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Royal jewel in pension crown.
London and Manchester Pensions has landed a royal coup by establishing a final salary pension scheme...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Patrick Richings, FCII, who has more than 20 years experience in the insurance industry, has joined ...
The British Insurance Awards 1998.
TV host, comic and pundit Angus Deayton will be delivering the one liners as host of this year's Bri...
Last temptation of price.
I entirely agree that for the honest policyholder the advantages of replacement far outweigh the dis...
Appointment at Olswang.
Michael Brader has become a partner in the corporate, media, communications and technology law firm ...
Axa-UAP moves in on Royale Belge.
The first Europe-wide insurance company took a step closer to becoming a reality with the news that ...
Swedish insurance tax was unjustifiable.
The European Court of Justice held that Swedish tax law which established different tax regimes for ...
Jobs chances 'never better'.
You've never had it so good if you are an administrator, technician, actuary or an accountant. Fo...
Ship losses give cause for hope.
The number of merchant ships which were lost between January and March this year has dropped compare...
Merger focus switches to Ellis & Buckle and GAB.
Having commented last week on the rumours in the loss adjusting market that another big merger was o...
The sound of the big bang.
A month after Japan's financial deregulation came into force, Jeremy Golden examines what this far eastern 'Big Bang' means to the land of the rising sun.
Taxman could recover life office overpayments without assessment.
UFI was a life office writing policies which qualified for Life Assurance Premium Relief (LAPR). Bet...
Wizards of Oz windfall.
Australian insurer AMP is poised to pay its 170,000 UK policyholders a windfall of around £3700 each...
One heel of a shock for women.
Women who wear high heel shoes risk tottering all the way to the rheumatology clinic. Doctors hav...
Independent Insurance opens new office.
Independent Insurance has opened its new flagship office in Cheadle Royal near Stockport. The office...
Zurich Group sets up office in Hong Kong.
Zurich Group has set up a representative office in Hong Kong for its Global Energy Business Unit. It...
L&G in pensions deal.
The parlous state of the Asian economy hasn't prevented Korean-owned LG Electronics from arranging a...
Why everyone will be a winner at the BIA Awards.
We are on the final leg of the 1998 British Insurance Awards with the publication of the shortlists ...
Pru derserves ad flak.
Some of the Prudential's shareholders were unimpressed by chief executive Peter Davis' appearance as...
Easy riders hit the superhighway.
Honda and Harley Davidson fanatics can now insure their motorbikes by logging onto an Internet site ...
Speedier settlements.
Claims settlements can now be paid straight into the bank of Norwich Union Direct customers who pay ...
ITT L&E in DAS deal.
ITT London & Edinburgh have signed a new agreement with DAS Legal Expenses Insurance in which DAS wi...
New clause gives London cargo underwriters code endorsement.
London cargo underwriters have come up with a new clause that can be used as an International Safety...
Firm in fraud probe says it is con victim.
US insurer Allstate, currently the subject of investigations on suspicion of falsifying reports in a...