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The Wright stuff.
Lorraine Wright, director of Cendant claims plus, challenged insurers to be innovative in setting hi...
Travel price cuts.
Travellers with medical conditions or disabilities can now get cheaper cover from broker Hamilton Ba...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny Black takes no pleasure in the thought of all those industry bigwigs suffering throbbing hango...
Merricks lashes out over complaints.
Insurance companies need to make huge improvements in their approach to complaints according to Insu...
Insurer takes stand against ULR conmen.
A Lloyd's insurer has called for a concerted industry-wide campaign to drive fraudulent uninsured lo...
Changing patterns of tartan law.
In the week after the Queen officially opened the Scottish Parliament, Andrew Ireland explains why insurers must make their voices heard as the country prepares itself to catch up with changes to the legal system.
All-systems-go date for Bankhall's IFA network.
Bankhall Investment Associates new giant financial adviser network, which was created following its ...
Appointment at Eurobase Systems.
Mike Putt has joined software and consultancy supplier Eurobase as market manager. He has previously...
Appointment at Axa Insurance.
Barry Smith has joined Axa Insurance to become director of customer service. Previously he was execu...
Warm reception for FSA's regulatory paper.
Lloyd's Names and managing agents have welcomed the Financial Services Authority's response paper on...
This Boots was made for straight-talking.
Improving standards of claims handling starts at the point of sale, Mike Cranfield, head of travel i...
High marks for round-the-clock training.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Red hot Chile pensions.
The current restructuring of pension provision in many South American nations is providing strong gr...
Taxing problem.
The IRS has ordered the American Association for Retired People to pay taxes on its income - even th...
New faces on the block breathe life into the City.
The consequences of consolidation across the financial services sector continue to surprise. Like th...
Italy's life market is set to boom.
Italy's life market is set to boom, say analysts at Solomon Smith Barney. They believe the growth is...
Blunt reaction to bid to out "sharp practices".
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers is being frustrated in its attempt to outlaw...
Focus on proposals.
Focus Business Solutions has launched an electronic data capture method for insurance policy proposa...
Equitable Life D-day.
A High Court decision was expected to be delivered yesterday in the Equitable Life guaranteed annuit...
Claims Code will be no 'quick fix': Parker.
The Claims Code designed to improve the industry's image which is being developed by the Association...
Y2K panic: City risk.
The Financial Services Authority still refuses to name a top financial institution which is at "seri...
Appointment at Cega Group.
David Pritt has joined medical insurance specialist Cega Group as information technology manager. Hi...
Room for solutions.
Room Underwriting Systems, business solutions provider for the Lloyd's Market, has struck a deal wit...
Protection profits.
Lutine Insurance Services celerbrated a decade of writing protection business with the news that bro...