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£14bn pension bill.
UK life insurers could fork out £14bn to meet expensive guarantees on pension policies sold during t...
US spy satellite lost in space.
Scientists are searching frantically for a US spy satellite lost in space. Designed to pinpoint miss...
Appointment at Crawford-THG.
Simon Burley has been made head of business development for Crawford-THG. he joins from Ashworth Mai...
A changing landscape.
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Banking loophole.
The world's largest broker, J&H Marsh & McLennan, is seeking to circumvent strict US laws on banking...
Risking all (for fun).
Our fixation with risk is turning us into a nation of irrational obsessives, according to a new acad...
Strovers celebrates launch of new product range.
To celebrate the launch of its new product range, Strovers Household is offering its agents a chance...
Choose life, choose cash, choose an ISA.
After months of build-up and speculation over its pros and cons, the government's Individual Savings Account is finally with us. Francis Higney outlines exactly what is on offer to investors.
Brokers must give to receive.
The decision of the British Insurance and Investment Brokers' Association, and the Institute of Insu...
Euro approval.
The European Commission has approved the £3.5bn acquisition of Guardian Royal Exchange by Sun Life &...
Appointment at KGM Underwriting.
KGM Underwriting Agencies has appointed Colin Hart as joint deputy underwriter on syndicate 260....
Safetynet team-up.
Business continuity and disaster recovery service provider Safetynet has joined forces with Hewlett-...
Fresh fears over security after documents are found in gutter.
Insurers have been alerted to to the dangers of disposing of confidential documents in the public ar...
Suits you.
Just as Saville Row can provide that perfectly fitting suit, imaging technology is the tool that is enabling engineers to offer a tailored motor claims service for insurers. Alex Miller reports.
Future predictions.
Broker systems provider Computer Science Corporation hopes to predict what the insurance industry wi...
Exclusive - Broker Marsh dumps Mac.
The world's largest broker, J&H Marsh & McLennan, is to undergo a global rebranding and will be know...
Ready for the worst.
Income protection to cover you if you are off work for a long time should be both easy to set up and popular. Simon Threadgold discovers that's not quite the case.
When stating 'no pain' could mean gain.
The modern debate about the implications of genetic tests for life insurance is a far cry from 50 ye...
GISC unveils dream regulatory team.
The General Insurance Standards Council has announced the team it hopes will regulate general insura...
Chinese pick Pru.
UK insurer Prudential is one of four companies cherry-picked by China to help open up its insurance ...
Scottish Mutual bins paper transactions.
Scottish Mutual is to embark on an aggressive IT strategy which will eventually see an end to paper ...
Desperately seeking.
Alex Broad finds out that insurers' training courses boost broker standards and more recruits are using word of mouth.
The fifth annual Farr Trivia Quiz.
The fifth annual Farr Trivia Quiz exploded into a fun and fact filled finale recently under the guid...
Green Paper unease.
The government has been told its Green Paper pensions proposals could "sink without trace" if there ...