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How would you like your stake?
The answer is well-done if your talking about stakeholder pensions, because, as Francis Higney reports, any half-baked pension provision could only mean another radical shake-up in a few years.
Salvage update.
A new form of compensation for salvage firms involved in environmental damage came into effect this ...
Lords decide bank not guilty of discrimination.
A woman worked for Midland Bank from 2 July 1979. She worked full-time until taking maternity leave....
Nordic merger.
Skandia has confirmed it is to ditch its Nordic non-life companies and merge them with those of othe...
Exclusive - Picture this: claims costs cut in the blink of a shutter.
The five million motorists involved in damage-only collisions every year in the UK are to be encoura...
How an insurer helped move old house of God in new mysterious ways.
I would like to recognise the outstanding way that my insurance company, NIG Skandia, and the adjust...
Brokers have edge on direct.
Brokers are beginning to win the battle against direct writers in the motor market, says market anal...
Penny Black's insurance week.
What a week it's been. Fin de sie cle madness seemed to engulf the nation as everyone raced from the...
Commentary - Stopping cases before they start.
A professional negligence pre-action protocol has now been drafted and comments should be sent to th...
Far 2 much 4 Y2K.
Over 40% of UK organisations are being ripped off by IT services companies over millennium issues, a...
Brokers: blow your own trumpets.
It is now more important than ever for brokers to effectively communicate the real added benefits th...
S&P up by £1m.
Household insurance specialist Select and Protect has reported a £1m increase in annual premium inco...
Appointment at Elliotts Solicitors.
Sarah Temperley and Rob Jones have been made partners at Elliotts Solicitors. Both were previousl...
It'll go Farr.
Essex broker Farr has announced a new stand-alone package to protect housing associations against th...
Axa says FA Cup deal is up and running.
Axa has hit back at claims that Manchester United's decision to pull out of this year's FA Cup is th...
Legal and General.
Legal and General is to help a football club's fans beat the financial exclusion blues. Birmingham C...
Appointment at Towergate Underwriting Group.
Lynda Thwaites has joined Towergate Underwriting group as human resources co-ordinator. Previously s...
Insurers behind in digital TV stakes.
Insurers are lagging behind banks when it comes to selling insurance products via digital TV, a surv...
Dibb Lupton Alsop move.
City solicitor Dibb Lupton Alsop is moving into a brand new 13-storey building in Noble Street which...
Partnership offers after-the-event cover to solicitors.
Lawinsure, a subsidiary of HSBC Insurance Brokers, has teamed up with Eastgate Assistance to provide...
Why we said thanks but no thanks to the BDMA.
We have been appointed as the primary supplier - not a preferred supplier - to McLarens Toplis (Adju...
Indy's profits are up but Bright is gloomy.
Independent Insurance has reported interim profits of £29.3m, up 12% on last year's figures, with it...
Helphire acquisition.
One of the credit hire companies at the centre of the landmark court case Dimond v Lovell in April t...
Still going strong.
First City Insurance Brokers has announced its fifth year of growth for the 12 months ended 31 May. ...