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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.
Actuaries protect their status.
The role that actuaries have played in guaranteeing the strength of the UK insurance industry is wel...
Direct motor rise drops down a gear.
The Annual Swiss Re Insurance Report has said the brakes have been put on the rise in direct motor i...
Appointment at Gouldens.
Stephen Pearson has been made a partner in Gouldens insurance and reinsurance law group. Mr Pearson ...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent has promoted Peter Hadden and Stuart Pettet to assistant general managers. Mr Hadden, pr...
Crane crashes into house.
Insurers are bracing themselves after a crane fell and smashed into a house. Nobody was hurt when th...
Appointment at Weller Russell & Laws.
Kevin Salter has joined Boston-based insurance broker Weller Russell & Laws as life and pensions exe...
Have web, will travel.
Holiday makers can now get 24-hour information and quotes following the launch of Columbus Direct Tr...
Pru faces up to pensions scandal.
Sir Peter Davis's appearance in front of the Treasury select committee last week to answer questions...
Standard Life meets demands for fund.
A new Pension Ethical Fund has been launched by Standard Life following the success of the company's...
Exclusive - It's business as usual for bought-out underwriter.
Brokers who had agencies with the personal insurance operation of Wellington Underwriting are to get...
Lloyd's reaches settlement.
Lloyd's has reached a settlement with the designers and construction firm in the long-running disput...
Royal & SunAlliance support 999 Challenge.
Royal & SunAlliance Engineering were behind a series of major emergencies in Manchester last week as...
Birmingham workers get travel sick of Brum Brum.
Insurance staff in the Midlands are UK's most stressed getting to work.
Checkout travel cover.
Tesco Personal finance has launched travel insurance in its 550 stores in the UK, offering customers...
GAN deadline is surprise all round.
That will teach me to be sarcastic about the French (GAN deadline is set but don't hold your breath,...