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Legal & General has registered ...
Legal & General has registered the 10,000th independent financial adviser to its IFA extranet centre...
Building a better broker body.
As the AIIB and BIBA move closer to full integration, Mike Williams, chief executive of BIBA, talks to Edward Murray about his aims to make the new body truly representative of the broking industry, and to ensure the merger is a smooth transition for all…
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Software provider Brokersoft ...
Software provider Brokersoft is waiting to see if a rescue deal can be put together to keep the comp...
CBI: insurers less optimistic.
Optimism in the financial services sector has improved more than at any time for the last two years....
View from the Top - Roger Lyons
Roger Lyons, joint general secretary, Amicus. Sadly, after an era of improvements in company pensi...
Covered for play.
The organisers of this year's Commonwealth Games in Manchester have escaped price hikes for insuranc...
BIBA aims high.
Entitled 'Scaling the heights', the setting for this year's British Insurance Brokers' Association conference will be Manchester. Jane Bernstein previews the event, which, with its central theme of trust within the insurance industry, looks set to…
CILA rides out the storm.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has proved itself remarkably resilient as it sits at the c...
Arthur Andersen's Bermuda subsidiary ...
Arthur Andersen's Bermuda subsidiary, Professional Services Insurance, has still not paid an initial...
The London P&I Club achieved its premium income targets ...
The London P&I Club achieved its premium income targets during the renewal negotiations completed on...
Last call to get your BIA entries in.
Tomorrow (Friday 12 April) is the final deadline for entries for the 2002 British Insurance Awards, ...
Appointment at Fortis Insurance.
Fortis Insurance has made Paul Chaplain its new personal lines underwriting director. He will ensure...
Arson comes under fire.
The cost of arson in schools has rocketed over the last few years. Some blame complacency because of past successes, but whatever the reason, local authorities must take a pro-active stance - and insurers can help, says Lynn Rouse.
Following insurer savings of up to 30% ...
Following insurer savings of up to 30% on property damage claims through the use of its Net-Works sy...
For the record.
Back office compliance regulation has been relegated to the bottom of the list by many insurers but, with the Financial Services Authority preparing to carry out inspections, says Shaun O'Leary, there is little time to waste.
A warm welcome.
On assuming control in 2004, the Financial Services Authority looks set to turn up the heat on training and competence. Rachel Gordon considers the impact on the industry - brokers outside BIBA and retail companies for whom, so far, the issue has been on…
A new business partner extranet site ...
A new business partner extranet site, www.royalsunconnect.co.uk, has been launched by Royal & Sun Al...
Brittania links up with DAS.
Roadside recovery specialist Brittania Rescue has teamed up with legal expenses insurer DAS in a mov...
There will be a 10 year delay before final distributions ...
There will be a 10 year delay before final distributions to creditors of collapsed Australian insure...
Appointment at Misys Insurance Management.
Joe Considine has been made national sales manager at the newly-rebranded Misys Insurance Management...
Covering all the angles.
As the public becomes more litigious and the law more complex, commercial clients are demanding more from their insurance. Simon Threadgold looks at the spectrum of covers available as insurers and brokers mix and match to protect against any eventuality.
Ark First emerges from ISS takeover.
Risk management specialist Ark First is to launch an application service provider model, which it cl...
Too little, too late?
The poor service standards and restricted choice that brokers predicted would arise from the last few years' widespread consolidation among insurers has strained relationships between the two. Richard Adams asks if it is too late to repair the damage.