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Canada Life buys Crown.
The jewels in Crown Life's insurance operations have been acquired by Canada Life, who will now take...
FSA takes self-regulators and banks under its wing.
The financial Services Authority has begun flexing its regulatory arm by assuming responsibility fro...
FSA's new powers are made official.
The speedy reassurance from Alistair Darling, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, that the Financial Se...
Brokers urge business reforms.
The Treasury has received a series of 'hard-hitting' letters and views from broker bodies, outlining...
Salvage company to make debut.
The late 1980s were a time of momentous change in the motor salvage market when sale by auction firs...
Appointment at Carmichaels.
Paul Weston has joined Carmichaels as a claims adjuster. Previously he worked for Cunningham Benyon ...
NIB acquires L&C.
Legal & Contingency Ltd has been bought from the Dawson Granville Group with existing business and s...
GAN to offer all risks cover for retail chains.
GAN Insurance is targeting retail chains with the launch of a new comprehensive business package, Mu...
Appointment at Sherwood International.
Michael Webb has been appointed sales director for Sherwood International's outsourcing division. Pr...
Cornhill's new product for distance truck drivers.
Cornhill's new product for distance truck drivers, Countrywide Van & Truck policy, provides cover fo...
NCM warns Dutch courage will be needed for 'lethal risks'.
A "witches brew of lethal risks" will combine to make risk management much more difficult in the fut...
Reducing stress.
In line with CBI research that sickness absence cost UK businesses more than £12bn in 1996, Brokers ...
It's the 'IUA of London' for merged body.
The new London market trade association has unveiled the name it will be asking member firms to appr...
Guardian Insurance to cover heritage cars.
Guardian Insurance is to cover an estimated £14m-worth of cars, dubbed "the most comprehensive line-...
Appointment at Matthew Gerard.
Gary Vickers has joined Matthew Gerard Travel Insurance Services as general manager at its head offi...
New guidelines support ISM code.
The London market's Joint Hull Committee (JHC) has announced the implementation of a set of guidelin...
SCORcher of a teaming.
The SCOR Group has teamed up with Solareh Inc of Canada to form Solareh SA. Solareh SA's psycho-soci...
What the papers say.
THE GUARDIAN European Union governments and the European Commission were begged yesterday to enac...
Exclusive - NU back and it means business.
Norwich Union is set to burst back into business insurance with an aggressive campaign that will be ...
Appointment at BUPA Travel Services.
BUPA Travel Services has appointed Yvonne Conabeer as sales manager. She will be based at BUPA's Bri...
ISO9000 for FMW.
Chelmsford-based insurance brokers FMW has become the first Essex company in the industry to become ...
Jury finds insurance conman guilty.
An insurance intermediary who conned his father out of a £34,000 life insurance policy to help his f...
New roles for Trezies.
The Sedgwick Group hasannounced the appointment of David Trezies as an executive director and chairm...
PWS: profit rise of 7.1%.
International reinsurance brokers PWS Holdings has announced a pre-tax profit rise of 7.1%, from £77...