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NIG's Glasgow move.
NIG Skandia has relocated its Scottish office to Glasgow as part of its commitment to regional comme...
Practitioners get voice on FSA.
The Financial Services Authority is in the process of setting up a Practitioner Forum in response to...
Eagle Star to axe over 500 jobs.
Further JOB losses in the industry were announced this week when Eagle Star confirmed 540 jobs are t...
Appointment at Rand Information Systems.
Roy Stew is the new managing director of Rand Information Systems in the UK. He joins from Computer ...
And the nominees this year are.
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sponsored by Legal & General - To be announced on the night GENERAL INSURE...
J&H Marsh fined £200k.
A £200,000 fine has been levied on J&H Marsh & McLennan by the PIA for failure to complete Phase 1 o...
Sun Life it hot.
Mark Wood, group chief executive of Sun Life & Provincial Holdings, is the second insurance chief to take on the challenge of the Eversheds/Post Magazine hot seat. Among items on the agenda were Europe and pensions mis-selling. Alex Broad reports.
Appointment at Insurance Institute of Guildford.
Ellis & Buckle's Tony Coxon has been elected president of the Insurance Institute of Guildford. It i...
Survey reveals many British businesses back minimum wage.
Over half of British businesses would have willingly paid a higher minimum wage according to the res...
Appointment at ENtec UK.
Dr Cliff Warman has been appointed as a principal consultant to ENtec UK's contaminated land team ba...
Roll of honour.
1995 AWARDS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sponsored by Legal & General Peter Wood - chief executive, Dir...
Stars of track & field.
Highlight of the Insurance Track & Field Championships held at Newham last month was the achievement...
A message Lloyd's must heed.
Lloyd's chairman Max Taylor could hardly have timed his warning about the need for Lloyd's to change...
Equifax turns to Yellow Pages.
Equifax has joined forces with the Yellow Pages Group to provide a three-point business-to-business ...
Appointment at Jardine Credit Insurance.
Mark Rhodes and Chris Manley have joined Jardine Credit Insurance. Mr Rhodes, formerly with Willis C...
Care award for Manor.
Hastings broker Manor Insurance Services has won an award at the Norwich Union customer care competi...
Sculpture dissolves into the River Humber.
A £60,000 sculpture, part of a major exhibition and insured by Hiscox, has dissolved into the River ...
Buyout risks of ignoring EMU.
I read with great interest both your EMU editorial ('Firms should learn that euro is one EMU that wi...
CII relief at rise in exam candidates.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has expressed its delight at the rise in the number of candidates ...
Business set to boom as rent-a-captive law is passed.
Business is expected to boom in the Cayman Islands following the passing of the Companies Law provid...
Appointment at The Recoveries Company.
The new Harrogate-based firm, The Recoveries Company, can boast three directors who have combined in...
Teaching insurers a lesson.
When Hugh Sutherland came to the Association of Insurance Teachers and Trainers he found it lacking direction. Now his radical plans are reviving it. Alex Broad reports.
£4bn in premiums.
The Gerling Group, which insures all corporate and personal risks, generated total premiums of nearl...
Failure to buy GAN has silver lining': Generali.
Generali may have lost out in the 'Battle of France', but it believes the failure to acquire GAN has...