Commercial
End of war heralds start of new office era.
Back in 1919, as commerce started to get back to normal after four years of war, those returning to ...
Environmental shock.
Research carried out for Independent Insurance has shown just 50% of the larger and medium-sized com...
NU's multi-trip, low cost policy.
A new annual multi-trip travel plan with prices starting from as low as £39 has been launched by Nor...
At last, a 10 out of 10 site.
Over the life of this column not one web site has received 10/10 for its efforts - until now. The si...
Exclusive - To protect and serve.
Guardian is to launch a consumer and IFA-facing website designed to be one of the most comprehensive...
Law firm up for award.
Insurance law firm Bevan Ashford has been nominated as one of four finalists in the 1999 Society for...
Changes at Sun Life.
The Board of Sun Life and Provincial Holdings, a member of the Axa global group, has announced sever...
Cigna plans £2bn sell off to Ace.
Cigna is negotiating to sell its property and casualty business for £2bn to Bermuda-based Ace so it ...
New Year goes down a storm.
New year 1999 roared its arrival with gales battering many areas of Britain, leaving insurers and lo...
Euro gets off to a flying start in London.
The introduction of the euro to world markets, which took place on New Year's Day, has received a po...
Scope for growth.
Unlike the USA, the UK's directors & officers market has yet to really take off. But that could soon change as providers target a wider audience with tailor-made solutions.
IFAs still riding high.
Independent Financial Advisers strengthened their position as the dominant distribution channel for ...
Government's £10m bug campaign is 'too late'.
A hardhitting £10m television campaign by the government to be launched on Sunday to raise awareness...
Canada Life IHT range.
Canada Life has launched an improved range of inheritance tax mitigation products. The company is al...
NU helps the aged.
Norwich Union has given the charity Help the Aged a new year present of £33,500. NU long-term care m...
Lloyd's big guns being outpaced by smaller rivals.
Larger Lloyd's brokers are underperforming according to a study to be published next week. The re...
Case management success.
A diversification into healthcare management four years ago has paid off for the UK arm of loss adjuster Crawford-THG. Alex Broad visited the head office to find out more.
Commentary - Mixed reaction to judgement.
On 10 December 1998, the House of Lords issued a judgment which will be welcomed by commercial prope...
Euro pundits can now sleep easier.
The Euro conversion weekend seems to have gone smoothly enough to disappoint those parts of the medi...
St Paul picks up PI from NU.
Norwich Union has sold the IFA professional indemnity portfolio it acquired with the purchase of Lon...
Dawn of a new era.
Everyone's talking about EMU, but how many are preparing for it? Cyril Lewis explores the reasons why so many UK insurers are reluctant to prepare for the euro.
Scottish Widows embarks on customer fact-finding mission.
Scottish Widows is to utilise the latest technology to learn more about its two million customers an...
Party funsters or poopers?
Christmas is a time for lost inhibitions, excess alcohol, mistletoe, carols and work parties. Post Magazine decided to find out which insurance companies entered the festivities in the intended manner and which acted the scrooge.
Ex-RSA HQ up for sale.
Royal & SunAlliance has instructed a City estate agency to put its former headquarters at number One...