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Scheme to target dodgy directors.
Four law firms have joined forces to launch a government-backed scheme to counter fraudulent directo...
Perils of being a broker luddite.
I recently looked at the attitude to the internet of a representative sample of brokers in the UK an...
Appointment at Intone International.
Intone International, the world's largest marine travel specialist, has appointed Tony Sawyer as cha...
Gordon Brown calls for a completion of single European financial
Brown: fast-track to single market Chancellor Gordon Brown's call this week for a fast-track complet...
Internet leads cargo turnaround.
E-commerce initiatives have alleviated the fall in the number of cargo premiums within the London ma...
Take the PMI initiative.
The government this week announced a surge in investment in the National Health Service at a time wh...
Clarke in hotseat at Jacksons'.
Richard Clarke has replaced Bill Goyder as senior partner of north east insurance litigation law fir...
Chase keeps mum on broker business.
US banking giant Chase Manhattan this week refused to comment on the future of the broker business i...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Having been in training for weeks, Penny was disappointed not to have won the Chase Corporate Challe...
Presentation outweighs content.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
'Chaos' reigns claims insurer.
The market is in chaos according to brokers, said Neil Williams, assistant general manager of Indep...
What the Papers Say.
DAILY MAIL Formula One is now so safe that insurers are slashing premiums for drivers. London ...
Events.
7 SEPTEMBER The Chartered Insurance Institute's Training and Development Forum London, Chartere...
Carrol re-elected.
Tim Carrol has been re-elected chairman of the International Underwrting Association of London. Mr C...
Equitable Life throws in the towel
UK mutual insurer Equitable Life has thrown in the towel on mutuality following the House of Lords de...
Townends fined.
Townends Financial Consultants of Humberside has been fined £5000, with £1991 costs, by the Personal...
Appointment at DBS Group.
Caroline Caldecott has joined financial management and services group DBS as training and developmen...
NIG's business cover.
Broker-only insurer NIG has launched business cover for firms with a turnover of up to £1m. No clai...
Equitable Life loses test case
Mutual insurer Equitable Life has lost its appeal to the House of Lords. The Lords unanimously upheld...
Hacker knackered?
Southampton-based insurance broker Burnett & Associates has launched a policy to cover businesses hi...
Appointments at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
A trio of new appointments have been made by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. Mark Philips ha...
Irish base for Halifax insurers.
British bank The Halifax plans to set up two new insurance companies in a multi-million pound invest...
Tell us something we don't know.
Financial exclusion is a crucial issue that has rightly risen up the political agenda in the last fe...
Tired of fatigue?
Research into the assessment of risks arising from mental fatigue has been carried out for the Healt...