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£10m investment.
Information solutions company Experian has invested £10m in a pan-European consumer credit solution....
Fox at watchdog.
Richard Fox has been appointed as the first compliance director at consumer watchdog the Mortgage Co...
Jamaican comeback.
Jamaica's financial sector saw strong growth in the first three months of the year, making a strong ...
Bupa brings in out patient benefits.
Private medical insurer Bupa has expanded its range of schemes for small companies with two new prod...
Dome not taken out insurance.
The Millennium Dome has not taken out insurance against having to close its doors ahead of schedule....
Appointment at Legal & General.
Diane Buckley has been appointed as IFA e-commerce development director by Legal & General. She will...
A matter of rules.
The rules for recovery in the case of conditional fee arrangements have now been laid down and contain some worrying elements for the insurance industry, as Martin Staples reports.
US product goes trans-Atlantic.
AIG Europe has launched the first product in the UK developed by its US subsidiary Global eBusiness ...
Misys unveils IFA internet service.
Software giant Misys launched a new internet service for independent financial advisers this week. ...
Destined to languish in internet purgatory.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Brown's broker title warning.
Brokers should not expect an easy ride over the Chartered Insurance Broker title even if the regulat...
CGU takes Direct kick at club fans.
CGU has decided to tackle the sports affinity market with the acquisition of Direct Club, a leading ...
Limit suitors up their bids.
The bid for Lloyd's insurer Limit rumbled on this week as both Lloyd's bedfellow Wellington and Aust...
Merger forms powerful IFA.
Healthcare specialist The Jelf Group and IFM Financial Planning have merged to create one of Bristol...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Judith Inglis has been appointed to the new position of project manager in the web unit of Aon Consu...
Ice one, m'lud.
Public liability insurers have been saved millions in potential 'slip and trip' pay outs following a...
Torch man to see light for Inspop.
Internet insurance intermediary inspop.com has recruited John Carter from Torch Holdings as its busi...
Don't be afraid to blow your own trumpet.
While the industry ponders how to bring about a sustained improvement in its image and status, it mu...
Image problem?
Mary Francis, director general of the Association of British Insurers responds to recent criticism of the insurance industry and outlines what the industry can do to change perceptions.
Cancellation letters go out to Drake policyholders.
A cancellation notice will go out in the next fortnight to Drake Insurance policyholders who have no...
Appointment at Scottish Equitable.
Laura Shanks has been made product development manager for Scottish Equitable's new individual prote...
Taxing problem for UK insurers.
The Inland Revenue's consultative document on setting claims reserves for corporation tax purposes w...
Big-hearted cyclists.
A joint PM/Woodgate & Clark team raised nearly £3000 for the British Heart Foundation last week on t...
Cover for LA law-breakers.
Drivers in Los Angeles and San Francisco who cannot afford motor insurance are to be offered a bare-...