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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...
Industry training under examination.
Insurers and brokers could become profitable training providers under plans put forward last week by...
Permanent - Christmas sale.
Permanent Insurance this week said it was optimistic that a sale of the business could be secured be...
Rapisinsure hits the brakes.
Online intermediary Rapidinsure has laid off most of its 17-strong workforce as it tries to sign a n...
Lloyd's chairman opts for Aon.
Max Taylor, outgoing chairman of Lloyd's, is to join broker Aon from 2 January on a full-time basis ...
Setting the stage for the new law on employment.
Last year, over 100,000 employment tribunal actions were filed. And this year, compensation levels...
Holman gears up for housing sector.
Holman Insurance Brokers is gearing up for a push into the housing association market, following the...
Windsor rises.
Insurance broker Windsor recorded a 26% rise to £2.4m in pre-tax profit for the year ending 30 Septe...
Scor risks on site.
French reinsurer Scor has launched a website dedicated to sub-standard risks, specially designed for...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Gamblers anonymous held a meeting at Zurich's palatial Piccadilly residence this week, with Wendy "p...
Online supermarket.
An online traded endowment policy market called the TEP Exchange is being developed by financial ser...
Brokers team up.
Brokers Argyll Insurance Group and Heath Lambert Group have teamed up to provide insurance for the l...
Putting us in the picture.
The picture you used to accompany the news of Herbert Smith's new alliance with an Indonesian law fi...
RSA signs CTC pension system.
Royal & Sun Alliance has signed up to use technology specialist CTC's pensions solution system as it...
Value of solicitors' PI market plummets.
The legal industry is paying £100m less for its professional indemnity cover on the new open market ...
Quote appointment.
Online insurance intermediary Quote and Buy has recruited David Hayward, former chief executive for ...
Conference: new roads for motor claims staff - 15 March 2001.
The motor insurance market faces enormous challenges as it struggles to keep a lid on claims costs. ...
Sportsure kick-off.
A footballer, whose identity is being kept secret, has been awarded a six-figure sum following a car...
Virgin stakes out fledgling student site.
Online insurance service Virginstudent.com has acquired a 40% stake in fledgling website studentwatc...
Railtrack learns from its mistakes in insurance tie-up.
Adversity is part and parcel of the insurance and risk business, and the recent rail disasters, and ...