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Ace move for Lange.
Ace Europe has appointed Michael Lange as chief operations officer. Mr Lange joined Ace as a senior ...
Nat on track.
Natalie Fletcher of Grayside Ltd is the latest victor in the NIG Skandia 'Be a Winner with Trophy ca...
B&W investigates law reforms.
Actuary Bacon & Wood-row has been appointed by the Association of British Insurers to investigate th...
Motorcycle specialist Carole Nash.
Motorcycle specialist Carole Nash looks set to leave its tyre marks on this season's British Sidecar...
Are insurers in the dark over eclipse?
Gloucester's cry in King Lear as Cornwall plucked out his eyes was "All dark and comfortless!". I...
Arson attack at Unigate Dairies depot.
A trail of burnt out trucks at the Unigate Dairies depot in Oxford was the result of an arson attack...
Fees for free.
Wesleyan Home Loans has launched a new 'fees free' remortgage product. The new product has a 1.25...
Appointmant at Norwich Union.
Norwich Union has appointed Alexandra Parr to its corporate bond team. She joins the company from...
Want to know how to beat the fraudsters?
Date: Thursday 14 Oct Venue: The Insurance Hall, London Fraud is one of the major challenges fa...
#121m tonic for Medical.
Clerical Medical's good standing in the IFA market was evidenced by interim reults showing a 28% inc...
Digital selling.
Life and general insurance will be sold via digital television within the next two years, experts pr...
Gaining ground.
Premium finance is winning over more converts by the day, yet it is still a long way from the boom-time that its advocates are predicting. David Fanning finds out what its benefits are to intermediaries and their clients.
All-in-one package slashes car costs.
Insurers are said to be queuing up to take advantage of a new all-in-one service, maintenance and su...
Eurobase software supplier celebrate.
Staff from Eurobase, software supplier to the financial services sector, celebrate the signing of a ...
Bad day in the Black Country.
While most of the UK was basking in Sahara-like sunshine, Wolverhampton was washed-out by flash floo...
ABI welcomes deadline for second phase of pensions review.
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed the Financial Service Authority's timetable for pha...
AIFA signs up with IFA Association.
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers has reached a formal agreement to unite forces wit...
Appointmant at Strategic Insurance Services.
Matthew Chilton and Michaela Fecko have been made associate directors of Strategic Insurance Service...
An Intuitive deal.
Woolwich's IFA service (WIFAS) is to go live this month with a sales automation system which will sh...
Dublin Joyzone.
From poets to playwrights to pop bands, Dublin has always been a home for the lyrical. Now those writing insurance are cashing-in on a cosmopolitan time in Ireland's capital. Alex Broad presents a portrait of the city in a boom time.
Stop shuffling the pack and get on with the game.
Why do we in this country have this ludicrous obsession with government reshuffles? They are damagin...
The problems with pensions.
As Julian Farrand, Pensions Ombudsman, issues his fifth annual report, Veronica Cowan sought his views on some of the issues.
Sales PEP up CGU Life results.
CGU Life's sales of new life, pension and investment business rose by over 35% in the first half of ...
Insurers and repairers must meet half-way.
Vince Grimshaw of the Motor Vehicle Repairers Association says that instead of being antagonistic towards each other, insurance companies and repair firms should both compromise. The result, he says, would be a financial boost to both parties.