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Mortgage Corp v Lambeth Court of Appeal 10 April 2000.
The Court of Appeal allowed a mortgage lender to rely on the Limitation Act 1980, which allows a thr...
Japan Insurer claims dotcom first.
Insurer American Family Life Assurance Company (Japan) and Internet specialist NTT Communicationware...
Lloyd's bans Routledge.
Former Shead Motor Policies and Octavian underwriter Peter Routledge has been permanently suspended ...
Appointment at Assuresoft.
Mark Lofthouse has been appointed managing director of Assuresoft, which supplies software and servi...
Brokers lose in law stakes.
Provincial brokers look set to lose out in the battle for a lion's share of the £300m annual profess...
Office out on a Lim.
Lloyd's marine syndicate Watkins has opened a new office in Singapore. The new branch will be man...
Hunt wins pledge to repeal Acts.
Former Conservative cabinet minister Lord David Hunt of Wirral extracted an important concession fro...
Brokers warm to Internet
Insurance brokers are beginning to embrace the Internet according to the latest research by the Briti...
A time of change.
The return to growth and prosperity has brought both risks and opportunities to the Far East's most vibrant and competitive financial services marketplace, writes Richard Willsher.[QQ]
Fraud director jailed.
The sole director of broker Denis Hilton, Andrew William Hill, was sentenced to six months in prison...
Agency dumps CGU for Axa.
North East scheme agency BIB Underwriters has signed a major deal with giant insurer Axa which will ...
Appointment at Society of Pension Consultants.
Jane Samsworth has been made president elect of the Society of Pension Consultants. She will succeed...
PPP sells stakes.
PPP Healthcare is to sell its stake in four hospitals. The Axa subsidiary is selling its share of th...
New consultancy.
John Shetcliffe, former Iron Trades general manager, has set up a Watford-based marketing consultanc...
Gas-powered sales.
Replacement specialist Hamlets - rebranded Powerhouse Connect following its acquisition by home appl...
Mission: not impossible.
Replacing a stolen or damaged piece of high-tech machinery can be problematic but not out of the question for an insurer, writes Steve Banner.
Pensions go ahead.
A draft private pension Bill is expected to be submitted to the Turkish parliament this week which w...
Lloyds TSB website.
Lloyds TSB Insurance launched its new website on Monday. The site, www.insuredirect.com, offers acce...
US members give boost to broker group.
A privately-held international brokerage group, which includes HSBC as its exclusive UK partner, has...
Surf's up.
David Fanning goes surfing on the Internet and discovers it offers a multitude of websites that contain a rich source of information and tools for risk managers.
Hiscox profits drop.
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Hiscox reported gross written premium in 1999 was up 34% to £323.7m and g...
Time to learn the law.
As pressure on local authority risk managers increases, John Morrell outlines new legislation they need to be aware of.
Fair play at BIA judging.
I was a judge for the British Insurance Awards 2000 and recently considered the submissions. I ha...
Appointment at Ansvar.
Following the reorganisation of its field operations, Ansvar has appointed Leigh Ide as regional man...