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Delegates attending International Reinsurance Programme.
Pictured above are some delegates at the recent two-week International Reinsurance Programme organis...
Europe backs cut to shipping cover.
The European Commission Competition Directorate has revealed it will approve the reduction of the In...
From weeks to days.
Lloyd's is moving from weekly to daily settlements for premium claims from 1 September 1998. The dec...
Short-term panic - long-term crisis.
The industry faces a severe shortage of able, qualified middle managers and it only has itself to bl...
ILU figures show merchant ship losses sinking steadily.
The number of merchant ship losses continues to decline, according to statistics issued by the Insti...
Industry surprise at FSA Bill's early arrival.
The Financial Services and Markets Bill was published last week ahead of forecasts. Less of a surprise were the far-reaching powers given to the new regulator. David Worsfold looks at the details and their implications.
Veteran easy riders rewarded by Cornhill.
Cornhill is burning rubber to win a bigger share of the motorcycle market. Easy riders are being ...
Niche players to come?
Fifty percent of life and general insurance chief executives attending ERC Frankona's second MBA sem...
Keeping trauma out of the courtroom.
Unnecessarily drawn-out litigation in a brain damage case can be harmful to the plaintiff, defendant, insurer and lawyers. Kevin Finnigan suggests the best way forward for all concerned.
Earnings win for crash victim.
A trainee teacher was injured in a road accident in 1989 and suffered moderately severe brain damage...
Abbey counts the cost.
Abbey National has revealed it is planning to grow its income two to three times faster than its cos...
Guardian looks for a dividend in N Ireland.
Guardian Insurance is poised for a massive multi-million pound expansion of its business in Northern...
Atrium merger agreed.
Atrium Cockell Group which manages two syndicates at Lloyd's (570 and 609) with a combined stamp cap...
Help for firms hacked off with data thieves.
Atlanta-based Network Risk Management Services (NRMS) has launched what it claims is the first 'offi...
BAFS reveals Esprit as one-stop-shop for Eagle Star Life.
British American Financial Services has revealed that, from next year, its IFA service Esprit will o...
Independent impression of fine art cover.
Insure that old vase you inherited from your great aunt Mavis or you might live to regret it. Tha...
Was-on the Internet.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
New scheme launched - Disaster Line.
Don't let your business go down the toilet if disaster strikes - call Imbach RAG. The leading operat...
Royce prompted to sue.
Willis Corroon is being sued by a shareholder who thinks the company was undersold when bought by Ko...
Year 2000: avoid falling foul of in-solvent suppliers.
Tony Dowding's article (Judgement day, PM, 28 May 1998, p19) was very informative and it is easy to ...
Breaches of FSA case remains a mystery.
Crack Scotland Yard Fraud detectives are investigating three insurers over alleged breaches of the F...
Paying over the odds - time to look at the options.
As a provider of vehicle repair and motor claims handling services, I can only agree with the commen...
Institute communication is vital ingredient in reforms.
Having resigned from Council of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) last year immediately on ret...
Periodical euro advice.
The independent economic, financial and political analyst Hilfe Ltd has released a new publication t...