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Firm lays down law of the land.
A law firm has stressed the importance of environmental risk analysis in light of forthcoming change...
FSA may defy treasury
The Financial Services Authority may defy the Treasury and set up an independent complaints commissio...
Media Awards.
Post Magazine was voted the Best General Insurance Trade Publication for a third time at last week's...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Martin Jackson has joined the board of Friends Provident as group finance director, succeeding Tom P...
Meditating on mediation.
After an initial period of hostility, lawyers have come to see the benefits of alternative dispute resolution. Simon Threadgold outlines how it can save both time and money.
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe has appointed David Palmer as London-based crisis management corporate manager for the UK...
Grassroots champion.
David Worsfold meets Reg Brown, the straight-talking new president of the Chartered Insurance Institute, who has a hectic agenda lined up for his year in office.
Go directly to debit.
Small and medium-sized brokers and intermediaries are being encouraged to get their house in order t...
Winter of discontent warning.
A salvage company chief has warned that winter could bite hard for several businesses in the sector....
Angel's Angela is a bit naughty.
Angela Law's comments regarding the status of Angel Assistance ('More to Angel than meets the eye', ...
Why we should applaud CII.
The Chartered Insurance Institute meets in Harrogate this week as a myriad of issues that will deter...
Brera appoints CEO.
US investment company Brera Capital has appointed Joseph Zubretsky as the president and chief execut...
Norwich Union invest in future
Norwich Union has bolstered its attempt to become a top ten money manager in the UK with two new appo...
Audatex launches AudaPad.
Audatex has launched a Windows-based version of its portable estimating system, AudaPad. Over 160 in...
Both crash trains insured by St Paul.
The rush-hour train crash near Paddington Station on Tuesday morning has again raised serious questi...
Groupama UK takes shape
Gan Insurance and Lombard, the UK subsidiaries of French insurance giant Groupama-Gan, have confirmed...
London crash has echoes of Southall
Loss adjusters rushed to the scene of this morning's railcrash in London in which at least eight peop...
US groups file Y2K suits against insurers
Three US companies - Xerox, GTE and Unisys - have filed complaints against insurers which seek remedi...
Halifax to go online for insurance
Halifax will begin selling insurance products over the Internet from April next year under its plans ...
Industry wasting $50bn a year
Small improvements in insurer efficiency would translate into massive global savings for the industry...
Reinsurers targeted for takeover
Top reinsurers such as Bermudian groups Ace and XL Capital, and French reinsurer Scor could be target...
Motor insurance losses hit £1.6bn high
Motor insurance losses in the UK reached a record £1.6bn last year, a result even worse than market e...
Miller Pycraft targets liability sector
Loss adjuster Miller Pycraft is making a major play for the liability market with the launch of a new...
Churchill buys Devitt
Direct insurer Churchill has acquired personal lines broker Devitt Insurance for an undisclosed sum f...