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Appointment at Axa Insurance.
Barry Smith has joined Axa Insurance to become director of customer service. Previously he was execu...
Warm reception for FSA's regulatory paper.
Lloyd's Names and managing agents have welcomed the Financial Services Authority's response paper on...
This Boots was made for straight-talking.
Improving standards of claims handling starts at the point of sale, Mike Cranfield, head of travel i...
High marks for round-the-clock training.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Red hot Chile pensions.
The current restructuring of pension provision in many South American nations is providing strong gr...
Taxing problem.
The IRS has ordered the American Association for Retired People to pay taxes on its income - even th...
New faces on the block breathe life into the City.
The consequences of consolidation across the financial services sector continue to surprise. Like th...
Italy's life market is set to boom.
Italy's life market is set to boom, say analysts at Solomon Smith Barney. They believe the growth is...
Blunt reaction to bid to out "sharp practices".
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers is being frustrated in its attempt to outlaw...
Focus on proposals.
Focus Business Solutions has launched an electronic data capture method for insurance policy proposa...
Equitable Life D-day.
A High Court decision was expected to be delivered yesterday in the Equitable Life guaranteed annuit...
Claims Code will be no 'quick fix': Parker.
The Claims Code designed to improve the industry's image which is being developed by the Association...
Y2K panic: City risk.
The Financial Services Authority still refuses to name a top financial institution which is at "seri...
Appointment at Cega Group.
David Pritt has joined medical insurance specialist Cega Group as information technology manager. Hi...
Room for solutions.
Room Underwriting Systems, business solutions provider for the Lloyd's Market, has struck a deal wit...
Protection profits.
Lutine Insurance Services celerbrated a decade of writing protection business with the news that bro...
Trust me, I know what I'm doing.
In the second part of our management focus, Brian Meigh explains why the human element is vital for insurers' success in change management.
IBRC fills up three empty seats.
The ranks of government appointees on the Insurance Brokers Registration Council is back up to stren...
IT Direct, the IT procurement service.
IT Direct, the IT procurement service operated by Lloyd's for the insurance market has launched a ne...
African drive north.
A South African broker alliance hopes to make waves in the European insurance market. The global ...
Appointment at RE Brown.
Paul Bermon has joined RE Brown & Others (Syndicate 702) where he will become part of its profession...
A steady look at vibrations.
Research and technical information body the Loss Prevention Council has issued a new report on whole...
More 'twisters' were predicted.
More 'twisters' were predicted this week after a mini-tornado hit the Birmingham area. The freak wea...
Brokers rocked by ruling.
Brokers could face a raft of professional negligence claims following a landmark decision in the Cou...