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Register helps police jail machinery thieves.
Three crooks got a total of 11 years in jail this week thanks to the National Plant & Equipment Regi...
Be wary of rehab.
Dr Joe Slesenger says there is a good reason why insurers have not yet embraced rehabilitation - cost.
Appointment at CMG.
Julie Pielsticker has been made marketing consultant within the finance sector of CMG. She joins CMG...
Analyst applaud's bancassurance initiative.
Insurer CGU's decision to court the UK and European bancassurance markets has won approval from anal...
Disaster on the menu?
As plans are finalised to celebrate the year 2000, potential partygoers may be alarmed to hear that ...
Black moment for Penny.
How bitchy of Penny Black to mention the FA Cup appearance at the Birmingham insurance awards ceremo...
Appointment at Aegis Energy Syndicate.
Aegis Energy Syndicate 1225 has made three new appointments. Simon Clegg and Robert Woods will head ...
Global premium growth slow
Deregulation, overcapacity and financial crises all contributed to a dampening in global insurance pr...
GIO approves sale to AMP
The shareholders of Australian group GIO have approved the sale to AMP of Australia of the 43% of the...
KAC insurers to pay $150m
The war risks (re)insurers of Kuwait Airlines Corporation (KAC) have been ordered to pay $150m for sp...
Backbench MPs publish their Bills
The topics chosen by the 20 MPs successful in the ballot for Private Members' Bills were published th...
New Institute President
Peter Clark has been elected to succeed Paul Thornton as the new president of the Institute of Actuar...
Lambert wins Contract
Axa Sun Life and Provincial has appointed Lambert Smith Hampton to manage the disposal of Axa's natio...
Chairman of Legal & General dies
The chairman of the Legal & General Group, Christopher Harding, is reported to have died. The comp...
Windsor change
Independent broker Windsor said a strong showing in its sports and professional indemnity portfolio h...
Hannover Re set for record results
Strong growth in Hannover Re's life and health and financial reinsurance business, and its acquisitio...
Churchill parent acquire's NIG Skandia
The Winterthur Group, which owns Churchill Insurance is to acquire Swedish-owned NIG Skandia. Under...
CGU auction move
Insurer CGU is to launch an Internet auction business in January. It is to set up a website to help ...
Royal&Sun Alliance in Korean move
Royal&Sun Alliance has obtained approval to open a liaison office in South Korea as a first step towa...
New property consortium for Brockbank
Brockbank Syndicate Management has announced a new property underwriting consortium for 2000. From ...
Capital Re sells stake in Ace Capital Re
Following Ace's acquisition of New York-based Capital Re, the US reinsurer is to sell its 13.4% stake...
Rising champs.
Key Choice is targeting private and professional landlords with a new scheme. The plan provides cove...
SVB defenses.
SVB Holdings, which recently acquired Lloyd's bedfellow CLM, has moved its underwriting risks for th...
Appointment at Lawrence Graham.
Law firm Lawrence Graham has recruited Ron Thom to its pensions practice. Mr Thom comes from Fiel...