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Jeers didn't ruin my award night, but they must stop.
As i unexpectedly found myself walking up to collect the British Insurance Award for Best Technology...
Report calls for pension reforms.
The elderly are already being forced to delve into their savings, or stay in hospital for months at ...
Y2K readiness website.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) Year 2000 database is now live on its website. It contains...
Fixit package.
General Domestic Appliances, which owns Hotpoint, Creda, and Cannon Service, has launched a new repa...
Bosses score low on exam recognition.
Some things never change. 50 years ago regular columnist "Plaindealer" was lamenting the lack of man...
Pet site that's barking up the wrong tree.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Chaos could follow scrapping of IBRC.
There were grim warnings of "chaos and fragmentation" in the broker market following the government'...
Iron Trades put year 2000 plan into action.
Iron Trades and its supporting intermediaries have released the first phase of its plans to raise ye...
Insurers offer lifelines to cash-strapped customers.
Singapore-based insurance firms are being flexible with retrenched clients. Last year's redundanc...
A man with a team.
If Allan Bridgewater was the coach of a sports' team you'd put money on him being a cup winner, so strong is his belief in teamwork and getting the best from staff. David Worsfold reports.
Industry standards: vital.
Michael Gaughan, marketing director of Independent Insurance, said now was the time for the industry...
Promotion for Helen Liddell.
Former Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Helen Liddell, has been promoted to Deputy Scottish Secre...
Market stunned by £851m buyout.
Willis Corroon stunned the market when it announced it had been sold to a US buyout specialist backe...
Appointment at GAB Robins.
Edwin High has been appointed commercial division, regional service centre director for the east of ...
IBRC out as industry looks ahead.
Economic secretary Helen Liddell scrapped the Insurance Brokers Registration Council and told the in...
Members must CI to I over reforms.
Another great step along the road to modernising the Chartered Insurance Institute was taken last we...
Brokers part of the Wright stuff.
FE Wright Group has acquired Teare Rose (General Insurance) and Alder Insurance Services (AIS). T...
Exclusive - Under-fire GAN shuts door to PI.
GAN is refusing to deal with a private investigator who has been hired by angry investors to look in...
Missing category.
In last weeks' coverage of the British Insurance Awards (p2), we unfortunately omitted one category....
Thorn in side of thieves.
As police report a rise in garden crime, Hill House Hammond has come up with a list of inexpensive p...
Appointment at Profind Insurance Services.
Ian Coleman has been made a director of Profind Insurance Services. A specialist in legal expenses i...
1998 Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament.
Royal & Sun Alliance served up a celebrity lunch this month, with brokers, property investors and me...
Appointment at DAS Legal Expenses.
Sally Creswell has been promoted by from head of marketing development to marketing manager by Brist...
Life's what you make it.
The UK is home to one of the most competitive and innovative life assurance markets in the world, where, as Keith Sankey finds out the most difficult risks can still find a good deal.