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Our friends electric.
When sparks started to fly over the volume of claims received for electrical goods, McLarens Toplis got switched on to the problem.
Ultimate achiever.
Michael Bright has been one of the leading figures in the industry for the past decade, and his win sees him join a very select club of past recipients.
Canadian report.
Ratings agency AM Best has produced a report looking at the prospects for five Canadian life insurer...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Guy Whiting has joined Winchester White as managing consultant. Previously he was director of insura...
Dream ticket.
Winning a British Insurance Award can give a company more than a hangover, it offers them a multitude of advertising and marketing opportunities. Jonathan Swift talks to previous winners about how they publicised the fact they are number one.
Why Y2K failures must be named.
Claims by Action 2000, the government-backed Millennium Bug-buster, that eight large financial servi...
Team work pays off.
When the going got tough, the tough at Co-operative Insurance Society got going, as Alex Broad finds out.
Harris is chairman.
Alan Harris, engineering executive at Allianz Cornhill Engineering, has been elected Chairman of the...
Champions! - Roll of honour 1997-1998.
1997 Achievement Award Sir David Rowland, Lloyd's General Insurer of the Year Commercial ...
Home-grown brokers merge to great Acclaim.
Two of Singapore's home-grown brokers have joined forces - the first significant act of consolidatio...
CNA soars to success.
During the 22 years since it started operations, high-flying global reinsurer CNA Re has managed to continuously deliver profits - even in times of market upheaval, says David Worsfold.
New office hearlds Direct Line jobs bonanza.
Direct Line is set for a major recruitment drive after unveiling plans for a new office in Mancheste...
Legislation hampers BRIT buy of Wren.
Benfield & Rea Investment Trust's plan to buy the integrated Lloyd's vehicle Wren for £300m is being...
Unlocking variety.
Germany's life sector is set for rapid growth in the next decade, sparking a demand for new products and types of distribution. But Nicholas Holmes finds a few possible weak links in the chain.
Cream of the industry saluted at a night to remember.
The insurance industry was seen at its very excellent best last week at the fifth British Insurance ...
Town & Country Assistance opens training suite.
Motor claims insurance specialist Town & Country Assistance has opened a training suite which will i...
Easily the best.
Francis Higney finds out how CGU Life came up with a vision for its future which every member of staff is 100% committed to.
FOIL certain fees.
Martin Staples, vice-president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), has urged the Scottish Parl...
Zurich sets up trading teams.
Zurich Commercial has introduced a roster of trading teams and key account managers to help deliver ...
Ground-broking.
Benfield Greig has been one of the more successful mergers of recent years. Its focus on business objectives and quality systems solutions has given it the edge, says David Worsfold.
Eom aims for £30m.
Eom, the Northwest-based utilities engineering contractor, has established an environmental division...
Virtual sales rep.
Neuron Data has launched its Advisor intelligent business rules software kit, which it claims is set...
Personal lines to stay': St Paul.
St Paul said this week it had no plans to sell-off its personal lines business in the UK following a...
Everyone's a winner.
Matthew Townsend toasts the winners of this year's bigger-than-ever British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall and also pays tribute to those companies who went home empty-handed despite their incredibly high standard of entries.