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Major storm warning for UK.
A full moon, high tides and freak winds at the end of March could add up to a catastrophe, weather e...
"We'll keep branches", vows insurance giant.
The giant insurer being created by the merger of Commercial Union and General Accident will remain c...
Abbey looking to stake its claim in insurance sector.
Abbey National is looking for an insurance acquisition as it seeks to expand its operations. As t...
Through the keyhole.
Minimal access surgery claims have accelerated over the last seven years, according to the Medical D...
Pru says it has no plans to move on societies.
Prudential revealed an increased profit from its continuous business for last year. But the group...
Employer did not have to be site owner to sue contractor.
The Court of Appeal, considering a claim under a building contract, held that an employer was not de...
Britannic hit by big PIA fine.
Britannic Assurance has been fined a record amount of over half a million pounds by the Personal Inv...
Insurers see clearly now rain has gone.
Storm chaos resulting from El Nino in the Pacific Ocean, will not spell total disaster for insurers,...
London boss hit by delay.
The selection of a chief executive for the new trade association to be created by the merger of the ...
Eddie George warns on year 2000.
Bank of England Governor Eddie George has refused to rule out "taking on a more explicit co-ordinati...
Cowboy drivers to be weeded out.
Highway Motor Policies has warned that the government's new regulations for the mini cab market must...
Better late than never.
Recent years have seen the introduction to the UK of after-the-event legal contracts. Simon Threadgold looks at their short history and what effects they might bring in the future.
Regulation rears its head once more.
Some things seem always to be with us, others are more transient. Ten years ago, the debate about ...
New PIA suspension.
The Personal Investment Authority (PIA) has suspended the investment business of Croydon-based Mille...
Health premiums up.
Specialist medical and dental financial adviser Medical Sickness Ltd (MSL), has announced a 103% ris...
To source or not to source?
Everyone is doing it, but is everyone doing it differently? Outsourcing is one of the most frequently discussed topics in the industry but, there seems to be little information. Post has teamed up with Winchester White to discover the facts.
Lambeth walkers risk slip and trip injuries.
Lambeth Council's failure to repair kerb stones and an uprooted bollard could leave it facing a wave...
Appointment at Rowe & Maw.
Jim Oulton has been promoted to a partner with Rowe & Maw. He joined the company in 1987 and since t...
Run-off economies.
Lambourn Insurance Services has bought insurance broking account surplus and the right to manage the...
NHS Trusts fail to claim £86m.
Hospital Trusts across the UK failed to claim some £86m from insurance companies for the treatment o...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Mark Boucher has left Aon Group to become director of development in Royal & SunAlliance's global ri...
Recognition of 'outstanding service'.
David Craighead has been awarded the Finlaison Medal by The Institute of Actuaries, in recognition o...
Motor policies for a rainy day.
There is a glaring own goal in the Direct Line TV motor advert which I am surprised no-one has picke...
DTI agrees to let AIS carry on.
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Margaret Beckett, has agreed to dismiss a petition wh...