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Changes at Sun Life.
The Board of Sun Life and Provincial Holdings, a member of the Axa global group, has announced sever...
Cigna plans £2bn sell off to Ace.
Cigna is negotiating to sell its property and casualty business for £2bn to Bermuda-based Ace so it ...
Insurers urged to exorcise phantoms.
Insurers have been circulated with a list of 'bogus garage operations' in a bid to counter the lates...
Law lords rule against 'double recovery'.
The insurance industry has welcomed the law lords decision to rule against 'double recovery' for dam...
Boost for exporters.
A new co-operation agreement between the ECGD and FGB, the Finnish Export Agency, will provide help ...
Son's Nazi lawsuit.
A French Jew whose parents died in Auschwitz death camp during WWII is suing the French government a...
There's no quick fix for broken pension promises.
The row over guaranteed annuity rates has provoked some curious responses. The most readily understa...
New Year goes down a storm.
New year 1999 roared its arrival with gales battering many areas of Britain, leaving insurers and lo...
Industry backs calls for single regulator.
The insurance industry wants a single independent regulator according to the General Insurance Stand...
Commercial health risk.
Insurers have been warned to be aware of the IT-related problems they face in order to maintain "com...
Euro gets off to a flying start in London.
The introduction of the euro to world markets, which took place on New Year's Day, has received a po...
Fitzgerald is new CEO at Miller.
Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters president Bev Fitzgerald has become the chief executive of Mil...
Feelers put out to gauge reactions to IFA plans.
Moves towards the establishment of an effective representative body for IFAs has begun with the publ...
Appointment at Rowe & Maw.
Keith Lyon and David Chadwick have been appointed to Rowe & Maw's Lloyd's office insurance and reins...
Avon Insurance boosts Arsenal Charitable Trust.
Avon Insurance recently gave the Arsenal Charitable Trust a boost with a cheque for £500. The Arsena...
Buying from rivals.
Both general and life insurers are gaining competitive advantage from the use of competitors' technology systems. John White explains.
Appointment at Travel & Personal Underwriters.
Eileen Porter has been made claims manager with Travel & Personal Underwriters. Previously she worke...
Appointment at Heath Insurance Services.
Richard Amphlett has been promoted at Heath Insurance Services to sales and development executive. H...
Policy exclusion was not effective until man's illness was diagnosed.
On 15 October 1992, a builder, Mr Cook, took out a business development loan of £4000, repayable by ...
Scope for growth.
Unlike the USA, the UK's directors & officers market has yet to really take off. But that could soon change as providers target a wider audience with tailor-made solutions.
Appointment at R.L. Davison & Co.
John C. Davies has been made a director of R.L. Davison after being with the company for seven years...
IFAs still riding high.
Independent Financial Advisers strengthened their position as the dominant distribution channel for ...
Government's £10m bug campaign is 'too late'.
A hardhitting £10m television campaign by the government to be launched on Sunday to raise awareness...
Canada Life IHT range.
Canada Life has launched an improved range of inheritance tax mitigation products. The company is al...