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Employment: new risks.
Bullying, harassment, discrimination, stress - these are all part of the volatile mix of employment ...
Appointment at Chubb.
Chubb is to combine its Nordic management and European marketing roles under the management of Micha...
Law fails women.
Discrimination is still rife in the legal profession, according to research undertaken by Professor ...
NU e-bank on track.
Norwich Union said this week its plans to launch an online banking service by the end of next year, ...
Claims code sees light of day.
The Association of British Insurers this week rolled out its long-overdue claims code. The code has ...
Marsh tackles rugby cover.
Marsh has launched a new scheme in league with the Rugby Football Union to tackle the issue of impro...
Axa's sweeping changes.
Axa has made sweeping changes to its loss adjusting panel, culling four adjusters from its current g...
BIBA: heave fears.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has warned of the potential risk of "heave", the opposite...
GM battle fought in legal field.
The opponents of genetically modified crops are winning the GM battle. At consumer level, superma...
Helphire makes its peace with insurers.
The expensive and long-running legal battle between insurers and credit hire giant Helphire came clo...
Pool figures high.
The Law Society does not expect to know the number of solicitors in the Assigned Risks Pool until th...
GAB Robins team investigates collapse of homes.
Nine homes in Edinburgh collapsed earlier this week. GAB Robins national subsidence team is investig...
Far & wide.
Holidaymakers are becoming more sophisticated in their taste for adventure and more demanding in what they require from insurers, who are responding by setting up their own travel assistance companies, says Veronica Cowan.
New digs for NU.
Norwich Union Healthcare has moved into new premises in Sheffield, creating 20 new jobs as part of t...
China: association.
The Chinese government has set up a 36 member-strong insurance industry group - The Insurance Associ...
Coversure growth.
Coversure Insurance Services has seen a 27% growth in the year to October, with a turnover of £30m. ...
Aon forms joint venture.
Broker Aon has formed a joint venture with Protection & Indemnity broker PL Ferrari, the world's old...
Signed and sealed.
Baldev Singh Mann v Chetty & Patel; Court of Appeal 26 October 2000.
PPP to retain own branding.
Axa subsidiary, PPP Healthcare, will continue to be branded differently from the other Axa UK group ...
Prudential up but storms to cost £30m
Insurer Prudential has recorded a 4% rise in gross written premiums to £251m for the first nine month...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Peoples Choice has promoted Pam Mellor to customer services manager. She has worked for the telebrok...
Storms cost dearly.
Independent Insurance has estimated the October floods and storms will cost it up to £12.5m, as it r...
Motor underwriters driving down profits.
Motor business underwriters are driving their companies into deep trouble according to figures relea...
DB stake reduced.
Germany's Dresdner Bank has reduced its stake in the reinsurer Munich Re from 7.4% to 5%....