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Medical Bill sparks funds row.
Mutually run medical associations are arguing against a House of Commons Bill, which, if passed, wil...
On track for success.
Despite recent problems faced by the life insurance industry, Legal & ŠGeneral Assurance Society has continued to stay ahead of the game and earn Šitself the Life Insurer of the Year award for the fourth year running. ŠAngela Faherty reports.
Hannover Re budgeting for payout.
Hannover Re is budgeting for a £9.2m payout by its subsidiary Clarenson Insurance Group, following l...
JLT: "there is room for growth".
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson is prepared to make more acquisitions, having acquired Thomas Winter I...
Mutual trade body in UK drive.
An international trade association for mutual insurers is on a drive to recruit more UK members and ...
MP: regulation costs are "out of control".
John Greenway MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services, ha...
Taking the reins.
Veronica Cowan checks out the finer points of riding insurance and finds there are many different measures to consider before you saddle up.
Survey carried out by Federation of Small Businesses.
One in five employers have seen a reduction in staff due to the ongoing crisis in the liability insu...
Capita Insurance reappointed by Corus.
Loss adjuster Capita Insurance Services has been reappointed by international metals specialist Coru...
Zurich signs new deal.
Zurich has signed a new deal to distribute its private motor insurance through the Broker Direct net...
Riding towards success.
Carole Nash has continued to go from strength to strength and now one Šin four of all active bikers is insured by the broker. Nicolle Farthing Šexplains how it has boosted its position.
Misys mulls imarket tie-up.
Broker software provider Sectornet, formerly MCS, has signed up to Polaris imarket, the web-based in...
Appointment at Liberata.
Colin Ballantyne has been appointed business centre director, integration, at Liberata Life Pensions...
Royal & Sun Alliance appoints two new board members.
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed Edward Lea and John Maxwell to its board as non-executive directo...
ABI doubts charity study.
The Association of British Insurers has voiced some doubts over research published this week that cl...
Events.
5-7 August Vermont Captive Insurance Association 2003 Conference VCIA Vermont, US Tel: +1...
Star performer.
Cunningham Lindsey UK saved the day for thousands of policyholders Šwhen Miller Fisher went into receivership last year. For this reason, ŠMarcus Alcock believes the loss adjuster is a true winner.
InsurE-com launches five quotation engines.
InsurE-com has launched five separate quotation engines for household, private vehicles, commercial ...
Appointment at Miller International.
As part of its expansion, Norman Downes has joined loss adjuster Miller International to enhance and...
What the papers said this week.
THE TIMES A disabled worker at Legoland who was given a model of himself showing his paralysed ar...
Doors are opening wide for actuaries.
It seems the financial services industry is finding it just can't get by without the unique blend of professional skills offered by actuaries. Dr Geraldine Kaye examines the benefits they can bring insurance companies and the state of actuarial salaries.
A Triumph over adversity.
When a factory fire threatened to end the production of top British Šbrand Triumph motorcycles, loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey UK's Šcomprehensive campaign ensured the company was rapidly back in the saddle Š- with no loss of market confidence or…
A calculated move.
Spurred on by some frightening statistics into depression in the Šworkplace, Barclays Insurance Dublin, which serves the UK market, set up a Šfree counselling service for its payment protection insurance customers. ŠAlex Broad reports on the scheme's…
Raising a glass.
The winners in this year's British Insurance Awards were announced at the Royal Albert Hall last wee...