98 will be too late to solve 2000 problems.
One of the biggest dangers of year 2000 is assuming that the problem will occur in 2000. Often ne...
Direct writing pace will be too much for some.
There will be a major shake-out among direct writers, predicted Ian Brimecombe, managing director of...
Lots of data but little information.
Mike Roscoe, group data manager of Eagle Star, said the insurance industry had "lots of data but no ...
AA concerned over findings of survey.
Survey reveals some customers have no idea how to go about making a claim.
Rugby Tournament sponsorship.
Zurich and the Daily Telegraph teamed up to sponsor the National Prep-Schools Rugby Tournament for a...
Little learnt from bomb experience.
The industry has learned little from the experience of the Manchester bomb, Andy King, UK director o...
SNL's benefits clubs.
Sedgwick Noble Lowndes (SNL) is launching a network of 14 benefits clubs at regional centres nationw...
Praise for Japan outfit.
Lloyd's Japan chairman Richard Keeling has expressed delight at the drive of participating underwrit...
Eagle Star risk video launched.
Eagle Star has launched a video to highlight the benefits to customers of putting in place a profess...
It's what you know.
Knowledge management is not a passing craze. According to 1997 figures, over 100 of the world's larg...
Minister outlines 'key role' of stakeholder pensions.
Social Security minister Frank Field said stakeholder pension schemes will play a "key role" in achi...
Caravan cover.
Insuring caravans is now easier than passing them on the road thanks to an innovation from Heath Ins...
E&B signs deal for two continents.
Ellis & Buckle has signed an agreement with four adjusting firms in the United States, Latin America...
Survival code.
Mergers and acquisitions are grabbing headlines once more and, inevitably, there are concerns about staff who are made redundant. Catherine Gilbert explains why helping surviving staff through changes is crucial to the success of the business.
Three-way legal merger is called off.
A proposed merger between insurance law firms Jacksons, Weightmans and Kennedys has collapsed, amid ...
NU targets small firms for big business.
Norwich Union is targeting small businesses in its latest drive to become a leading provider of busi...
Swissline's £1m deal.
Swissline, Winterthur Insurance's direct sales operation based near Zurich, has signed a contract fo...
New bill sparks fears from financial experts.
Insurers, banks and securities firms in the United States may be allowed to form financial holding c...
Caution greets Derbyshire inquiry.
Marine insurers reacted with caution to the government's decision to re-open the inquiry into the lo...
Adjusting back-up deal.
Collegiate Insurance Brokers and Equity Claims Management, a network of chartered loss adjusters, ha...