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Ready for a scrap.
A European Commission directive for end-of-life vehicles is to give a major shake-up to the UK motor insurance market, as Barrie Hobbs explains.
Egg's price set.
Prudential announced the start of marketing for the IPO of a minority stake in Egg which is schedule...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny must offer her sincere thanks to those lovely girls at Sandra Hewitt Media Relations for a spl...
Prior to review.
Oliver Prior of Willis Crime Practice Group has warned organisations that they need to review their ...
With-profits pressure.
The Association of British Insurers has said it is disappointed by the government's regulations on "...
Appointment at Forbes Solicitors.
Forbes Solicitors has strengthened its defendant insurer and public sector team with the appointment...
First class Post scoop shield.
The Sponsor's Challenge Shield this year went to Post Magazine who recovered from the set-back of an...
Massive blaze at Spaform plastics factory.
A massive blaze at the Spaform plastics factory in Portsmouth last week is expected to result in a £...
Edotech to sign first major contract.
Management buy out and Internet billing company edotech, expects to sign its first major outsourcing...
Back office beware.
Dennis Backer, vice president of technology research at Aspect Software, said the Internet threatens...
MPs back ban on genetic tests for insurers.
MPs have backed calls for insurance companies to be banned from using genetic tests or obtaining the...
Forbes up 69%.
South African broker Alexander Forbes saw its revenue from operations increase by 33% to £228m in th...
Whatever the weather ...
Richard Willsher finds that while everyone is talking about alternative risk transfer, not many are carrying it out. However, he discovers the weather is an area of hot potential.
Air Miles defensive too.
With reference to Richard Griffith's article (PM 18 May, Nil Points, p13), it is important to note t...
Deal opens China to Euro insurers.
European insurers and brokers will be able to enter the Chinese insurance market following a hard wo...
St Paul on the road.
St Paul International Insurance Company has established an international centre in insurance and ris...
Standard Life regaining ground in mutual battle.
Standard Life has, so far, not covered itself in glory in its battle to retain its mutual status. It...
Zurich Personal Insurances warns caravan owners.
Zurich Personal Insurances has warned the UK's one million caravan owners that mobile homes are incr...
Appointment at McKinty and Wright.
Four new partners have been appointed at Belfast-based McKinty and Wright solicitors. They are Maria...
NU expands online.
Norwich Union has extended the range of online full-cycle buildings and contents products available ...
Das profit is up.
Legal expenses insurer the Das Group has posted a pre-tax profit for 1999 of £9.9m, up 5.3% to £0.5m...
Appointment at The Chambers of Michael Parroy QC.
Several new staff have joined the Chambers of Michael Parroy QC. They are Philip Raynor, Roger Farle...
Clinicare going for a revamp.
Private medical insurer Clinicare will launch a new image and logo before the end of the year and ma...
MPs cover agreed.
The motion for standardised insurance policy for MPs, protecting them against the cost of defamation...