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Phoenix from the flames?
As a number of players expand in the region, Simon McGill describes the opportunities in south-west England's insurance sector.
GRIP tightens cover.
City underwriting agency Goodfellow Rebecca Ingrams Pearsons (GRIP) has launched a critical illness ...
Peek at the future.
Microsoft unveiled a look at the future for insurers and brokers at Policy Master's 'Profit 2000' co...
Car costs not really courteous.
The real cost of providing a courtesy car averages £370 a month per car - or £12.50 per day for a ba...
Select committee gets underway.
The special select committee to consider the draft Financial Services & Markets Bill held its first ...
LTC stuck in purgatory.
The becalmed long term care market is destined to remain in limbo following the Royal Commission's r...
Rethink on Bill is a victory for common sense.
The government has made an important and timely concession in relation to the powers and modus opera...
Union supports scrapping sales force.
A union chief has backed United Assurance's decision to scrap it's door-to-door sales force, even th...
Gemini's see stars.
Drivers with the Gemini star sign are the most likely to be involved in an accident according to a s...
Offer of £7000 free life cover.
Vauxhall Finance hopes to boost customer retention with a new offer. Any eligible Vauxhall Financ...
Irish pick Essex for UK office.
Dublin-based insurance technology provider Managed Solutions Corporation is to open a UK office. ...
And on the wane - CGU.
CGU announced a pre-tax operating profit of £768m for 1998 last week, down from £1238m last year. Th...
Train of thought on the right track.
Knowledge management will be the underlying foundation of the emerging 'virtual organisation', accor...
Seeking peace of mind.
David Watson analyses the role of global custodians and the recent developments which have taken place in an evolving market.
Profits on the up - Sun Life and Provincial Holdings.
Axa group member Sun Life and Provincial Holdings reported a operating life and pensions profit of £...
Liverpool Victoria puts up prize fund.
Big hearted insurer Liverpool Victoria made sure charities potted lots of cash when it put up a £264...
Axa to slash 700 jobs in Belgium.
Axa is to slash 700 jobs in its Belgian insurance business. The jobs are to go over four years. The ...
Bristol Contributory Welfare Association Healthcare competition
Independent health insurance intermediary Nick Pratt has won a holiday to Venice, including trips on...
The British Insurance Awards 1999 - And the judges are.
With entries already arriving at Post Magazine's Covent Garden offices, the 10 judges who will sift ...
Beyond a reasonable doubt.
While an employer may be certain that one of his workers has been stealing from or cheating the company, proving it to the satisfaction of a loss adjuster so that an insurer pays out can be easier said than done. Ted Baskerville reports.
Profits on the up - Domestic & General.
Specialist domestic appliance breakdown insurer Domestic & General's turnover increased by 10.3% to ...
Exclusive - Global rebranding for Cunningham.
Lindsey Morden Claims Services has unveiled a global rebranding following its buyout of the Cunningh...
Put yourself in the know.
Risk managers get together to moan, groan or to hone in on the best way to manage risk as pressures ...
Disc plea is like a broken record.
The clamour for windscreen insurance discs is rising again, with magistrates joining the call for th...