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Call centre boom.
Analysts Datamonitor has predicted the number of call centres in Europe will be 17,900 by 2003, with...
Appointment at Bupa International.
Bill Ward has joined Bupa International as director, general manager, while Peter Saunders has been ...
Appointment at St Paul International.
Nick Hill and Nick Martens have joined St Paul International. Mr Hill has left Royal & Sun Alliance ...
AA drives Leo back into charts.
Seventies pop superstar Leo Sayer is enjoying a revival thanks to AA Insurance. The company used ...
Union forces canteen u-turn.
Eagle Star's union represenatives have forced a partial climbdown by bosses who wanted to scrap free...
Clerical Medical pulls in £897m in new business.
The UK's largest financial services group serving the IFA channel has announced its 1998 results. ...
Insurers rapped over customer complaints.
UK insurers have been slammed for their failure to make the best use of information systems to recor...
UBS sheds 25% stake in Swiss Life.
Months of speculation about UBS's 25% stake in Swiss Life came to an abrupt end last week when the b...
Compensation rush could mean no costs.
A rush to speed up compensation to victims of the pensions mis-selling scandal could result in profe...
Time for a u-turn on the need for cars.
The role of the motor car came under close scrutiny 50 years ago, as PM's Firax looked at the pros a...
Bike insurer slams advertising watchdog.
Motor cycle insurer Devitt Insurance has hit out at the Advertising Standards Authority for failing ...
New D&O cover.
Directors and officers are set to benefit from the latest Independent Insurance product launch. The ...
Appointment at Axa Global Risks.
James Morgan, chief executive officer of Axa Global Risks UK has now also taken on the role of presi...
Pinnacle Insurance benefit from sponsorship.
Despite Nottingham Forest's problems on and off the pitch, club sponsor Pinnacle Insurance appears t...
Anti-theft initiative.
Guardian Insurance has teamed up with police to reduce the traffic of stolen electronic goods in Eas...
Worries over reputation.
Risk managers are most concerned about the lack of insurance cover for 'loss of reputation', accordi...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS Racist villagers played Flower of Scotland 16 times in succession on their pub jukebo...
Charity walkers.
Two Ipswich-based Guardian Royal Exchange employees have raised over £1100 for the Imperial Breast C...
Brokers win praise for ULR backing.
A legal protection firm has praised brokers for their progressive attitude towards uninsured loss re...
Primary Direct enters world of pet insurance.
It's anything but a dog's life for direct insurer Primary Direct, which has entered the world of pet...
Award double win.
Standard Life Investments scooped two top awards at the 1998 Standard & Poor Micropol Awards. The co...
L&G still on the up.
Legal & General is expected to report an 8% rise in operating profits when it publishes its full-yea...
Industry urged to rethink selling methods.
A marketing expert has called on the insurance industry to move away from traditional selling method...
Exclusive - Fairweather gears up for truck cover.
Fairweather Insurance Services has gone full throttle into the trucking market with an innovative tr...