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Firms under fire from customers.
The life and pensions industry is feeling the wrath of policyholder power in the wake of mis-selling...
Jobs for life.
The life & pensions industry is experiencing a shortfall in certain roles relating to location, skills and qualifications, says Rico Dent.
Line of duty.
Norman Insurance, which last month opened a 24-hour property care line, a new serivce for household ...
Chubb to expand.
Chubb Insurance is to expand its high net worth motor portfolio from September following the acquisi...
Appointment at RP Hodson.
Vaughan Williams has been promoted at RP Hodson insurance brokers from an internal account handler t...
Get a life.
Just over a decade ago no-one wanted to offer term assurance. Now that's changed and the choices can be bewildering. Keith Sankey investigates.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Axa chief Andy Homer was caught with his pants down at last weekend's Axa-sponsored FA Cup final at ...
Appointment at Edward Lewis.
Alan Jones has joined Edward Lewis Solicitors as a senior assistant in its insurance litigation depa...
AIRMIC risks big changes.
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has revealed plans to radically overhaul its annual c...
Now GISC must take on peacemaker role.
The great broker debate - always an ambitious project - is off. So, just why didn't it come off? T...
Wide of the trade mark.
I was most interested to read your exclusive news article ('Willis to ditch the Corroon', PM, 20 May...
IIB plans 'shadow council' as debate stalls.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers is planning to set up a 'shadow council' as a regulatory rival to...
The IT girls (and boys)
To guarantee access to the cutting edge of call centre technology, often the best option is to outsource to those who have it rather than investing in-house. Ruth Frost reports.
Appointment at St Paul International.
Gordon Tulloch has been appointed regional underwriter as part of St Paul's plans to expand its busi...
Marine launch.
Axa Global Risks is to start underwriting fixed premium protection and indemnity business in the aut...
On the road to good risks.
Insurers stated aim these days is to only take on good automotive business in an attempt to force up...
Bright outlook.
Weather Action, the independent weather forecasting company, has signed a partnership agreement with...
Axa makes IT link-up as first post-acquisition move.
Axa has joined-up with IT specialists Policy Master to deliver personal lines EDI software to its br...
French hold fort.
Despite fierce competition, members of the French Association of Reinsurers (Association des Reassur...
Takeover cover.
Royal Bank of Scotland has introduced insurance policies to cover the cost of fighting hostile takeo...
Preventing the preventable.
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Reporter wins pension fight.
Ms T was employed as a reporter on the Derby Daily Telegraph. After being absent from work through...
Appointment at Browne Jacobson.
Gay Wilder, who was head of health litigation at Beachcroft Stanleys before its recent merger with W...
Insurers warned to 'change goals'.
The Institute of Actuaries has warned insurers that they will run into trouble if they continue offe...