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Appointment at Policy Master.
Policy Master has appointed Vanessa Moore as its new marketing communications manager. A graduate wi...
Treasury's intervention in welfare state most welcome.
Reforming the welfare state suddenly looks a lot more difficult in government than it ever did in op...
Road safety.
Crowe Insurance Group has issued a driving theory test tutorial CD-ROM. Your Licence to Drive is par...
Final of Preece Cup.
Record breaking rugby team Guardian Royal Exchange lifted the insurance industry's Preece Cup for an...
MAPFRE profits up.
MAPFRE, Spain's biggest insurer, has posted first quarter profit of #25m (Pts 6.209bn) - up 8.7%. Co...
Deal forms syndicate.
A partnership between British medical liability underwriters Marketform and Unionamerica will see th...
Committee gives Davies rough ride.
Howard Davies, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, got a rough ride last week at the hands...
Mexican crimewave.
Crime in the capital Mexico City has forced hoteliers into providing insurance against theft, muggin...
Safe deal for wild ones.
Bikers' boots and crash helmets can now be insured against loss or damage through motor insurance sy...
E&L out to be top of the class for student insurance.
Students who fear losing their treasured CD collection are the latest market to be targeted by Enter...
Stars of the screen.
High street brokers will now find it easier to compete in the motor market by having access to rates...
LA law goes lenient.
Californian judges are taking a laid back approach to car insurance dodgers, particularly for first ...
Appointment at Broker Direct.
Tony Grimes has joined Broker Direct's business development team. Covering the north of England and ...
You can never be too qualified.
I would like to comment of Derek Armstrong's letter (Let adjusters repair damage of assessors, PM, 9...
Black mark for 'kitemarking'.
I was very interested to read that the chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Howard Davies, ...
Pressure is on to keep GAN in French hands.
Four foreign groups and a French firm have bid for the state-controlled French insurer GAN SA, but t...
Anatomy of a fraud operation.
It was a claim too far when a gang of fraudsters tried to con insurers out of #38 000. An initial enquiry soon ballooned into a full-scale investigation that ended in the courtroom. Robert Wintrip reports.
Charity Football Competition.
It's Plan A to beat A-Plan for CIS Insurance as they get a little professional help in preparation f...
Investment firm fined.
Murray Johnstone Private Investors Limited (MJPIL), has been ordered to pay a #15 000 fine by the In...
Merger staff may strike over losses.
Strike action has been threatened as white collar unions consider joining forces, following the anno...
PYV makes an executive decision.
The new PYV Dis-Plus product aims to take the stress out of arranging life cover for already over-wo...
Five into one does go.
Royal & Sun Alliance has amalgamated its five computer products into one integrated package offering...
What the papers say.
THE SUN Follically challenged Stuart Mercer picked up a £950 payout after a cruise ship officer e...
Sampo to press on with IT drive.
Sampo's main aim for the future is to continue to boost its new IT organisation, Capsam Consulting, ...