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Cash for YMCA.
A beaming mayor of Chelmsford, Bill Lane, clutches £200 cash donated to his charity, the YMCA, by Pa...
Marine: that sinking feeling.
What are the prospects for the London marine market, asks Adrian Leonard as rates continue to lag behind expectations in the run up to 2000.
Appointment at Weightmans Solicitors.
Jason Nash and Belinda Goodwin have joined Weightmans Solicitors as partners. Insurance litigation e...
Independent leads the pack.
In the wake of a 22% increase in underwriting profit, Independent Insurance chief executive Mike Bri...
MIRAS scrapped.
The widely-tipped scrapping of mortgage interest relief came to pass in Gordon Brown's second Budget...
Swiss Re buys a slice of US life for £240m.
Swiss Re has plunged into the US life market with a raid on two insurers costing a total of £240m. ...
All change?
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Worst flood since 1931.
Loss adjusters raced to the River Derwent at Malton, north Yorkshire, this week after it burst its b...
Phoenix from the flames?
As a number of players expand in the region, Simon McGill describes the opportunities in south-west England's insurance sector.
GRIP tightens cover.
City underwriting agency Goodfellow Rebecca Ingrams Pearsons (GRIP) has launched a critical illness ...
Peek at the future.
Microsoft unveiled a look at the future for insurers and brokers at Policy Master's 'Profit 2000' co...
Car costs not really courteous.
The real cost of providing a courtesy car averages £370 a month per car - or £12.50 per day for a ba...
Select committee gets underway.
The special select committee to consider the draft Financial Services & Markets Bill held its first ...
LTC stuck in purgatory.
The becalmed long term care market is destined to remain in limbo following the Royal Commission's r...
Rethink on Bill is a victory for common sense.
The government has made an important and timely concession in relation to the powers and modus opera...
Union supports scrapping sales force.
A union chief has backed United Assurance's decision to scrap it's door-to-door sales force, even th...
Gemini's see stars.
Drivers with the Gemini star sign are the most likely to be involved in an accident according to a s...
Offer of £7000 free life cover.
Vauxhall Finance hopes to boost customer retention with a new offer. Any eligible Vauxhall Financ...
Irish pick Essex for UK office.
Dublin-based insurance technology provider Managed Solutions Corporation is to open a UK office. ...
And on the wane - CGU.
CGU announced a pre-tax operating profit of £768m for 1998 last week, down from £1238m last year. Th...
Train of thought on the right track.
Knowledge management will be the underlying foundation of the emerging 'virtual organisation', accor...
Seeking peace of mind.
David Watson analyses the role of global custodians and the recent developments which have taken place in an evolving market.
Profits on the up - Sun Life and Provincial Holdings.
Axa group member Sun Life and Provincial Holdings reported a operating life and pensions profit of £...
Liverpool Victoria puts up prize fund.
Big hearted insurer Liverpool Victoria made sure charities potted lots of cash when it put up a £264...