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Turkish delight.
The Turkish government has awarded Cordis Consulting, a division of Willis, a major contract for the...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was honoured to be invited to a small party at the Association of British Insurers last week, ...
Tower of strength.
Property and casualty insurer Ace Europe is to replace its present paper-based processes with a web-...
GISC court out over rules.
Proposals by the General Insurance Standards Council for risk carrier members to deal only with GISC...
Don't forget the future.
The Yorkshire insurance market is seeing much change, but the signs for growth are positive and companies must look ahead to ensure they do not miss opportunities as they arise, says Edward Murray.
Cracks show as Clancy leaves UK Subsidence Group.
One of the six founding members of engineering consortium the UK Subsidence Group has quit to join n...
Credit loss warning.
Brokers and other companies with a turnover of under £1m a year could lose their access to credit fo...
Affinity and beyond.
Broker Marsh is to continue its push into the affinity market with the opening of a new affinity gro...
Mexican earthquake.
Mexico was given a stark warning last week when it was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Ric...
EDS has IT in hand.
Lloyd's insurance group Amlin has signed a contract with technology services provider EDS to consoli...
Appointment at Lloyds TSB Insurance.
Mike Mitchell has been appointed distribution director at Lloyds TSB Insurance. Previously he was he...
Insurers deny any racial bias.
Prudential of America, MetLife and five smaller insurers have been accused of racial discrimination ...
InsWeb profits fall.
US online insurance agency InsWeb, which earns commission from insurers when customers buy cover via...
Insurers gain from ruling.
Insurers are set to benefit from last weeks' decision by law lords to abolish barristers' immunity f...
Credit hire body.
A trade body for credit hire operators has been launched to provide members with a platform to negot...
Take a chance on change.
"While there at last appears to be a recognition among brokers of a need to adapt to manage the pace...
LPC processing down to five days.
The London Processing Centre has exceeded its service level standards for the second quarter of 2000...
Lawrence v Chief Constable of Staffordshire.
29 June 2000 Court of Appeal The claimant was awarded the guideline rate of 2% interest on his ge...
Financial schooling.
According to a recent report from Mintel, almost three quarters of adults experience confusion in de...
Hard lessons in a hard market.
"The biggest challenge for brokers - especially the younger ones - over the next few years will be l...
L&G to target Powergen clients.
Legal and General is set to market stakeholder pensions to utility provider Powergen's 250,000 custo...
That sinking feeling (again).
I would like to add a comment to the debate about the millennium-feared outbreak of subsidence madne...
Upbeat up north.
The financial services sector is thriving in the North-East of England, with insurers, brokers and loss adjusters playing their part in rejuvenating a once declining area. Marcus Alcock reports.
The gain in Spain.
The European Commission has approved plans by CGNU to take a 50% stake and management control of Spa...