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Court of Appeal credit hire case begins.
The crucial Court of Appeal credit hire case Clark v Ardington began this week, and was scheduled to...
More CII branches to close.
Five more local branches of the Chartered Insurance Institute are being forced to close as employers...
Aquila recruits systems manager.
Surrey-based pensions and life insurance software provider Aquila has recruited Sandy McDonald as it...
German insurer Allianze working on airlines policy.
German insurer Allianz is working on a policy for airlines to cover losses on the ground resulting f...
IFA accuses Equitable Life of deception.
An independent financial adviser has joined the legal fray against Equitable Life by forming another...
The number of new permanent job vacancies has increased.
The number of new permanent job vacancies registered within the insurance sector in the South-east i...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny has had a busy week, hobnobbing around the capital, flitting along with the rest of the indust...
New heads for RSA adjusting.
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed Pat White and Vic Noble to management positions within its newly-...
US Senate votes to extend a federal law.
The US Senate has voted to extend a federal law providing nuclear power plant operators with liabili...
Judge gives two law firms' boost in court.
City law firms Clyde & Co and Ince & Co, insurance specialists, carry out half of all work undertake...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
This must be a first. Budget Insurance's website actually recommends you use the Opera web browser, ...
Vibration directive comes under fire.
A European Union directive that seeks to limit the time farmers and lorry drivers can work with cert...
Treasury could offer airline cover until May.
The Treasury looks likely to continue as insurer of last resort for UK airlines until May, following...
What the papers said this week.
The Daily Telegraph A woman reported her husband for exaggerating his injuries in a car accident,...
Old Mutual abandons its stockbroking ambitions.
South African financial services giant Old Mutual has abandoned its stock-broking ambitions and anno...
Wellington intent on new project.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington has insisted it still intends to establish a £400m London market insuranc...
Actuaries' popularity up despite Indie collapse.
The UK insurance industry could be facing a shortage of suitably qualified actuaries when the curren...
Lloyd's insurer Kiln is forecasting a loss.
Lloyd's insurer Kiln is forecasting a loss of £5.96m for the 2001 year of account. Syndicate 557 is ...
The personnel touch.
Managers in the insurance industry are gradually getting used to the idea that to get the best performance from their staff, it is essential to make contact with them on a regular basis. David Fanning urges senior personnel to make that call.
CII Research Online is launched.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched CII Research Online, allowing users to download CII r...
Regent Insurance has been ordered to suspend operations.
South Korea's smallest general insurer Regent Insurance has been ordered to suspend operations for t...
UK insurance industry must look to shape EU legislation.
European issues are becoming increasingly important for the UK insurance industry on both the genera...
Flood and fire.
Disaster recovery specialist Ark & General has written to the UK's major insurers in an attempt to g...
Brands play key role?
The recent decision to change its brand by CGNU had its critics, as did Royal & Sun Alliance's decision to set up a whole new brand More Th>n. Such moves have raised the question: are brands really that important for insurance companies? John Bibby…