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Capital gains.
The London market has endured the fall of the British Empire, two world wars and a dizzying range of global challenges, yet it has managed to adapt and succeed in all climates. Roy Harris says the capital will continue to thrive in the next century.
The ABI launches campaign.
The Association of British Insurers has launched a campaign to halve the £1bn insurance bill caused ...
Points of law.
Ken Cannar traces the history of the legal developments that have impacted on the insurance industry and highlights some landmark court cases.
New Year launch.
Independent financial adviser support company Portfolio Member Services is launched today. The joint...
CGU in N-West link.
CGU is being linked with a move for Nat West investment management subsidiary Gartmore. The bank nee...
Industry's New Year honoured.
Three individuals working in the insurance industry were recognised in the New Year's Honour's List....
TIFCO's teams.
Premium finance provider TIFCO has installed dedicated underwriting teams at its regional offices, g...
Spy-in-the-sky satellite.
Motorists could soon be tracked by a spy-in-the-sky satellite system which would stop their cars if ...
Mis-selling fear.
The government has again been warned it is stoking up another mis-selling scandal with its proposals...
Bell & Clements goes provincial.
Lloyd's broker Bell & Clements has moved into the UK provincial market with the acquisition of busin...
Indy in Dublin.
Independent Insurance officially opened its first Irish office in Dublin last Monday. Manager Michae...
What 2K?
After all the hype, the Millennium Bug turned out to be not so much a star destroyer as a phantom me...
Norwegian train crash.
The Norwegian train crash on Tuesday, which is believed to have claimed over 30 lives, came only mon...
Insurance uncovered.
If you think insurance has been around for a couple of centuries, think again. David Worsfold traces the roots of the industry and also describes the birth of its most prestigious and long-established journal - Post Magazine.
Assured progress.
The trends of the later years of this century suggest the life assurance market will continue to grow in the next one. Clifford German examines the steady progress of the last 100 years, which have not been without scandal.
Albion drops cargo
Angerstein Transit Underwriting Agency, part of the Amlin Group, has taken over the renewal rights of...
Cox Lee makes commercial deal with BDH
West Midlands-based broker Cox Lee & Co has acquired the mainly commercial insurance business of BDH ...
Insurer warns government it is heading for pensions scandal
A leading insurer will today warn the government it could create a new pensions mis-selling scandal w...
LPC and BIBA clash
The London Processing Centre and the British Insurance Brokers' Association annual conferences will c...
New Year boost for insurers
The value of shares in major insurance companies - which have been long undervalued - are set to bene...
Old Mutual disposes of UK arm
South Africa's largest life assurer Old Mutual is to sell its UK life business, Old Mutual Life Assur...
New syndicate given thumbs up
A new Lloyd's syndicate has been given approval - syndicate 2525 - to operate from the second gallery...
Lloyd's back after glitch
Lloyd's website is back up and running, after being shut down following the actions of a hacker on Su...
Trenwick and LaSalle to merge
US based Trenwick Group Inc. and Bermudian catastrophe reinsurer LaSalle Re Holdings are to merge to ...