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Record profits for ECI.
The Equitable Companies Incorporated achieved record operating profits, revenues and assets for the ...
Tax advantages of sleeping partners.
The courts make a clear distinction between tax avoidance and fraudulent behaviour, and are realistic when calculating damages for loss of earnings, says Ken Cannar.
Appointment at Swiss Life.
David Holloway has joined the Swiss Life Investment Services team as investment services marketing m...
Brokers must get together.
The broker regulation debate seems to be forming two camps with the Institute of Insurance Brokers i...
FSA gets it right first time.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
UNUM furious at reports that it is working to slash welfare state
UNUM has reacted angrily to claims it is helping the government devise a harsh new benefit assessmen...
Sorry, wrong number.
In our article on cargo risks on page 8 of last week's edition, we inadvertently put the wrong telep...
Travel agents: the storm clouds gather.
At long last the government has acted to stop the blatant rip-off of compulsory travel insurance in ...
£80m pensions bill for Sedgwick.
Broker Sedgwick has calculated an exceptional charge of £80m for the cost of its pensions mis-sellin...
Cover for goods to Iran.
As diplomatic relations thaw between Britain and Iran, the Board of Trade has announced the Export C...
Legal expenses cover needs higher profile'.
Following the government's announcement that it plans to reform civil action funding, the Consumer A...
Not too hot to handle.
Norwich Union has warned bosses not to let workers get hot under the collar. As the summer kicks in,...
Supreme Court allows Lloyd's to settle marathon Superwood case.
The Supreme Court in Dublin has over-ruled a High Court judge and allowed Lloyd's underwriters to se...
Appointment at TCA Synergo.
Tom Brady has joined TCA Synergo as client services & projects director. He will be involved in c...
Delegates attending International Reinsurance Programme.
Pictured above are some delegates at the recent two-week International Reinsurance Programme organis...
Europe backs cut to shipping cover.
The European Commission Competition Directorate has revealed it will approve the reduction of the In...
From weeks to days.
Lloyd's is moving from weekly to daily settlements for premium claims from 1 September 1998. The dec...
Short-term panic - long-term crisis.
The industry faces a severe shortage of able, qualified middle managers and it only has itself to bl...
ILU figures show merchant ship losses sinking steadily.
The number of merchant ship losses continues to decline, according to statistics issued by the Insti...
Industry surprise at FSA Bill's early arrival.
The Financial Services and Markets Bill was published last week ahead of forecasts. Less of a surprise were the far-reaching powers given to the new regulator. David Worsfold looks at the details and their implications.
Veteran easy riders rewarded by Cornhill.
Cornhill is burning rubber to win a bigger share of the motorcycle market. Easy riders are being ...
Niche players to come?
Fifty percent of life and general insurance chief executives attending ERC Frankona's second MBA sem...
Keeping trauma out of the courtroom.
Unnecessarily drawn-out litigation in a brain damage case can be harmful to the plaintiff, defendant, insurer and lawyers. Kevin Finnigan suggests the best way forward for all concerned.
Earnings win for crash victim.
A trainee teacher was injured in a road accident in 1989 and suffered moderately severe brain damage...