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On a roll.
For brokers, providing finance for their customers, on both commercial and personal business, is becoming increasingly attractive. Hugo Cranmore looks at how to play the game.
Claims Direct losses to hit £22m
No win no fee company Claims Direct has predicted overall pre-tax losses of around £22m for the year ...
Equine and Agrical to set up Scottish office in Perth.
Equine and farm estate specialist loss adjuster Agrical is to set up a Scottish office in Perth to ca...
Cambridge-based La Playa plans to double its turnover.
Cambridge-based high net worth and media, arts and technology broker La Playa plans to double its tu...
Marsh: counselling for staff after SHAC "siege".
Broker Marsh has set up a counselling hotline for employees being harangued by Stop Huntingdon Animal...
Fremont General hopes to complete sale.
Financial services company Fremont General hopes to complete the sale of its beleaguered workers com...
Cash injections mean big business.
Brokers, insurers and service providers all need to raise finance at some stage in order to grow. David Fanning looks at the options for those looking to inject capital into their businesses.
Flood: Insurers left to survey damage.
Insurers were left to survey the damage this week, after severe flooding caused by steady rains spre...
All aboard for Lutine Regatta.
Post Magazine is sponsoring this year's First Title Lutine Lineslip Regatta, the premier yachting ev...
Maximum asbestos exposure set to be halved.
Maximum asbestos exposure for workers is set to be halved, after the European Parliament this week v...
Celebrating 65 years as Avon Insurance cusomters.
To celebrate 65 years as Avon Insurance customers, the insurer offered Stafford Upon Avon-based ston...
BIA: you have got to be in it ...
Have you entered the 2002 British Insurance Awards yet? No? Then now is the time to get working on t...
Optimism puts search and selection at top of agenda.
Although the events of 11 September looked set to cause havoc within the industry, six months on, there is increased capacity at Lloyd's and hardening rates. With this comes greater global optimism and opportunities for recruitment companies. Nick Purdue…
Sirius has signed broker Hall and Clarke to use system.
Software developer Sirius has signed Middlesex-based broker Hall and Clarke up to use its broking so...
Despite increase in Lloyd's capacity Moody's voices concern.
Despite the increase in Lloyd's capacity to £12bn ($17bn) for 2002, rating agency Moody's this week ...
Counter attack.
Banks not only lend money for business development, they also hold many companies' accounts. Jane Bernstein looks at how such financial institutions have reacted to criticism over their treatment of small businesses.
insurE-com has signed a partnership with evesham.com.
Insurance software provider and industry portal insurE-com, has signed a partnership with PC and ser...
Halliwell Landau makes online push.
Insurance law specialist Halliwell Landau has launched a new online bespoke information service for i...
Restructuring raises debate.
At the Post Magazine round table in partnership with Accenture last week, insurance industry chiefs wrestled with the strategic issues facing the industry. Anthony Gould reports on industry reaction to the concept of capability-based restructuring.
Northampton-based broker MCE embarks on recruitment drive.
Northampton-based broker MCE, which has just rebranded from MC Edwards, has embarked on a recruitment...
Combined roles are to blame.
In the recent past, we have seen major fallout from some huge companies. Shareholders are rightly...
Ecclesiastical Insurance appoints Simon Whitson.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed Simon Whitson as its manager responsible for its customer rel...
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers call for fixed fees.
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has called for the introduction of fixed fees "sooner rather than lat...
Physio role call.
A passionate plea for a greater role for physiotherapists formed the central theme of the workshop r...