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Medicine men.
All is not well in the insurance industry. As several new entrants consolidate their position, some of the traditional insurance and financial services have started shouting 'nurse'. Jonathan Swift discovers help is at hand.
Appointment at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Field.
Patrick Devine has joined Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Field as a partner in its London office. He r...
Admiral not setting sail from Brockbank.
The Brockbank Group has announced it has withdrawn from any further discussions with third parties o...
Bid to keep back money to fix mis-sellings causes Willis profits to
Willis Corroon saw its first half year profits dip for 1998 as it sought to reserve some £25m in the...
Insurance disc would be answer to problems.
In your last issue Andrew Newman (Making a Splash, PM, 23 July, pp 22/23) returns briefly to the lon...
Salvage boss blasts write-off prices.
Motor insurers have come under fire from one of the leading motor salvage companies for refusing to ...
Taking it to the LIMIT.
LIMIT plc has announced proposals to acquire all the capacity on the Bankside and Janson Green Syndi...
Wembe-glee over cup coup.
Axa has beaten off three rival bids to sign a four-year sponsorship of the FA Cup, Charity Shield, F...
Appointments at Provident Insurance.
Provident Insurance has made several appointments within its insurance division, which comprises Pro...
Caja Madrid deal lets Mapfre bank on growth.
Mapfre has strengthed its position in the Spanish insurance market through an agreement with Caja Ma...
Equity Red Star Probe.
Equity Red Star has become the latest insurer to use 'Probe', the insurance comprehensive electronic...
NIG poised to snap up Hibernian UK.
NIG Skandia was on the verge of agreeing a deal for the UK arm of Hibernian this week, allowing the ...
Can-Life cracks Y2K.
AMI Software has announced Canada Life is using its ACT Year 2000 compliance and software. As a resu...
Sterling pension.
IFA-only product provider Sterling has a new flexible unit-linked single contribution personal pensi...
Bennetts offers bikers six of the best.
Leading bike insurer Bennetts has launched a package offering motorcyclists enhanced levels of servi...
Conditional welcome.
Litigation Protection (LPL) has welcomed the Lord Chancellor's announcement to extend conditional fe...
Amatuer football.
Amateur footballers are getting more breaks than ever. Unfortunately these breaks lead to the bright...
CII gives nod to reforms.
Proposals for a radical overhaul of the governance of the Chartered Insurance Institute have won the...
What the papers say.
THE SUN Dance superstar Michael Flatley is being sued for £8m by his ex-manager John Reid, who cl...
CU survey rings broker alarm bells.
Brokers are becoming increasingly worried about competition from banks and building societies accord...
KC and the sunshine Gan.
Key Choice is to launch three motor products this summer, one of which marks its first partnership w...
Survey sees UK motor rates climb again.
UK motor policy holders have seen their insurance costs for middle-of-the-range cars rise again in t...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance.
Clive Chipperfield has been appointed European marine manager with Chubb Insurance Company of Europe...
Right talks, wrong people on savings.
The government's push to create a savings vehicle for smaller savers from lower income groups now lo...