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How to survive living dangerously.
John Burke learns to survive a course that may save insurers from paying out on kidnapping or something worse.
Right way for brokers?
As the larger brokers get larger, Anthony Blake asks what the options for the smaller players are.
LIRMA/Lloyd's clause debut.
LIRMA and Lloyd's underwriters representing the Non-Marine Association have announced their first jo...
Fishers has hooked up with Railway Claims Limited.
Fishers has hooked up with Railway Claims Limited in a further expansion of its claims handling and ...
Generali backs out of Holocaust agreement.
Italian insurer Generali has pulled the plug on an accord to settle Holocaust-era claims and instead...
Now investigate FSAVCs says B&W.
An urgent investigation into the selling of free standing additional voluntary contributions has bee...
FSA to take risk-based approach.
The Financial Services Authority is to adopt a "risk-based approach" in supervising firms, its chair...
Insurance guide.
Take Cover and you might save yourself from the shock of being underinsured. The new guide and ch...
Churchill goes to UNUM.
UNUM has appointed former Association of British Insurers board member and Natwest Life Assurance ch...
Local institutes' membership crisis eases off.
As the Chartered Insurance Institute limbers up for its annual conference next month, the incoming p...
NU to take on the fund giants.
Norwich Union plans to go head to head with the leading fund management groups after announcing plan...
High value, low cover.
Dickson Insurance has produced what it claims is a first, with the release of a website offering dis...
China in our hands.
As Prime Minister Tony Blair heads off to China, Stuart Bell MP looks at the opportunities opening up to insurers in this vast nation.
Aon reappointed to administer BP Pension Fund.
Aon has announced it has been reappointed to carry out the day-to-day administration for the £10bn B...
Going clubbing.
David Worsfold finds out how the partnership between Royal & SunAlliance and Bowring Sport and Leisure is paying dividends for both companies.
When adverts seriously damage your business.
What is Andrew Paddick up to? Does he really think that launching a national newspaper advertising c...
Car breaking kit for 999 services ends up on sale.
A blunder by manufacturers has led to a DIY toolkit for breaking into vehicles falling into the wron...
Cunningham's defend sole adjuster agreements.
A Cunningham's spokesman has hit back at commentators who claim that sole adjuster agreements result...
EMU help guides.
PKS Systems Integration UK has launched a modular suite of Economic and Monetary Union Transition Se...
Norman indebted to broker input.
Input from brokers has helped one company to tailor its products and make them even more competitive...
Geck makes IUMI debut for brokers.
The first broker ever to speak at an IUMI conference, Ralf Geck from German firm Aon Jauch & Hubener...
Lib Dem pension policy.
Compulsory second pensions were adopted as Liberal Democrat policy this week, despite misgivings by ...
ABI winter reminder.
The Association of British Insurers has issued what it describes as a "timely reminder" to home and ...
Rallying call at Scottish BIIBA.
Newro has been given assurances from insurers that if the consortium's regulatory proposals are appr...