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New Spanish law.
A new Spanish law means all pleasure craft which navigate the country's waters must have third party...
Council gets £1m bill for barking up wrong tree.
Insurers have welcomed a Court of Appeal decision which will have wide ranging implications for home...
FSA to get first look at demutualisation plans.
The decision by insurance companies to demutualise is to be dependent on policyholders and the will ...
Go-ahead for database.
The Motor Insurance Database, which the industry hopes will become a force in combating uninsured dr...
Bills and spills.
UK P&I Club has developed a model through spill managers Corbett & Holt to help members who operate ...
Court recognises RSI and opens claims floodgates.
Employers could face a barrage of claims for compensation following a Court of Appeal decision which...
NU rumoured to be an Axa target.
But French giant says 'non' while Norwich Union says nothing.
Appointment at James Chapman & Co.
Manchester insurance litigation firm James Chapman & Co has promoted Sharon Kamil, Anne-Marie Morgan...
US Pru fined $20m.
Prudential Insurance of America has been hit with a massive fine of $20m (£12m) by the National Asso...
Top dogs for top jobs.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has lined up a succession of industry big-hitters to take on its p...
Appointment at Property & Casualty Services.
Following a decision by PCS to establish an operation across the Channel, the company has appointed ...
Ignoring green law could send firms into the red.
Insurers and brokers will today be told to keep their clients up to speed on the implications of the...
Iron Trades out to do the treble.
Iron Trades is to use fewer brokers in its bid to treble business and become a top 10 player in the ...
Appointment at CCC International.
Peter Kenny has taken up a senior consultant role with CCC International. Mr Kenny, who joins fro...
Roped in for charity.
Darlington broker the BIB Group has scaled new heights to raise #4,000 for the Darlington Memorial H...
A large fire at Electrolytic Plating Company.
A large fire at the works of Electrolytic Plating Company in Walsall, West Midlands, last week resul...
Time to change.
In the third part of our management series, Daniel Hubert asks whether business process re-engineeri...
Appointment at Vizards Staples & Bannisters.
Gary Marshall and Stephen Byass are to join Vizards Staples & Bannisters. Mr Marshall will be a p...
China syndromes.
Swiss Re and the Beijing Normal University have set up a natural catastrophe exposure research centr...
Boost for Friends.
Friends Provident has increased its straight through processing capabilities by installing DST Inter...
New age ideas.
The government's response to Professor Sir Stewart Sutherland's report on long-term care was somewhat muted. Veronica Cowan met him to find out his thoughts on the matter.
Act now or pay out bigger PI claims.
Insurers must act now to avoid large pay-outs for personal injury claims following changes to the in...
Ryan Insurance celebrates name change.
Ryan Insurance celebrated its name change from Colin Ryan Insurance Brokers by releasing 200 balloon...
Exclusive - Insurers failing industry.
Professional indemnity insurers are failing to meet the needs of the rapidly evolving construction i...