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Doubts cast over new watchdog appointment.
The appointment of a consumers' champion as the Irish insurance ombudsman has caused concern in some...
AIG Europe reigns in claims.
Angus Deayton, the supremely hilarious compere of the British Insurance Awards, described the insura...
Takeover bids rocket.
A KPMG finance survey shows foreign takeover bids for British businesses broke all records in the fi...
It's life, but not as we know it.
A reformation in its approach to selling life insurance saw Wesleyan Financial Services scoop the mu...
ITT L&E take Customer Care.
Sponsored by The Huon Corporation, the Customer Care Award was one of the largest categories with fi...
On the pensions track.
Standard Life launched its new pension tracker fund this month which aims to closely track the perfo...
Mutual benefit from training.
The NFU Mutual and Avon Group walked away with the Training Award after being nominated in three cat...
Winners must use award well.
The winners of the 1998 British Insurance Awards will still be congratulating themselves this week, ...
A firm leader takes CII forward.
Reforming the structure of the Chartered Insurance Institute and, in particular, the relationship of...
Trauma victims await outcome of Hillsborough appeal case.
A House of Lords appeal against the damages awarded to four police officers for psychiatric injury i...
When bad medicine results in casualties all round.
As the public become more aware of their rights, few professional fields are as vulnerable to massive litigation as healthcare. Francis Higney discovers what precautions are available to medics in the front line.
Not out on a limb.
Off-the-wall underwriter GRIP has ensured those suffering from an accident resulting in the loss of ...
Green concerns rising.
Research carried out by Standard Life has indicated that its customers are increasingly concerned ab...
Go wild in the country.
NFU Mutual is aiming to break out of the insurance backwoods through a high profile advertising camp...
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert expect exciting year.
Solicitors Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are revved up for an exciting year after sponsoring Simon Harris, t...
Aon chairman set for retirement.
Aon Consulting chairman Hunter Devine has announced he will retire on 30 September. Mr Devine, wh...
Awards can help to win business.
Post Magazine's editor-in-chief David Worsfold said that there was a need for the industry's achieve...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical Insurance.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has made three key appointments. Richard Mandler has been promoted from hum...
Appointment at Midas IT Services.
Ana Hughes has been made FM business unit manager for Midas IT Services at its London offices. Previ...
Estimated damage from the wildfires.
US insurers estimate the insured damage from the Florida wildfires will far exceed the £15m which ca...
CGU launch new logo.
CGU's new logo was officially launched yesterday at the group's worldwide headquarters in London by ...
Commercial Union name gets a send-off to remember.
"The name may have changed, but we will be back to defend the title next year." That was the mess...
Happy Mondays.
Eagle Star has published a report revealing that 40% of its web-site sales are made between 10am and...
The work of judges and jury.
The judging for the British Insurance Awards is an intense but rewarding process with a lot of readi...