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ICU won again.
Commercial Union scored a hat trick this year with a third annual win in the British Insurance Awards. Jonathan Guy spoke to Cees Schrauwers to find out how he did it.
Mexican cash waves.
Premiums for pension and retirement funds in Mexico rose by 26% in the first half of 1998 and motor ...
ISA support from PMSC.
Policy Management Systems Corporation has announced it will support Individual Savings Accounts (ISA...
Have loophole, will travel.
Insurers have expressed concerns over a legal loophole that threatens to allow travel companies to c...
Appointment at BUPA Travel Services.
Francesca Paulden has been made corporate travel consultant with BUPA Travel Service. She will be ba...
Smashing idea.
Autoglass has come up with a product to stop motorists becoming unstuck after their windscreens have...
Good and bad news.
American insurer Aetna has reported higher than expected second-quarter earnings, but operating prof...
Brokers ready for fight.
Lloyd's largest motor insurance syndicate has called on its brokers to hit back following Barclay's ...
Committees act over millennium enquiries.
In response to enquiries from underwriters concerning the millennium, London Market's Joint Hull com...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has restructured its marine division and appointed Mel Neale as marine manager...
Appointment at Jacksons Solicitors.
Jacksons Solicitors has promoted partner Chris Gannon to the company's management board. A partner f...
Long term care ideas.
The Continuing Care Conference has made a number of submissions to the Royal Commission on long term...
Appointment at the Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow.
Brian Hodges of Axa Provincial has been elected president of the Insurance and Actuarial Society of ...
Regulation must keep the consumer in mind.
The Government has called for effective self-regulation in the general insurance sector. The aim ...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance.
Following its purchase of the business operations of Wellington Personal Insurance, Chubb Insurance ...
Weekend trouble.
Figures just released by Munters Control Services show that home owners are most at risk from floods...
RoyScot in New Deal.
RoyScot Trust has signed up to the government's New Deal initiative. As part of the scheme Roy Scot ...
National Lottery winners.
A delighted syndicate of workers from United Friendly Assurance in Bournemouth were assured of good ...
Replacing the waiting.
As insurers strive to keep customers, they have started to see the benefits of claims replacement. Instead of being offered a cheque, customers are now getting hassle-free product replacement. Jonathan Swift investigates.
UK insurers have turnover of £180bn to their credit.
British trade credit insurers supported over £180bn worth of trade in 1997. Figures compiled by t...
Appointment at Merricks Solicitors.
Nikola Evans has joined Merricks' Chelmsford Construction team as a senior solicitor. Previously she...
Bates to retire.
Sun Life of Canada UK general manager and senior vice-president, Maurice Bates, has announced his in...
Appointment at Anchor (UK).
Marc Taylor has been appointed as an account development executive with insurance brokers Anchor (UK...
Davies puts seal on double deals.
Davies Managed Systems has created two strategic partnership agreements as part of sweeping changes ...