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Inheritance: as safe as houses?
Cotterell v Leeds Day Court of Appeal 13 June 2000 The defendants were solicitors. In 1990, ...
NU hails global cab.
A Norwich Union-insured Metrocab has set off on a journey around the world to raise money for sight-...
ALARM sounds off over environmental white paper.
The Association of Local Authority Risk Managers is worried about plans for compulsory insurance in ...
Adjuster makes workers sit test.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Ellis & Buckle made its 250 field adjusters sit a written test last week as...
Lloyd's to end subscription.
Fee-based work and the end of the subscription market are likely as a result of changes currently pr...
Cap fits.
Britannic Life assurance giant Britannic has selected Cap Gemini as its IT partner for its recently ...
Drake offers lessons.
There are many unanswered questions about the demise of Drake Insurance and the decision last week t...
Fears over Claims Direct's retail proposals.
The insurance industry has reacted with alarm to personal injury specialist Claims Direct's plans to...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A couple whose business collapsed and who face losing their home launched a £...
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...