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Fedsure's bonus.
South Africa's Fedsure Life has announced a bonus rate of 7% for 1998 on group benefits untaxed pens...
£716m windfall.
A record £716.3m is being distributed in bonuses to life assurance and pension policyholders of the ...
Show public they are the cash casualties of 'victimless crime'.
I refer to the article by Tony Baker concerning the problem of uninsured drivers ('The perfect data ...
In on the action.
A major shake-up in the way insurance claims are dealt with, with strict timetables to be adhered to...
Appointment at Norwich Union.
Following its integration of ITT London & Edinburgh, Norwich Union has made four appointments to its...
Balls are us.
Technology has come a long way since the 1970s, as Dennis Saunders explains.
Thatcham to stall bike crime.
Insurers hope to put the skids under the motorbike crimewave sweeping the nation with a new security...
Into the special fields.
Expert witnesses have long been relied upon to give specialist clout to claims coming to court. Richard Cory-Pearce explains how insurers can overcome potential problems with witness relationships arising from the Woolf reforms.
Mortgage at AA.
The AA has answered the government's call to encourage the take-up of mortgage cover with a new stan...
Carole Nash Insurance opens Dublin office.
Pop heartthrob Ronan Keating was guest of honour at the opening of the Dublin office of specialist m...
CGU enhances single premium life payments.
Pension punters who chose CGU Life are to be given a 1% enhancement on all single premium contributi...
Gone radical.
It will be quicker, simpler and supposedly more cost effective if everything goes to plan. Yet some ...
Gambling on the horses.
While some insurers have said neigh to horse insurance, others have galloped in and found winning form. Simon Threadgold reports.
Electronic barriers.
Brokers are not entering into the spirit of the electronic age, according to a report by NIG Skandia...
Implant vote.
Insurers are waiting for the result of a vote by women on a proposed £2bn settlement for injuries ca...
New dawn for justice.
On the face of it, the Civil Procedure Rules should be embraced by all, but professional indemnity insurers have been left asking 'What's in it for us?' Kenneth McKenzie explains why.
Easter travel cover reminder.
World Cover Direct has warned travellers against skimping on travel insurance over the Easter Bank H...
For value for money, nobody does it better.
Post Magazine's cover price increases this week for the first time in five years: five years of sust...
Hard work pays off.
Motor insurers maintain that they are geared-up for the Woolf reforms. David Fanning finds out they need to be as good as their word - or else.
A better way?
Personal injury claims will be the most affected by the legal changes. Ian Walker takes a personal look at the new regime and throws down the gauntlet to insurers.
Rapid learning.
From seminars to videos, solicitors have come up trumps with Woolf teaching. As preparation time runs out, Anthony Gould finds out what's on offer.
Appointment at James Chapman & Co Solicitors.
James Chapman & Co has made two appointments to its senior management team. Maurice Watkins has been...
A perfect Match.
The Match suite of motor claims handling software is now fully Windows compliant. The software - whi...
Get a GRIP on gains.
Insurance can help turn emotional pain into financial gain, according to a report in the May issue o...