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Site doesn't travel well.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Former mutuals should not keep 'mutual'.
Former mutuals that have abandoned their status should not be permitted to keep 'mutual' in their co...
Four join panel.
Acoat Bodyshop Services has recruited four new members to help it cope with a rise in business. RS J...
PXRE takes on SmithKline.
Lloyd's managing agency PXRE is to manage SmithKline Beecham's captive syndicate 1250. It will assum...
Easing into e-commerce.
Prime Minister Tony Blair wants Britain to lead the way on e-commerce and is worried that only 2% of...
Artemis eyes Aoba.
French group Artemis is to buy Aoba Life of Japan for £147m. Aoba, owned by the LIfe Insurance Assoc...
Loss adjuster McLarens Toplis.
Loss adjuster McLarens Toplis has started undertaking assignments following the earthquake in centra...
Vehicle merger.
Listed Lloyd's vehicles SVB Holdings and CLM Insurance Fund are to merge creating one of the largest...
GAB Robins sold at last.
The long-running saga of loss adjuster GAB Robin's sale is over - and now it is looking to buy. N...
We'll take you there.
Management consultants are helping to clear the way for companies to set up online operations. David Fanning finds out exactly what they are advising.
Post goes online.
This week sees the launch of Post Magazine's new Internet-based service, Post Online. At PM we recog...
The great divide.
The recent launch of Iron Trades and Direct Line websites to sell cover over the Internet has brought the e-commerce discussion to the fore. Marcus Alcock examines how willing the industry is to accept e-trade.
Capital consequences.
As the millennium dawns, losses once again loom and corporate capital is showing signs of retreating from the market. Marcus Alcock asks whether now is the right time for private capital to show its worth.
PCS to expand in France.
The European arm of loss adjuster Property & Casualty Services is to expand its French operation. ...
Deal to give ATT members cover discounts.
The Association of Accounting Technicians has joined forces with Marsh Private Client Services to pr...
Ecclesiastical engineers partnership.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has struck a deal with Hartford Steam Boiler, an international engineering ...
Stuart on verge of acquisition.
City intermediary Stuart Alexander is soon to acquire another broker. The firm said it expects to...
MP slams Canada Life over windfalls.
An MP has hit out at Canada Life for shortchanging policyholders of demutualisation windfall cash fr...
Keeping football out of the courts.
Lee Dell'Anno examines an alternative way to settle claims for football injury compensation outside the legal and insurance systems.
Appointment at Forbes & Partners.
Robin Stephens has been appointed head of commercial litigation at Forbes & Partners....
Zurich boosts critical cover.
Zurich Life is set to launch a revised range of critical illness products through its independent fi...
Exclusive - Loyalty on the cards.
A Lloyd's insurer is to launch its own loyalty card next week in a bid to secure greater customer re...
Appointment at Darwin Rhodes.
Darwin Rhodes has appointed Kate Redmond and Zoe Bolton at the company's Covent Garden headquarters....
Appointment at Miller Firstline.
Miller Firstline has appointed Duncan Graham to its creditor team, where he will be responsible for ...