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Claims fraud director pleads guilty to charges.
A director of Bolton-based Claims Advance pleaded guilty to 11 of 19 charges relating to fraud at Pr...
GISC awaits OFT verdict.
The General Insurance Standards Council will know before the end of the year if it will be refused t...
Broking new ground.
The last year has seen several major changes for the broking community - from regulation to acquisit...
Chaucer signing.
Integrated Lloyd's vehicle Chaucer has signed up Malaysian reinsurer Labuan Re to participate in the...
CII qualified professionals stand up and be counted.
Yet again, this year, the Chartered Insurance Institute called for the need to increase the level of...
Churchill picks up Nationwide business
Direct insurer Churchill has secured the Nationwide Building Society account to provide branded home ...
When charity begins at work.
I applaud your decision not to send Christmas cards. As a Christian, I believe more companies shou...
Legal expansion.
Moore & Blatch Solicitors has moved its insurance and personal injury division to a new office in So...
Beazley pushes into US.
Lloyd's syndicate Beazley is to make a push for the US small and medium-sized business market, with ...
Escreet gets award.
Anthony Escreet, technical services manager with Scottish Widows in Leeds has been awarded the Worsh...
The big squeeze.
Bristol is being squeezed by rival cities, according to Edward Murray, but despite a rash of recent redundancies in the insurance sector, there are still some firms looking to grow in the region and compete for staff.
Opening up Irish market.
Belfast-based financial services operation Open+ Direct has expanded its broking operation with the ...
What the Papers Say.
THE TIMES Jan Howell, the teacher given £250,000 compensation for classroom stress, is seeking le...
Inter-Alliance in Equitable race.
Acquisitive independent financial adviser Inter-Alliance has emerged as the front runner to take ove...
Blind bidding site on trial.
A new blind-bidding online claims settlement site - eSettle.co.uk - is to be trialed over the next m...
Lovells goes Dutch.
The merger of Lovells with Dutch firm Ekelmans Den Hollander has been confirmed, with the combined f...
E-life in 20 questions.
Permanent Insurance, which has been put up for sale by parent Equitable Life, has expanded its e-com...
Brokers in MP deal.
Three brokers are being considered by the House of Commons to cater for the insurance needs of MPs a...
Edgar Hamilton rebranded.
Guaranteeing broker Edgar Hamilton is to be rebranded under its parent company Sterling Insurance Gr...
High net worth tie-up
Intermediary Inter-Alliance Group and insurer Hiscox have joined forces to launch a new e-initiative,...
AMP denies job loss rumours.
Australian insurer AMP has denied reports that it is set to slash 3000 jobs and axe its UK brands Lo...
Equitable: only itself to blame.
There is no excuse for the demise of Equitable Life. Its ultimate failure was of its own making. The...
A landmark year.
The demise of the SIF, panel reviews, the introduction of the Human Rights Act, the credit hire ruling. Marcus Alcock dips a toe into the pool of legal highlights that have caused a splash in 2000 and made it a year many will not forget in a hurry.
Brokers risk missing boat.
Brokers attempts to fully exploit their risk management services are doomed to failure following yea...