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Leeds firm suspended.
The Certification Committee of the IBRC has extended the suspension of the Certificate of Leeds-base...
Ellis & Buckle launches service.
Ellis & Buckle has launched a service aimed exclusively at building contractor's claims, complete wi...
Porn cover stripped.
American porn stars are to receive cheaper insurance cover thanks to a deal struck between trade ass...
Brokers gain ground in pensions market as banks stall.
European brokers and agents have begun to reclaim lost ground in the valuable life and pensions mark...
Worker had to state reasons for quitting.
From 1979 the applicant was employed in the parks and gardens of the London Borough of Wandsworth as...
We will - and do - remember them.
The First World War is now a matter of history with very few people who lived through it still alive...
Exclusive - NU spells out year 2000 cover.
Norwich Union has placed the estimated £30bn millennium bug problem at the top of the agenda by writ...
Appointment at Beachcroft Stanleys.
Charles Sweet has been made a partner at Beachcroft Stanleys. Mr Sweet, who works in the firm's insu...
AXA out for fair share.
French insurer AXA said last week that if it obtained more than 90% of the shares of Royale Belge SA...
Drowning in calm waters.
The currency collapse in south east Asia has hit shipping particularly hard, with exports from some countries almost grinding to a halt. Jeremy Golden looks at how shipping and cargo insurance can keep its head above water.
Mortgage growth fuels critical illness boom.
Critical illness sales soared to record levels in 1997, with 626 584 new policies sold, resulting in...
Direct Line an also-ran.
Direct Line's bid to undercut the AA and RAC recovery services has already been bettered, according ...
Zurich International's 'Casino Royale' evening.
Over 100 people attended Zurich International's recent 'Casino Royale' evening at London's prestigio...
Zurich plugs cover gap.
Zurich has launched a business interruption casualty cover aimed at closing a gap in the market that...
Appointment at Paisner & Co.
Tina Rhodes has been appointed to the reinsurance and insurance group of Paisner & Co. She joins fro...
Take out cover', warns insurer.
Britain's biggest travel insurer has called on the travel industry to unite and ram home to holidaym...
Oz hosts talks on Asia.
How the current financial crisis in Asian nations will influence the worldwide insurance markets in ...
Perth Motor Festival.
Spectators at this year's Perth Motor Festival quaked in their shoes at the prospect of Britain's wo...
Warren Hill snaps up East Kilbride broker.
East Kilbride insurance broker C&N Black has been acquired by Warren Hill Insurance Brokers. Insu...
Guardian Employee Benefits hosts meeting.
Guardian Employee Benefits hosted a three-day meeting of the European Partners of the Multinational ...
Appointment at Association of Security Consultants.
Maurice Parsons has been made the new secretary of the Association of Security Consultants following...
Exclusive - RSA's one-stop motor shop.
Royal & Sun Alliance has launched a new one-stop-shop insurance solution for the motor industry, whi...
Ringing in the changes.
What are the implications for the Lloyd's market of the Financial Services Authority's authorisation of members' agents? This was the question tackled by Christian Hook and Ian Clark at an Old Bailey presentation.
Lloyd's opts for Europ.
Europ Assistance has been chosen as the provider for Lloyd's TSB retail travel insurance business, a...