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Helphire's profits rocket as it prepares to buy Countrywide.
Car hire and repair services firm Helphire announced its six month results and revealed its proposed...
The People Principle.
What steps can a business take to insure against the sudden loss of a key member of staff? David Fanning looks at some of the options available.
Workplace law.
Employers worried about the Working Time Regulations can put their feet up as help is at hand. Royal...
Welcome for report.
Zurich Municipal has welcomed a report published by the Audit Commission which calls for authorities...
Warning from Zurich.
Zurich Municipal has told local authority fleet managers to implement risk management measures or su...
Small business cover.
Privilege is set to offer business cover to small business. The bespoke product and non-standard spe...
Guide to EDI standards.
A guide of EDI standards for the industry is now available to users and software suppliers on the Wo...
NU to appoint interim management team at ITT L&E.
Norwich Union has acted swiftly to appoint an interim management team at ITT London & Edinburgh foll...
Swiss Life raises cover.
Swiss Life has raised its maximum free medical cover for group life and income protection by up to 6...
Subsidiary for sale.
Australia's second domestic airline Ansett Australia has put its transport industries insurance subs...
Exclusive - Privilege launches business quoteline.
Privilege Insurance is set to break into the direct commercial market with the launch of a 'small bu...
PCS acting for Fina following fire.
The major loss team at adjuster PCS is acting for Fina following an horrific fire at its Lolworth se...
Stockton Re profits up.
Stockton Reinsurance announced its second quarter fiscal unaudited results for the period ending 30 ...
Geoff hands over to new blood.
One of the longest serving bloodstock broker in the Lloyd's market as finally retired. Geoff Ragg...
Award for Standard Life.
Standard Life has proved itself to be an award-winning partner for the second year running. The insu...
Polarisation is safe': Greenway.
The chairman of the All Party Insurance and Financial Services Group is confident that the current r...
Commons history to be made.
The passage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill will see Parliamentary history being made. ...
Hogg's three-way split.
Hogg Robinson is set to restructure its financial services division into three businesses. The annou...
Think small for big opportunities,' says CGU's Cornell.
CGU HAS told brokers to think small. At the launch of its 14th business review, broker manager Ton...
ACE continues to think big.
ACE has launched a brand platform to unify its global presence and to market its insurance and reins...
Implications of the growing chain gang.
The battle between the major supermarket chains to grab a share of the retail financial services and...
Guardian - next merger casualty.
Guardian Royal Exchange has put itself in the shop window as the merger and consolidation within the...
Guide for brokers.
Brokers are to benefit from an initiative from Independent Insurance. It has launched a new guide...
With the best of intentions for the future.
A short news item from 22 November 1973 shows how much times have changed in a quarter of a century....