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Bermuda exchange closes
Suspension of trading on the Bermudian Commodities Exchange will have little impact, because there wa...
Cox bites into Internet apple
Internet service provider Freeserve to launch an online, integrated insurance service in the UK next ...
GAB Robins acquired by US investment firm
Loss adjuster GAB Robins, which has been waiting for months to announce its new parent, has finally ...
Offer wins Swan Cup.
The fourth annual Avon Insurance Golf Day saw Adrian Offer of Morgan Insurance Brokers, (left) put i...
CGU: cutting edge for brokers.
CGU has produced a three-stage guide for brokers doing business in the next century called The Cutti...
Making a difference.
Vauxhall has launched a gap insurance product throughout its dealer network to cover motorists for t...
Exclusive - IBM: higher levels for data.
Customer relationship management software has been taken to a new level by solutions company IBM. ...
RSI claims results not predictable.
In my experience, it is not always a foregone conclusion that a decision will be reached which favou...
Donns: top contract.
Personal injury specialists Donns Solicitors has won what is believed to be the largest individual c...
M&G: fixed interest.
Retail unit trust group M&G has launched a fixed interest "Fund of funds ISA" aimed at investors see...
Major league mishaps.
The pitfalls of absent aspects of business continuity planning can have disastrous results. Tony Dowding explains the common misconceptions and back-up actions.
Industry must avoid empty promises.
Relief following the judgment in the guaranteed annuity case will spread far beyond the Equitable Li...
E-commerce neglect.
The UK insurance sector is failing to properly utilise e-commerce systems. The findings are included...
IGI Underwriting Agencies sponsoring Porsche.
Racing driver Hugh Price's Porsche 911 GT2, sponsored by IGI Underwriting Agencies, speeds along the...
Cincom's good iDea.
Software provider Cincom has announced it is able to offer insurers a full package of document produ...
Sampo: non-marine.
The renewal rights for Colonia Baltica's UK non-marine portfolio are to be taken over by Sampo Indus...
Bruce Stevenson to kit out team.
Edinburgh broker Bruce Stevenson is to kit out the city team for the national final of Channel 5's I...
IT Pension promise.
Software company TenFold Corporation claims to be the first IT company to guarantee delivery of stak...
Appointment at Harvington Underwriting.
Andrew Murray has joined specialist underwriting agency Harvington as finance director. Previously, ...
Nixon to head BIBA.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed George F Nixon as its chairman elect. Mr Ni...
Taking control and tackling terrorism.
After a fantastic response to our first risk management survey in 1998, the decision to repeat the exercise this year has paid off. Alex Broad looks at the trends that have begun to emerge and asks industry experts for their comments.
NU strikes tax deal.
Long-term care customers can save up to 15% on the cost of Norwich Union's Immediate Care Plan, foll...
Centrica bid for AA given go-ahead
Members of the Automobile Association today voted in favour of the £1.1bn bid for the mutually owned ...
Trade credit up.
British trade credit insurers supported £188bn-worth of trade in 1998, an increase of 5%, according ...