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What's the Scor?
France's largest reinsurer, Scor, has opened an office in Beijing, China, with an eye on picking up ...
London player makes a bid for the regions.
Ambitious London market insurer The Underwriter is set to treble its agency base with the opening of...
IPA plans unveiled.
The government has unveiled plans for the new investment vehicle for retirement, individual pension ...
EU's plan for sector.
The European Union plans to review how to manage a single market in financial services by establishi...
Buoyant markets ahead.
Despite the catastrophic economic problems faced by South-east Asia over recent years, it has made a surprisingly swift recovery. With major incentives now attracting insurers back into the region, the Asian tigers are beginning to roar again.
Appointment at Claims Plus.
Claims Plus has taken on insurance claims specialist Rob Gulliver as account manager for Liverpool V...
St Paul's free cover.
St Paul is to provide partner protection cover free as part of its professional indemnity programme ...
Dilemma facing broker market.
It is a sad truth that Nick O'Farrell is right ('Insurers are ruining broker relations', PM 22 June,...
Wang says when.
China Pacific Insurance Co could list its property insurance arm as early as mid-2001, according to ...
Insurers face $3bn payouts.
Insurers face multi-billion payouts if a petition filed in the US state of California linked to the ...
Part-timers clock up more rights.
Changes to the rules governing part-time workers could catch some businesses un-awares if they don't know the pitfalls, says John McQueen.
Appointment at Zurich Professional.
Elizabeth Mullins, former manager of the Solicitor's Indemnity Fund, has been appointed managing dir...
Appointment at William Mercer.
Michael Smedley has joined William Mercer as a senior consultant. He will be managing a portfolio of...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
MMA Insurance has taken on Scott Nelson as a non-executive director. Mr Nelson has many years' ex...
Appointment at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Lorna Finlayson has joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges as a senior associate in consumer finance practice...
Face up to cuts in commission'.
Brokers in the motor market must face up to the fact that commissions will have to be cut, no matter...
Stop this slide into subsidence madness.
The Association of British Insurers and loss/risk consultants Resolve International seem agreed that...
Government backs rehab to cut sick days.
The government has thrown its weight behind rehabilitation in an effort to reduce the number of days...
Appointment at Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.
Chris Gibbs has joined the board of Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers. He has been with the company sin...
Father's claim against son rejected - Greatorex v Greatorex & Others.
Queens Bench Division 5 May 2000 The defendant, while drunk, drove an uninsured car on the wrong s...
Royal London to axe a further 300 jobs.
A further 300 jobs are to be lost following Royal London's acquisition of United Assurance in April...
Insurers to tender for football cover.
Insurers are to be asked to tender for a compulsory national scheme to provide public liability and ...
Berkeley fined.
The Personal Investment Authority has fined one of the UK's largest independent financial advisers, ...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert.
Professor Robert Merkin has joined Barlow Lyde & Gilbert as a consultant. He is Professor of Comm...