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Gem of a site for Diamond non-geezers.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
CII training courses.
The Chartered Insurance Institute will be running a series of training courses in the next few month...
Mortgage move by Treasury.
Melanie Johnson, economic secretary to the Treasury, was yesterday set to unveil plans concerning mo...
Go figure.
When modern collectibles and exotic jewellery are lost or stolen, loss adjusters need to turn to specialists who know their pound of carats from a figure worth a pound. Alex Broad reports.
Royal London chief foils estate agent's scam.
Royal London deputy chairman Roy Hurley (right) was involved in a new mis-selling scandal last week....
0800s still ringing.
Motor intermediary Hastings Direct has welcomed the decision by telephone watchdog Oftel to allow bu...
British Junior Chamber Awards.
AGroupama Insurance employee has been awarded the title "most outstanding leader" in the annual Brit...
Rate unchanged.
Wesleyan Home Loans has resisted passing on the recent base rate interest rise to homeowners. Its va...
Germans come in.
A German insurer is to enter the UK market next year. The insurance, brokerage and financial advisor...
Motor trading.
Specialist motor trade insurer Road Runner has increased the sum insured on its Combined motor trade...
Aon pays out.
Aon Corporation has declared its quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share. It is payable on 22 Feb...
Wizards of Oz.
Jeremy Golden discovers that Australian insurers have had to be extremely innovative in recent years as the country's general public have become more astute about financial products.
A clear sign.
Joanna Makin asks whether the writing is on the wall for insurers of schools and education authorities as parents become increasingly likely to claim damages for a child's poor performance.
Reviewing the fleet.
Insurers are trying to curb rising motor fleet losses by getting clients to be more proactive. One particularly important area is driver awareness training. David Fanning examines the products that insurers hope will help them achieve this.
Friends of the Earth protest.
The London office of Norwich Union was the target of a protest last week by environmental pressure g...
Plain money talk.
TIFCO has produced two plain English guides to premium finance. The first is presented from the insu...
Impact Plus celebrates.
Technology and management consultancy Impact Plus has celebrated its first decade in existence with ...
Marine's sinking feeling.
At the end of last year Martin Albers, chief executive officer of Swiss Re UK, said the industry was...
Old Mutual calls off Finexco sale.
Old Mutual has pulled the plug on the deal to sell its subsidiary Finexco International to Hong Kong...
Terra Nova and Markel revise deal
The terms of US insurer Markel's agreement last August to buy Bermudian (re)insurer Terra Nova have b...
Insurers welcome drug research
The insurance industry has welcomed government plans to research into the effects of driving under th...
CGU results poles apart
CGU has reported that new life and pensions business increased last year largely on the back of the c...
Hilton case date set
The City of London police said last week that it had arrested a 30-year old man in connection with al...
FSA to get mortgage role
The Financial Services Authority is expected to be appointed by the government to be the new mortgage...