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Appointment of FSB's first international ambassador.
Key figures from small businesses gathered at Lloyd's last week to attend a function hosted by Warre...
CIS pledges money to Macmillan Cancer Relief.
CIS has pledged to give £2 to Macmillan Cancer Relief for every one of its new critical illness poli...
Law firm says commission's plan is a recipe for disaster.
National law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer has criticised the Law Commission's recommendation last week ...
No threat to jobs at Royal Liver.
Royal Liver Assurance has said staff jobs are safe following its £83.8m acquisition of Guardian Life...
MP throws lifeline to IBRC.
The Insurance Brokers Regulation Council could continue for another three years, said the chairman o...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Amanda Stuart has joined Aon Consulting as quality director. Previously she was communications and c...
Insurer proves rehab can work.
A pilot rehabilitation scheme conducted by Swiss Re has already seen some success, claims the reinsu...
RAC sees Red.
The RAC has launched a new pay-as-you go motor service, Red, with a £1 access charge. Aimed at caref...
Mortgage watchdog is defiant.
The ombudsman with responsibility for mortgages has defended his views over the possible mis-selling...
Owen latest to go at Axa.
The upheaval in the upper management echelons at Axa's Sun Life and Provincial Holdings continues ap...
ABI won't rollover.
The Association of British Insurers has made representations to the Home Office against proposed cha...
Off to a flying start.
An online comparative quote and transaction service for life assurance, launched by First Global Ins...
Lloyd's and LPC trial single data storage system.
The London Processing Centre and Lloyd's have launched a joint repository for the storage of unstruc...
Appointment at AIG Europe.
AIG Europe has made two senior promotions. Maria Long, formerly City sales manager, is to become nat...
Medical insurers must operate on selection procedures.
Private health insurers should heed the warnings last week by the Office of Fair Trading to raise st...
The gentle touch.
Although insurance investigation is still very much a male domain, women are proving they can do the job equally well, if not better in certain areas. So why are there still so few female investigators? Audrey Snee finds out.
Luddite stance is insulting.
Why is it that as the insurance industry is looking forward, Andrew Paddick of the Institute of Insu...
Wired for global data.
Wire, the provider of Internet data on reinsurance markets, last week launched an updated version of...
Barking up the right tree.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Lamb best baa none.
Project management and consultancy group ABT has named Royal & Sun Alliance's Ian Lamb as one of the...
Legal Aid Board awards franchise to Donns.
Personal injury specialist Donns has been awarded a clinical negligence legal aid franchise by the L...
CGU Life slams minimum income plans.
Government proposals for a minimum income guarantee should be scrapped, according to CGU Life. Th...
IFAs recognise online needs.
Most independent financial advisers believe online trading is a must if they are to remain competiti...
Appointment at DBS Group.
Two new appointments have been made by the DBS Group, which provides a range of management and finan...