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Appointment at O'Rourke Reid & Co.
O'Rourke Reid & Co, one of Dublin's leading insurance law firms, has recently set up a UK branch in ...
Piping-hot night exceeds hopes.
The British Insurance Awards 1998 broke all records - record entries, record attendance, and record ...
RSA head for new HQ.
Royal & SunAlliance is to bring its operations under one roof by moving into new headquarters at the...
Look before you leap.
From bungee jumping to negligence in child care, damage claims have been sought in a variety of situations. Ken Cannar explains the legal redress with regards to the negligent tendering of advice.
Lloyd's moves to silence syndicates.
The Lloyd's Market Board (LMB) met this week to consider proposals to reduce costs facing the market...
Cox's £162m capacity.
Cox Insurance Holdings is hoping to take further steps towards its goal of integration into a specia...
Bosses can't stop a staff exodus.
A consultant has urged insurers to realise the importance of manpower issues when transferring outso...
Ark floats on tide of success.
Introducing this particularly competitive sector, Angus Deayton pointed out how much the risk manage...
Stooping postie scoops £43,500.
Heard the one about the Irish postman who sued successfully for injuries caused by delivering letter...
Barking up right tree.
Hambro Assistance has been awarded the contract to provide a range of pet-related helplines for Dire...
Appointment at Worldwide Broker Network.
George Worsley has been appointed as an executive director of Worldwide Broker Network. He will be b...
Exclusive - Brokers call for industry inquiry.
A call for the government to commission a full independent study into broker regulation has come fro...
FMW tax planning arm.
FMW International Insurance Brokers has expanded its portfolio by launching 'FMW Financial Planning'...
McToplis openings.
McLarens Toplis has opened casualty offices in Portsmouth and Croydon, with further expansion develo...
Appointment at Crowe Insurance.
David Griffiths ACA has been appointed to the newly-created position of group finance director of Cr...
Appointment at William Hatton Solicitors.
Ian Long has become a partner in defendant personal injury/insurance solicitors William Hatton. He j...
Duty of care owed in boat case.
The Court of Appeal held that a local authority was not liable for an accident in which a 14-year-ol...
LIA tells Treasury to scrap benchmarking for IFAs.
Benchmarking for fully regulated ISA's should be scrapped to encourage advanced savers to sign up to...
Czech challenges.
The open market economy is bringing tough challenges to the Czech Republic, but the Czech Insurance Association has an effective strategy to deal with them.
Unease, insecurity, uncertainty ... an actuarial vision of the
Actuaries are facing the biggest shake-up in their role for generations and they don't like it. David Worsfold found out what is causing unease in their ranks.
Towergate snaps up CP in move for growth.
Travel underwriter Chase Parkinson (CP) has been bought by Towergate Underwriting Services as part o...
What the papers say.
DAILY EXPRESS Liverpool FC must decide within a month what insurance figure to put on Michael Owe...
Use IPT deadline well'.
BIIBA has urged brokers to make the most of the rise in Insurance Premium Tax rates which will incre...
CILA's full of smiles.
The new president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, Bev Fitzgerald, spoke to Alex Miller about his hopes for the profession.