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Final extension for airlines insists Treasury.
The Treasury indicated it would renew its involvement as insurer of last resort, as PM went to press...
Wilson appointed as FSA high-street head.
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Sarah Wilson to head up its new high-street firms divi...
Polish government to announce privatisation plans for PZU.
Polish Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek is, in the next fortnight, to present a new plan for the ...
DAS Legal Expenses to close its St Albans office.
DAS Legal Expenses will close its St Albans office from next week, with the operations reallocated ...
Capita deal close.
Capita Eastgate Insurance Services has confirmed it is about to secure a second outsourcing deal to m...
Beware hitting too hard over asbestos concerns.
While I share Geoff Charlton's concerns over the new asbestos regulations (Are insurers prepared for...
Lack of hard data is bar to liability progress.
Jane Bernstein and Lynn Rouse report from last week's Post Magazine conference - Dealing with Soft Tissue Injury Claims - held before a packed audience in London.
Goshawk still committed to Lloyd's after huge losses.
Listed Lloyd's insurer Goshawk confirmed its commitment to the market this week, as it posted an exp...
Appointment at Endurance Specialty Insurance.
Endurance Specialty Insurance, a new, global provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsur...
Axis set for push into Ireland and US.
Bermudian insurer Axis Speciality is close to receiving regulatory permission to write business in I...
mPower launches web-based IFA system.
Online financial specialist mPower, whose owners include Reuters and GE Capital, has launched a new ...
Lloyd's could be in firing line over US slavery lawsuit.
Lloyd's could face substantial payouts to civil rights activists, following the launch of a landmark ...
MCS online commercial push.
Software provider MCS aims to have £200m-worth of commercial business placed through its new Insecto...
Greystoke set to focus on 50 legal firms.
Greystoke Legal Services will only offer cover for personal injury cases under the value of £25,000 o...
Ready steady go.
E-commerce is evolving rapidly and the internet as a sales medium is growing in popularity with consumers. Bob Bevan examines whether financial services companies are really ready to take advantage of this shift in usage.
Any questions?
Private equity and venture capital have a language of their own. Here the British Venture Capital Association answers some of the most frequently-asked questions on these often complex subjects.
View from the Top - Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick O'Sullivan, chief executive, Zurich Financial Services - UK Signs emerging from the Financi...
New chief executive for IRM
Steve Fowler has been appointed as the Institute of Risk Management's new full-time executive directo...
New-look GE open to London base.
General Electric's Employers Reinsurance Corporation is to form a single global property & casualty r...
Allianz General Insurance Malaysia Bhd selling its stake.
Allianz General Insurance Malaysia Bhd is selling its 51% stake in Target Insurance Brokers Pte to L...
Cox cuts commercial to focus on motor.
The turbulent world of listed Lloyd's vehicles has received another major jolt, with Cox Insurance H...
Appointment at GemaTech.
Virtual call centre and business continuity specialist GemaTech has appointed Chris Hutchings as its...
Zurich Financial Services confirms net loss.
Zurich Financial Services stopped short of commenting on its plans for a new chief executive to succ...
Misys has appointed Doug Morris.
Misys has appointed Doug Morris as its first chief operating officer of AssureSoft, its internet por...