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Marine lessons still need to be learnt.
It is surprising how some comments made years ago still seem relevant. This week's item from our ...
Now let the Derbyshire incident rest in peace.
The new inquiry into the sinking of the Derbyshire should establish, for once and for all, why this ...
IFA Portfolio's jobless policy.
IFA Portfolio, a service company of the IFA Association, is to provide six months free unemployment ...
Birthday celebrations.
The Insurance Institute of Manchester, the oldest insurance institute in the world, is to mark its 1...
NIG's motor drive.
NIG Skandia has published a new motor trade leaflet to help intermediaries generate new leads in the...
Forsaking argument.
The effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution an alternative to taking legal disputes to court has meant that the legal profession as well as insurers is now vocal in its support. Liz Loxton reports.[QQ]
Up and running.
No healthcare insurer or employee benefits provider needs reminding that long periods of absence from work mean big cash payouts. But what is the industry doing to limit these costs and get people back to work? Simon Threadgold looks at the options.
A dose of common sense could help solve year 2000 problem.
I refer to certain articles which have appeared in some professional magazines including your own on...
Robins reliant on call centre for new service.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins is launching a new claims management service, entitled Robins Works, which ...
Manchester expansion.
Friends Provident plans to expand its Manchester operation which will lift staff numbers from around...
General Star joins LIRMA.
General Star International Indemnity has become the latest insurer to join the London International ...
Angerstein prediction.
Angerstein Underwriting Trust has estimated that its underwriting profits for 1995 will exceed 10.25...
A government recipe for cash-saving and popularity.
Universal legal costs insurance of £25,000, at a premium which is allowed for tax purposes against i...
Merger year ends on a high.
The Chairman of Sun Life and Provincial Holdings, Lord Douro, said he was delighted with the company...
Profits will not last,' says Lloyd's.
Lloyd's has announced its 1995 pure underwriting year profits of £1007m, but has warned that, due to...
Stamp out this burning issue.
Arson is fast forcing its way to the top of insurers' concerns and rightly so. There is a disturbing...
Insurance boost as Brown peps ISAs.
There has been a mixed reaction from the industry for the government's new Individual Savings Accoun...
ABI to help IFAs over pensions.
The Association of British Insurers is set to provide a bureau and loan facility for small IFAs, in ...
Bosses delighted with best-ever results.
Record results have seen Legal and General's operating profit soar 20% to £349.6m. But along with ma...
Record breakers.
Newly-formed Davies Managed Systems (DMS) will allow insurers seamless access to records thanks to a...
In the worst possible taste.
Your reproduction of the Post Magazine coverage of the infamous West Auckland poisoning case in last...
Clamp down on pension abuse.
Proposals to clamp down on abuses of pension tax reliefs by pension schemes outlined in the budget t...
Resourcful resources.
Willis Corroon is replacing its human resource system, MDIS, with PeopleSoft HRMS. The move is part ...
GA merger is safe from strike action, says union.
Union chiefs have rubbished reports that the proposed merger between General Accident and Commercial...