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Rise to the challenge.
St Paul's results show that the research it undertakes before venturing into new areas has paid off: it has grown consistently and grown profitably in recent years, writes David Worsfold.
MSF is miffed.
White collar union MSF has not yet decided whether to appeal against last week's decision at an empl...
Call centre solutions.
Call centre specialist C3 launched a new virtual call centre solution based on its state-of-the-art ...
Glass e-valuations.
Abbey National has teamed up with Glass's Information Services to provide car valuation data as part...
... call centre manager.
Edward Murray spent a day with Stephen Kopaloff, a successful call centre manager who knows his product and claimants inside out.
Driven by success.
All round improvement in personal lines plus a new product has scooped this award yet again for Colonnade - a hat trick for this successful insurance broker, writes Diane Smyth.
Soaring salaries of legal eagles.
Philip Parry explains how massive salary hikes for some lawyers are having a knock-on effect for the legal recruitment market.
Appointment at Albany Software.
Emma Cooper has been made marketing manager at Albany Software. Before joining the company she worke...
Insurer covers women's round-the-world trip.
Single women setting off around the world was relatively new and the insurance arrangements very com...
Bass hits the spot.
International hospitality group Bass believes in aiming high, and deserves to pocket this year's risk management award, says Anthony Gould.
Gerling "e-first" launch cancelled.
German insurer Gerling has cancelled the launch this week of what it predicted would be "an e-commer...
Appointment at Travellers Protection Services.
Stuart Barnes and David Coe have been appointed as account handlers by Norwich-based Travellers Prot...
Judgement Day.
Evaluating the entries for the British Insurance Awards is never an easy task, but an increase in the number and standard of submissions this year really put the 16 industry professionals on the judging panel to the test. David Worsfold was there.
Dominic Cork man of the match.
Cornhill's Ray Treen presented Dominic Cork with the man of the match award at Lord's on Sunday for ...
New CEO at Fortis.
The Belgian-Dutch insurer Fortis has appointed Anton von Rossum as chief executive officer, as of 1 ...
Appointment at Primary Insurance.
Sandra Moore has joined the sales team at Primary Insurance, based at Horsham in West Sussex. Previo...
PYV launches online news service.
Lloyd's broker PYV has launched an online news service for solicitors looking to negotiate their way...
Website winner.
AA Insurance Services has developed one of the most visited insurance websites in the UK and aims to offer its full range of services this month, says Marcus Alcock.
Great Scot.
For the great enthusiasm and deep commitment he has show during his 40-year career in the insurance industry, Simon Bolam is the winner of this year's Achievement Award, writes David Worsfold.
S&P sets up new ratings system.
A new ratings system has been developed by rating agency Standard & Poor's. It aims to evaluate insu...
Mission accomplished.
Legal & General met regulatory change head on - and saw its annual premium for individual life business rise by a massive 37%, says Jonathan Swift.
Winners all round.
Matthew Townsend congratulates the winners of the Millennium's first British Insurance Awards at the...
Policies cancelled.
Letters of cancellation are to go out to 35 000 doomed Drake Insurance policyholders tomorrow with t...
Scottish Widows closure - 650 jobs threatened.
Scottish Widows is to close its administration office in Andover, Hampshire, with the loss of up to ...