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Dallas duo go Swiss.
Swiss Re is to buy two US insurers, Southwestern Life and Security Life & Trust, known collectively ...
Wrong can't be put right.
Bouygues UK v Dahl-Jenson UK Technology & Construction Court 17 November 1999 Judge Dyson re...
New jobs for team.
Lloyd's service company Charrington's has recruited the UK regional team from Syndicate 55, now in r...
Appointment at Ansvar.
Ethical general insurer Ansvar has restructured its management team. Its insurance operations divisi...
Advice at a price.
As regulation begins to impact, Tracey Butcher and Jonathan Davies assess the current legal environment for IFAs.
New travel link.
Independent Insurance has redesigned its website, www.independent-insurance.co.uk. The site now i...
Petwise Health Insurance.
Brokers are to offer animal lovers the purr-fect passport to happiness with the help of Petwise Heal...
Appointment at Cox Insurance.
Robin Plaster has been made business development executive of Cox Insurance Retail Division. He join...
Appointment at The Broker Network.
Neil Worsnop has been appointed as partnership director for The Broker Network. Previously he had be...
Don't drop guard against Bug.
The UK legal system still has to brace itself for Millennium Bug claims, despite the virtual non-app...
Marsh head for Europe
Mega-broker Marsh has finally finished restructuring its operations with the appointment of Dan Jones...
Leading the culture club.
Managing director of Prime Health, Michael Hall, tells Alex Broad how he is working towards achieving a culture shift within the PMI market.
Appointment at Crutes Solicitors.
Ed Anderson has joined the professional indemnity team of Crutes as an assistant solicitor. Previous...
Winterthur choice.
The Winterthur Group has chosen the Quantum Treasury Management Solution to manage its head office t...
Landmark signing.
As expected, Indian president KR Narayanan last week signed the landmark foreign exchange legislatio...
Stakeholder back on track.
The stakeholder pension initiative is back on track after the government shifted its position in key...
Appointment at Kelly Services.
Alan Rayner has been appointed as director of insurance with Kelly Services. Mr Raynor joined the co...
Blackmore relaunch.
Alfred Blackmore is set to relaunch itself at the end of the month. A company spokeswoman said it wo...
Aon's UK business a drag.
The Aon Corporation's fourth quarter earnings will be hit by the under performance of its UK and Nor...
Restructuring theory put into practice.
Law firm Weightmans has kicked off 2000 by revamping its insurance practice. The practice is now ...
Insurers face personal injury burden.
Insurers are in for a "hammering" if judges decide that the level of personal injury awards are too ...
Farmers can reap reductions.
Tenant farmers can now take tenancy disputes to arbitration without fear of heavy legal bills, claim...
Japanese government issues costs guidelines.
Japanese life offices are to be issued with government guidelines on implementing reductions in divi...
Ups and downs of aviation losses.
Commercial aviation losses in 1999 cost insurers $1.8bn (£1.2m) compared with $1.9bn in 1998. But...