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Only £1.2m set aside for ISA ad campaign.
The government has earmarked only £1.2m for its campaign to educate the public on the benefits of th...
Insurers slam 'alarmist' rumours of rates hike.
The insurance industry has rubbished suggestions of 30% household premium increases as "alarmist non...
Heath winds up sell off.
The Heath Group has completed the final stage of its corporate disposal programme with the sale of i...
New all party group elected.
John Greenway, Conservative MP for Ryedale, was re-elected chairman of the All Party Parliamentary G...
SNL fined £100,000.
Sedgwick Noble Lowndes is the latest broker to incur the regulator's wrath, being hit with a hefty £...
Taking Express route.
An insurance conference heard how one company believes it can help reduce claims administation costs...
Fears over low charges.
Concern was voiced about the low charges that must be levied to comply with the government's CAT sta...
Appointment at RE Brown & Others.
Roberto Murru has left Generali after 13 years to join the professional and financial risks underwri...
The Price Is Right?
In a soft market, price is the key for retail insurers. Jonathan Swift looks at whether shop owners are being sold short at a time when claims are rising.
Changing, succeeding, winning.
The past four years have been a time of evolution for Wesleyan. The stamp of approval for these changes came this year in the form of a British Insurance Award. David Worsfold discovers the company's winning strategies.
London market moves a step closer to a united voice.
The news that the new International Underwriting Association of London is set to come into being in ...
Scot-Eq targets 35s+.
Scottish Equitable is to target the over 35s in its latest recruitment drive. Some 150 new staff are...
Insurers in first-of-its-kind case.
A first-of-its-kind case involved a life assurance company and Lloyd's underwriters and insurance fi...
Appointment at MIDAS IT Services.
Liz Miller has joined the consultancy team of MIDAS IT services. She will be based in London where s...
Template for success.
Windsor-based Template Software announced the launch of its Enterprise Integration Template to addre...
Teaming up with RoSPA.
Teaming up with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents to promote road safety turned out ...
We were here first.
In your exclusive article 'Gift of the GAB comes to the City' (PM, 15 Oct) it is suggested that it i...
RNIB receives £1000.
The Royal National Institute for the Blind was bowled over after receiving £1000 at the Lord Mayor's...
NU snaps up ITT L&E for cool £315m.
Norwich Union has bought ITT London & Edinburgh for £315m after persuading its US owners not to star...
Moving against delay tactics.
All insurance policies contain a clause setting out the obligations of the insured when giving notic...
Insurers set for fight over Celtic cash.
Insurance Companies are set to fight it out in Wales and Scotland as the local authority business re...
Net bill of £1206bn.
European companies expect their annual Internet sales to rise to £1206bn by the year 2001, an increa...
Pegasystem solutions.
Pegasystems exhibited its customer service solutions for the insurance sector, including its insuran...
$1m fines for Met Life.
US insurer Met Life has agreed to pay $1m (£600,000) in fines for engaging in illegal sales practice...