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Leicester opening.
Insurer Iron Trades has opened an underwriting operation in Leicester to service the city's brokers....
Launch of Skynet 2001 Ltd.
A vehicle can be given the intelligence to self-report if attacked or seriously damaged in a crash f...
Allianz buys two ventures made in Taiwan.
The giant Zurich Financial Services has sold off two Taiwan ventures to its arch rival Allianz of Ge...
Fraud defence.
A new fraud-busting service has been launched which its inventors claim will slash the legal costs o...
CNA Maritime Challenge trophy presented.
Nigel Jenkins, managing director of CNA Maritime, described the jubilant scenes as "Insane on the Se...
Not everyone's a www.inner on web.
The sale of international public offerings on the World Wide Web has led to a doubling of insurance ...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe (UK) has appointed David Owen as senior consultant within the financial lines division. B...
Victory smoke signal.
A jury in Mississipi has ruled in favour of the tobacco industry in a trial involving a barber shop ...
HS Fishing Company damaged by fire.
HS Fishing Company, Britain's oldest traditional herring smoke house, itself went up in flames recen...
CGU cash donation.
CGU has committed £500 000 to the National Trust's Guardianship scheme for schools over the next fiv...
London's lagging.
The UK insurance industry was slammed at a conference in London last week for ignoring the benefits ...
Worldwide weddings.
With an increasing number of couples planning to marry abroad, NatWest Insurance Services has launch...
Appointment at Lovell White Durrant.
David Alberts has joined the insurance and reinsurance practice of international law firm Lovell Whi...
Do you care for your customers?
Personal lines claims management is undergoing a revolution with concerted and imaginative moves to ...
Zero tolerance.
In 204 days' time computer chips around the world will read the year as 00 and we will see just how prepared companies really are for the Millennium Bug. David Fanning finds out what claims handlers are expecting.
Degrees of success.
Andrea Chee explains how graduate recruitment is changing.
Commentary - Breaking down immune system.
In relation to advocacy and work immediately relating to advocacy, barristers enjoy immunity from su...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Imagine, if you will, that the delectable form of Penny Black has been invaded by the pugnacious inq...
Appointment at Edward Lewis.
Three new partners have joined the insurance department of Edward Lewis solicitors. They are Kate Wh...
Wife not due any damages.
The plaintiff in a personal injury claim ran a garage business with a partner. He was involved in a ...
Big Gunn on board.
The board of Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed Robert John Gunn to the board as an executive direct...
Countrywide deal for broker.
Professional indemnity broker SBJ Stephenson has been made the new provider of PI facilities for Cou...
Service updated.
Friends Provident has launched an updated version of its tax and planning service for independent fi...
Zinc builds site.
Wesleyan has awarded a contract to new media agency Zinc to create its new website, which is to targ...