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Perfectly reformed?
In his consultation paper, Lord Irvine has acknowledged that the legal profession will need time to implement conditional fee arrangements. Ken Cannar looks at how the "no win, no fee" strategy would work in practice.
Survival code.
Mergers and acquisitions are grabbing headlines once more and, inevitably, there are concerns about staff who are made redundant. Catherine Gilbert explains why helping surviving staff through changes is crucial to the success of the business.
E&B signs deal for two continents.
Ellis & Buckle has signed an agreement with four adjusting firms in the United States, Latin America...
Caravan cover.
Insuring caravans is now easier than passing them on the road thanks to an innovation from Heath Ins...
Minister outlines 'key role' of stakeholder pensions.
Social Security minister Frank Field said stakeholder pension schemes will play a "key role" in achi...
It's what you know.
Knowledge management is not a passing craze. According to 1997 figures, over 100 of the world's larg...
Insurers take back seat on drug-driving.
Insurers have adopted a wait and see attitude over the drug-driving issue, with the industry relucta...
Government will scrap IBRC, says ABI's Boleat.
Association of British Insurers director general Mark Boleat told the conference audience to expect ...
IFAs to be given helping hand at last.
I am glad to see growing support for the idea that life offices should "lend" some of their resource...
Zurich risk package.
Zurich Municipal has been working with local government risk managers and finance officers to develo...
Pru to pay £5m for new City HQ.
Prudential has agreed to pay an initial £5.4m to lease The Governor's House in the City of London fo...
Apprentices honoured.
The first graduates of the Insurance Modern Apprenticeships were honoured at a special ceremony last...
Post once again backs CII lunch.
Post Magazine will again be sponsoring the Business Lunch at the Chartered Insurance Institute's ann...
Stereotypes still exist in life sales.
Do you have to be aggressive to be a good life assurance salesman? A question posed afresh by the co...
Three-way legal merger is called off.
A proposed merger between insurance law firms Jacksons, Weightmans and Kennedys has collapsed, amid ...
Right firm, wrong logo.
We would like to apologise to Imbach RAG, sponsors of the Loss Adjuster of the Year in the 1998 Brit...
US insurers' greatest hits.
Despite worldwide panic, insurers did not seem too disturbed by the news that a huge asteroid is hea...
No compliance, no insurance.
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has told the country's business leaders that if they are not ye...
Better results shine through the gloomy talk.
Despite the apparent gloom about the financial health of the industry in all sectors, the insurance ...
Cable cars up and away.
Lloyd's broker Miller Insurance Group has revealed it is to underwrite an £8m project by Meridian Ca...
No win, no fee, was lawful.
A woman involved in a county court case had made an agreement with her solicitor whereby he would ac...
Hinton owner revealed.
Home income plan specialists Hinton & Wild (Home Plans) has announced it has become a wholly owned s...
Ingredients for a bumper year.
Fishers International has announced both record results and the acquisition of two claims administra...
Portfolio clamp.
Two life assurance products were caught up in the clampdown on offshore investments. Personal portfo...