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You need Friends.
The Friendly Society Commission has published its annual report for 1997-8. Up to the 31 December 19...
Prudential's results show 12% growth.
The UK and US markets enabled Prudential to drive on its results which showed a 12% growth in operat...
Third party data.
In a bid to contain credit hire costs following accidents involving non-fault third parties, NIG Ska...
Holy Cowes: gales cause havoc.
The highlight of the yachting calendar set sail again this week with further backing from insurer Sk...
TIC non-UK cover.
The Travel Insurance Club has broadened its Backpackers travel insurance policy to include non-UK ci...
FUIT merger: shares up.
Finsbury Underwriting Investment Trust (FUIT) has released its figures for the nine-month period to ...
B&CE sparks annuity row.
A benefits provider has stoked up a pensions row by claiming that customers have been duped into buy...
Personal injury: doing the sums.
The House of Lords handed down its decision in Wells v Wells on 16 July 1998. From now on, the 3% di...
Industry loses in FSA battle.
The Policyholders Protection Board is to be scrapped as part of the wide-ranging shake-up of financi...
Murray merger: shareholders feel the benefit.
Angerstein Underwriting Trust has merged with Murray Lawrence after announcing its preliminary resul...
IMACS snapped up by Olympic.
Olympic Resources & Services has announced the acquisition of CMG's London market insurance product ...
Incentive scheme.
Every Legal & General Rainbow Policy sold through EDI earns Policy Master intermediaries Thomas Cook...
New owners say there is cash in kitty.
Willis Corroon has been told by its new owners there are additional funds available if the broker se...
Appointment at Pycraft & Arnold.
Mark Williamson has been named as Pycraft & Arnold's employee of the year. He was presented with his...
Medicine men.
All is not well in the insurance industry. As several new entrants consolidate their position, some of the traditional insurance and financial services have started shouting 'nurse'. Jonathan Swift discovers help is at hand.
Appointment at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Field.
Patrick Devine has joined Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Field as a partner in its London office. He r...
Admiral not setting sail from Brockbank.
The Brockbank Group has announced it has withdrawn from any further discussions with third parties o...
Bid to keep back money to fix mis-sellings causes Willis profits to
Willis Corroon saw its first half year profits dip for 1998 as it sought to reserve some £25m in the...
Insurance disc would be answer to problems.
In your last issue Andrew Newman (Making a Splash, PM, 23 July, pp 22/23) returns briefly to the lon...
Salvage boss blasts write-off prices.
Motor insurers have come under fire from one of the leading motor salvage companies for refusing to ...
Taking it to the LIMIT.
LIMIT plc has announced proposals to acquire all the capacity on the Bankside and Janson Green Syndi...
Wembe-glee over cup coup.
Axa has beaten off three rival bids to sign a four-year sponsorship of the FA Cup, Charity Shield, F...
Appointments at Provident Insurance.
Provident Insurance has made several appointments within its insurance division, which comprises Pro...
Caja Madrid deal lets Mapfre bank on growth.
Mapfre has strengthed its position in the Spanish insurance market through an agreement with Caja Ma...