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London looks to brokers.
Lloyd's has turned its sights to brokers with a half-a-million pound advertising campaign commencing...
Virgin firms in tax probe.
Four international adjusting firms operating in the Virgin Islands have been investigated for allege...
Henri takes Axa job.
Axa supremo Claude Bebear is to hand over the reins of France's biggest insurer Axa to his deputy. T...
Deal puts syndicate at risk.
SmithKline Beecham's captive syndicate 1250 at Lloyd's could be under threat following the pharmaceu...
Public backs calls for PMI to bail out NHS.
The public believes the private medical sector is the answer to the current National Health Service ...
Polygon adds further side to Lambourn.
Specialist London market outsourced services provider Lambourn Insurance Services has been sold to t...
Norkom on its way to US after £3m cash injection.
Dublin's Norkom Technologies is to expand in the US on the back of a further equity investment of $3...
The big house loan.
E-loan, one of the biggest mortgage brokers in the US, opened for business in the UK this week. Inte...
Risk of legal mauling in blackboard jungle.
If 'Fat Owl' Billy Bunter was munching his way around Greyfriars today it's possible his indulgent p...
Damages for loss of motherly love.
Earley v North Middlesex NHS Hospital Trust High Court 13 December 1999 A six year old boy w...
Exclusive - Eastgate gets head start in after-the-event cover.
Legal expenses specialist Eastgate Assistance has launched a pre-emptive strike on the after-the-eve...
ERC claims first.
Munich-based reinsurer ERC Frankona has launched what it claims is the world's first completely web-...
Equitable's rivals are real winners of case.
Equitable Life's future is once again in the balance following the Court of Appeal's ruling last wee...
DBS expands online.
Independent financial adviser network DBS is to extend its e-commerce activities with a new, online ...
Axa sees life in pensions
Axa Sun Life has reported new business figures for its life and pensions operation up 25% to £578m ...
Commentary - Cutting out gazumping.
The government's enthusiasm to reform the home-buying process may speed-up the system and reduce the...
The stakes are high for risk managers.
Aeroplane disasters, train crashes and motorway pile-ups are all events that are guaranteed to hit t...
Unions support back-to-work.
John Monks explains why the Trades Union Congress supports Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign and why failure to grasp the nettle of rehabilitation could sink companies, insurers and the welfare state.
An ace in the house.
An increasing number of companies are discovering the advantages of having an in-house lawyer, says Paul Runnacles.
Insurers must be scrutinised.
I feel very strongly that if the General Insurance Standards Council is to gain credibility, represe...
Lloyd's cuts corporation.
Lloyd's is to shed 1100 jobs over the next three years as part of chief executive Nick Prettejohn's ...
The British Insurance Awards 28 June 2000 - Your chance to be simply
This week we launch the start of the call for entries for the first British Insurance Awards of the ...
A won case should mean paying no fee.
We are very concerned about the Financial Services Authority's proposals over consumer complainants ...
Pru enters frame for entrenched Nat West.
An independent Nat West will aim to double the market share of Nat West Life by 2002 and outsource t...