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FSA: Panel praise.
The Financial Services Authority received qualified support from the Financial Services Consumer Pan...
San Francisco to lead on sex change.
San Francisco will become the first US city to extend its health insurance plan to cover sex change ...
Results - Mutual benefits.
Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual this week reported a 38% rise in operating profits for 2000 a...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was glad to see those bravehearts at Scottish Amicable were in fine form at last week's Press ...
Legal shake-up.
A new court ruling on vibration white finger sets precedents that will impact on liability claims for other industrial diseases. Mariel Irvine explains.
Pensions off course.
The Myners review of the pensions industry has called for widespread changes in the way the UK's £80...
Kenny aims high.
Michael Kenny, chief executive of the general commercial insurance broker Ward Evans, has announced ...
Cashflow cover.
Coverclick.com has introduced a new late payment product to its online portfolio, which guarantees t...
Independent ranked sell as shares dive
Shares in Independent Insurance have plummeted in the wake of its results announcement on Tuesday, de...
Fortis may escape £50m claim for Selby crash.
Flemish insurer Fortis could escape a £50m payout following last week's railcrash at Selby in North ...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has appointed Richard Holland as executive manager - group finance, giving him...
Black Crowes sue Lloyd's.
Several Lloyd's Syndicates have been served with a writ by US rock band the Black Crowes for alleged...
New York Life sued.
New York Life Insurance could face a multi-million-pound payout if a suit bought by a group of curre...
In the legal limelight.
The rising compensation culture and government legislation are bringing legal expenses insurance int...
Insurers form single market lobby group.
Several senior insurance and banking figures have formed a new pan-European lobbying group to suppor...
Lloyd's agency selects Capita.
Outsourcing specialist Capita Eastgate Insurance Services has been selected by Lloyd's managing agen...
Marlborough Stirling to float.
Software and services provider Marlborough Stirling is set to float on the London Stock Exchange thi...
WISe site raises the standards.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
No ATE retreat claims industry body.
Contrary to Post Magazine's front page headline last week, there has been no "climbdown" by the Foru...
GISC waivers on agency black-list.
The decision on whether to publish agencies cancelled as a result of non-compliance, supported by th...
Groupama in health push.
Groupama has not ruled out further healthcare acquisitions, following the setting up a specialist di...
Atrium results.
Lloyd's insurer Atrium Underwriting has reported mixed results for the 1998 year of account for its ...
Opening doors on the Scottish scene.
Mark Amos, a Scottish recruitment consultant, explores the ins and outs of staff procurement north of the border, where the CV is still the most vital item in the armoury of the career minded.
Appointment at Alexander Lloyd.
Sussex-based recruitment consultants Alexander Lloyd has established a specialist insurance recruitm...