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Costly failure to isolate machinery.
The impact and effect of health & safety legislation was recently felt by two companies following th...
Sony set to become big noise in non-life insurance.
Electronics giant Sony has unveiled extensive plans to establish a non-life insurance operation in J...
Irish bugbusters set up.
The Irish government is determined that Irish companies shouldn't delay finding solutions for year 2...
Quality by name hopes to breed quality by nature.
Call Centre agents' performances are set to dramatically improve following the development of a moni...
Appointment at Guardian Royal Exchange Insurance.
Roger L Jean has been appointed president and chief operating officer for the GRE Insurance Group, t...
Two months to solve Y2K.
Insurance companies have been warned they must solve their year 2000 computer compliance problems in...
Travel cover free from IPT.
Business travel insurance will be exempt from the penal 17.5% rate of insurance premium tax introduc...
Landlords not liable in neighbour disputes.
A local authority was not liable in negligence or nuisance for criminal acts of harassment carried o...
RSA sells off business.
Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) is selling the Professional Services (survey and valuation of property) bu...
NIG's year 2000 guide.
NIG Skandia has produced a brochure for its brokers and intermediaries called 'Year 2000 - an issue ...
Appointment at Addleshaw Booth & Co.
John Gosling has been appointed to head the commercial and insurance litigation practise of Addlesha...
Appointment at Syndicate 861.
Martin Reith is to become active underwriter for Syndicate 861, succeeding Mark Brockbank, who is st...
Guide to helpdesks.
A 76-page guide to building and developing a successful helpdesk is available from Sunrise Software,...
Thomas Cook launches direct travel cover.
Travel Giant Thomas Cook is set to expand its travel insurance lines by offering direct stand-alone ...
CIS bids for slice of with-profits market.
Co-Operative Insurance Society has launched a new with-profits bond which it said will be the basis ...
Bad weather means a winter of discontent for insurers.
Household Insurers are bracing themselves for a bad year following a new report which shows that the...
Pressing engagements.
The Institute of Actuaries has recently been celebrating its 150th anniversary. Of course, this mean...
Policies break new grounds on the sporting front.
B&CE Insurance has certainly put the cat among the personal accident pigeons when it comes to coveri...
N-west's direct service.
NatWest Insurance Services has launched a specialist 'direct' business insurance service which is be...
Appointment at Insurance Institute of Swansea.
Jacquie Hancock, underwriter at Ecclesiastical Insurance's Cardiff office, has become the first woma...
Rainbow International to launch first NVQ.
Rainbow International, the carpet care and restoration specialists, which has agreements with 11 UK ...
Appointment at TIG Reinsurance.
Roland Jackson is to join TIG Reinsurance as executive vice president and chief financial officer. H...
Best celebrates first birthday with new takeover.
Ratings agency AM Best UK's first birthday cocktail party turned into a double celebration last week...
UK waits to see effects of GAN deal.
The UK subsidiaries of GAN and Groupama were this week trying to come to terms with the consequences...