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Panel eases genetics fears.
Fears that insurers could use genetic tests to 'cherry pick' risks have been eased by the creation o...
Crawford's tonic for sicknotes.
Crawford THG has launched an absentee management programme. The annual cost to UK firms of absent ...
Chairman Churchill.
UNUM managing director Lawrence Churchill has been appointed chairman six months after joining the c...
Easier said than done.
I refer to the article 'Give us a break on IPT' PM 15 April p1). The argument is not as straightfo...
Appointment at Kite Warren & Wilson.
New independent insurance and reinsurance broker Kite Warren & Wilson, which started trading in Janu...
Team ready to row for broke.
A marine insurer is backing an expert team of oarsmen who are attempting to row themselves into the ...
Brokers must seize this chance.
The whole insurance industry should welcome the planned debate on broker regulation which is due to ...
Generali denies merger rumour.
Generali is at the centre of large scale merger speculation in Italy after stock market regulator Co...
PMS in £45m move.
Policy Management Systems is investing £45m to relocate to a custom-built site in Chertsey designed ...
Internet prediction.
Brokers and underwriters at the recent 'Liability on the Internet' conference were told by Lloyd's u...
Search for partners.
Repair network Acoat Bodyshop Services hopes to link up with partners in Germany, France, Holland an...
CILA is almost broke: but it's 'not a disaster'.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is nearly broke with only £84,000 in its general fund afte...
Appointment at Axa Insurance.
Axa Insurance has appointed Maxine Longmuir to manage its four-year sponsorship of the FA Cup. She h...
BUPA - healthy outlook.
BUPA, the healthcare provider, has reported a pre-tax surplus of £50m for 1998, a fall of almost 10%...
Reviving public faith.
Dr Adrian Bull argues that by developing their own networks of hospitals, private medical insurers are doing their bit to reassure patients that private healthcare is safe, effective and reliable.
The British Insurance Awards 1999 - Time's up.
The deadline for entering the 1999 British Insurance Awards is tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm. If you stil...
Natwest Insurance Services offers savings.
Natwest Insurance Services is aiming to make its travel insurance more accessible to customers by of...
Getting a handle on IT.
Insurers may have woken up to the benefits of call centres, but many are not making the most of the technology. Jonathan Swift looks at the changes ringing through the sector.
Appointment at CMG.
Richard Preston has been recruited as a management consultant for the insurance division of European...
Appointment at Mondial Assistance.
Janine Atkins has been made national sales manager with Mondial Assistance. She has been promoted...
IUA gets it right for information.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Pensions set for overhaul.
The pension market is heading for a 'radical' upheaval as it tries to meet stakeholder standards, ac...
Paddick hits out at GISC.
Insurers will have a stranglehold over brokers and intermediaries if the General Insurance Standards...
Disputes still rising.
After taking the helm in stormy times, Irish Insurance Ombudsman Caroline Gill has seen an increase in the number of cases. She tells Veronica Cowan about the past few months and future areas of concern.