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What the papers say.
DAILY EXPRESS A woman given a hysterectomy by a consultant who did not tell her she was pregnant ...
Award for Marlborough.
Cheltenham-based financial systems providers Marlborough Stirling has won the West of England Busine...
Appointment at Audatex.
Audatex has appointed John Matthews as sales and marketing manager and Colin Townsend to the new rol...
AA breaks down high street chain.
In response to the growing competition in the breakdown service market, the AA has announced it is s...
Deal is 'marriage made in heaven'.
Jeremy Venton has described the takeover of his Bermuda-based company Venton Holdings by American fi...
Delay in compulsory third party insurance.
A scheme to make every ship that docks at a British port carry compulsory third party insurance cove...
Global review from RSA.
Large worldwide weather-related claims have prompted Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) to announce it is lo...
Appointment at Allied Zurich.
Vernon Sankey and Gerhard Schulmeyer have joined the board of Allied Zurich and the board of Zurich ...
Appointment at Cornhill Insurance.
Cornhill Insurance has made Bruce Fertnig a branch manager at its London offices. He joins after a t...
Court ruling awaited.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a class action lawsuit against Fibreboard, an Owen...
Year 2000: ABI guide to what insurers will cover.
The Association of British Insurers has released a guide for consumers on what will and will not be ...
Bank buys Windscreens.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation has purchased Auto Windscreens. The move follows Auto...
Stolen car recovery.
A £42,000 S-registration BMW M3 Evolution, which was stolen before the owner had driven it, has been...
CCC makes long term care plea to Royal Commission.
Long term care for the elderly should be considered an insurable risk according to a submission made...
BIA cheers not 'harassment' but homage and humour.
Like any other principle, political correctness is an ass when taken to extremes. I am refering, of ...
Appointment at Pycraft & Arnold.
Tom Battell is to be a director of Pycraft & Arnold based at their specialist adjusting services div...
An inferno at poultry processing plant.
An inferno at The Banham Poultry processing plant near Attleborough in Norfolk killed 250 chickens a...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Hiscox has appointed Bill Katesmark to the position of senior hull underwriter. Mr Katesmark join...
Safetynet urges talks.
Insurers have been urged to talk with the business continuity industries to develop more effective r...
Debits In Credit.
With the premium finance market becoming more competitive, providers are giving the brokers what they want - a fuss-free computerised service with a personal touch, explains Jonathan Swift.
Germany takes control.
In the second part of our German focus, Dr Helmut Muller looks at the issue of prudential supervision.
We are ready and more than willing to end this shambles'.
With the Insurance Brokers' Registration Council in meltdown, Andrew Paddick, director general of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, explains how his organisation is primed to step into the regulatory breach.
PIA to target pensions drawdown market.
The Personal Investment Authority (PIA) is set to clampdown on the controversial £4bn pensions drawd...
CNA Financial jobs go.
Chicago-based CNA Financial, one of the largest commercial insurers in the United States, announced ...