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Appointment at Veitch Penny.
Mike Hammerton has been made a partner in Veitch Penny solicitors. Mr Hammerton works in the firm's ...
Police defend Lloyd's.
City of London police have moved swiftly to defend the reputation of the Lloyd's insurance market fo...
China crisis remedy.
A Chinese insurance watchdog has launched a campaign to end irregularities in its insurance industry...
Best by name, baffling by nature.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Synergy win for brokers.
Hiscox is bidding to save brokers' time and money by offering international cover through its new di...
Taking the wing and a prayer out of air rage.
Lloyd's managing agency Brockbank Syndicate Management has teamed up with Aon Group to offer airline...
Winning by a nose on Red Nose Day.
Ashworth Mairs Group relations managers Rose Foot & Clifford Tucker won by a nose when it came to ha...
Can't PAY won't PAY.
A company can face disaster if a client refuses or is unable to settle a major bill. Simon Threadgold says that this is where credit insurance can make the difference between going under and surviving.
Woolf howlers.
A survey by law firm Edge Ellison has revealed almost 60% of the insurance industry predicts two yea...
Fired up on Cannon Street.
North West corporate broker Alec Finch & Company has opened an office in London. The premises in ...
Appointment at Joslin Rowe.
Chris Turner has been made manager of the life and pensions division at Joslin Rowe. He joins the co...
Swift move by PM.
Swift Financial Systems is set to link with software provider Policy Master's broking system. The mo...
DAS the way to do it.
Legal Expenses Insurer DAS posted pre-tax profits of £11.7m for 1998, an increase of 17% over 1997. ...
Eurobase eases maintainence load.
Eurobase has unveiled business application software designed to allow companies to outsource the sup...
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Show and tell.
The Life Insurance Association has recommended its members show only one set of qualifications on th...
Woolf workshops.
Cornhill has produced a newsletter for its brokers to help them understand the impact of the upcomin...
Document destruction.
A new guide called The Official Guide to Security Shredding published by the UK Security Shredding A...
Pensions: a case of too many cooks.
The government's well-intentioned pensions reform has become stuck in a mire of confusion. Francis Higney asks if it has become a case of too much, too soon.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Financial analysts Bacon & Woodrow pride themselves on the accuracy of their information. So it came...
BIIBA under fire for shopping around tip.
The British Investment and Insurance Brokers Association has been slammed for its failure to recogni...
FSA committee limits scope.
The select committee examining the Financial Services and Markets Bill has set itself a six-point ag...
Crawford THG handling claims after flooding.
Loss adjuster Crawford THG is handling hundreds of claims after flooding in eastern France. The floo...
Appointment at HSBC Gibbs.
John Armstrong has joined the marine division of HSBC Gibbs as a senior consultant. He has 36 years'...