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Commentary - Cutting out gazumping.
The government's enthusiasm to reform the home-buying process may speed-up the system and reduce the...
The stakes are high for risk managers.
Aeroplane disasters, train crashes and motorway pile-ups are all events that are guaranteed to hit t...
Unions support back-to-work.
John Monks explains why the Trades Union Congress supports Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign and why failure to grasp the nettle of rehabilitation could sink companies, insurers and the welfare state.
An ace in the house.
An increasing number of companies are discovering the advantages of having an in-house lawyer, says Paul Runnacles.
Insurers must be scrutinised.
I feel very strongly that if the General Insurance Standards Council is to gain credibility, represe...
Lloyd's cuts corporation.
Lloyd's is to shed 1100 jobs over the next three years as part of chief executive Nick Prettejohn's ...
The British Insurance Awards 28 June 2000 - Your chance to be simply
This week we launch the start of the call for entries for the first British Insurance Awards of the ...
A won case should mean paying no fee.
We are very concerned about the Financial Services Authority's proposals over consumer complainants ...
Pru enters frame for entrenched Nat West.
An independent Nat West will aim to double the market share of Nat West Life by 2002 and outsource t...
Fund gets hard sell.
The prevailing low interest environment has tempted Royal & Sun Alliance to give its Income Distribu...
College role for Pat.
Pat Mooney has been made joint chief executive of the Financial Services Training College. The colle...
Society of Financial Advisers chairman elected.
Scottish Equitable IFA training manager Peter Williams has been elected chairman of the Society of F...
Stuart Alexander buys non-marine worth £1m.
City broker Stuart Alexander has acquired the UK non-marine portfolio from Alston Gayler. The dea...
Accident alliance.
Accident management specialists Legal Drive Hire and Accident Assistance have formed a strategic all...
Bond's license to save.
The fund management arm of Standard Life, Standard Life investments, is to launch a high-yield bond ...
Allstate quits Japan.
US insurer Allstate has pulled the plug on its foray into the Japanese market after selling less tha...
Run on autopilot.
Improvements in the risk management of aircraft have levelled off in recent years, meaning insurers must work hard to drive the sector forward. Eric Alexander reports.
Taking stock.
Andrew Newman discovers why the rail industry in the UK is unique in terms of risk management for insurance companies, and also finds out that, while accidents can never be completely guarded against, approaches to safety are advancing all the time.
Willis ups stakes in Latin America.
Broker Willis has made further inroads into Latin America by purchasing a 51% stake in broker Bourch...
Themes of the 90s linger in new millennium.
There were two strong trends in the insurance sector in the last decade: rationalisation - often fol...
Solution for Zurich.
Zurich Commercial is to use a web solution from Cognos to improve its customer relationship manageme...
Fury over fee.
The Life Insurance Association has expressed concern at the Financial Services Authority's fee propo...
Rothschild sales up.
Sales through J Rothschild Assurance Group's UK marketing arm, The J Rothschild Partnership, rose by...
Just 1 in 10 will pay.
Only one-in-10 employers would be in a position to pay a member of staff in full for over six months...