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FSA takes credit.
Credit unions are to come under the regulatory remit of the Financial Services Authority. It will en...
Prynn v Cornwall County Council.
24 January 2000 Queens Bench Division The claimant sustained severe brain damage as a result of a...
Bodies team up.
The Institute of Financial Planning has teamed up with the Life Insurance Association to promote the...
Lloyd's set for four years of losses
Ratings agent Moody's has forecast that Lloyd's will accrue losses in excess of £2bn ($3bn) over four...
Ace sells off ESIS
Ace Europe has sold is marine survey company, ESIS International to dedicated cargo services provider...
Old Mutual pulls out of race for fund manager
Old Mutual, the South African life insurer, said today it had pulled out of the race to acquire UK f...
Allianz to profit from merger
German insurer Allianz is set to benefit from a mega banking merger in the country. The merger of D...
Independent up 25% and reveals Internet move
Independent Insurance has reported a 25% increase in operating profits for 1999 up from £55.8m in 199...
Groupama's insurance duo
Tim Ablett and Stephen Hartigan have been appointed as joint managing directors at Groupama Insurance...
15 000 jobs to be axed by insurers this year
At least 15 000 jobs are expected to be axed in the UK's insurance industry this year, predicts consu...
Highway's Helping Hand
Highway Insurance and intermediary Fairplay Insurance Services have come together to provide policies...
Scor opens Beijing office
French reinsurer Scor has opened a representative office in Beijing. The company, which has written...
Trenwick reports losses for 1999
Trenwick was hit by catastrophe losses of $8.5m and acquisition costs of $5.1m during 1999, the reins...
HSBC sales go up.
HSBC Insurance, part of giant banking group HSBC, recorded a rise in commission income on general in...
Star turn by Groupama.
Groupama Commercial has stars in its eyes as it bids for brokers to create long term and mutually pr...
Electronic response.
Only 14% of companies respond to applications over the Internet within six weeks and only 6% sent an...
Appointment at Brit Insurance.
Ken Culley has been appointed as a non-executive director of Brit Insurance. He joins from the Portm...
Appointment at Marks & Spencer Financial Services.
Barrie Wells has been made non-executive director of M&S Financial Services. He was previously manag...
Win your own match of the day.
Post Magazine, in conjunction with Avon Insurance, is offering another opportunity to win tickets fo...
UK brands are to stay.
Australian insurer AMP has denied any of its UK brands will disappear as it strives to eliminate dup...
Cyber-stakeholder.
Legal & General has welcomed the government's decision to allow online applications for stakeholder ...
Farmers must embrace risk solutions to earn lower premiums.
Lower premiums for farmers are available but only if they adopt successful risk management solutions...
IBA expansion to focus on quality not quantity.
The International Brokers Association has outlined plans for steady growth as it steps up its campai...
Equitas leads.
Lloyd's run-off company Equitas, which was established to reinsure the pre-1992 liabilities of Names...