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Appointment at CIGNA International.
Helen Gordon has joined Cigna International as casualty business manager in its global risks departm...
Asset management operation ready to roll.
Allianz is to launch a new asset management operation at the end of the month. The move was revea...
Appointment at Insurex Expo-Sure.
The specialist event and exhibition insurer Insurex Expo-Sure has made several internal appointments...
Aon backs Nazi art hunt.
Insurance giant Aon is backing a drive to identify works of art pillaged by the Nazis during the Hol...
Literary competition winner.
John Scurr Primary School in Tower Hamlets won £500 worth of book vouchers, thanks to an award-winni...
Competition winners watching World Cup.
Ooh la la! Lucky Edinburgh brokers Brian Pardoe (left) and Bill Kidd of Edinburgh Risk Management jo...
Leeds firm suspended.
The Certification Committee of the IBRC has extended the suspension of the Certificate of Leeds-base...
Ellis & Buckle launches service.
Ellis & Buckle has launched a service aimed exclusively at building contractor's claims, complete wi...
Porn cover stripped.
American porn stars are to receive cheaper insurance cover thanks to a deal struck between trade ass...
Brokers gain ground in pensions market as banks stall.
European brokers and agents have begun to reclaim lost ground in the valuable life and pensions mark...
Worker had to state reasons for quitting.
From 1979 the applicant was employed in the parks and gardens of the London Borough of Wandsworth as...
We will - and do - remember them.
The First World War is now a matter of history with very few people who lived through it still alive...
Exclusive - NU spells out year 2000 cover.
Norwich Union has placed the estimated £30bn millennium bug problem at the top of the agenda by writ...
Appointment at Beachcroft Stanleys.
Charles Sweet has been made a partner at Beachcroft Stanleys. Mr Sweet, who works in the firm's insu...
AXA out for fair share.
French insurer AXA said last week that if it obtained more than 90% of the shares of Royale Belge SA...
Drowning in calm waters.
The currency collapse in south east Asia has hit shipping particularly hard, with exports from some countries almost grinding to a halt. Jeremy Golden looks at how shipping and cargo insurance can keep its head above water.
Mortgage growth fuels critical illness boom.
Critical illness sales soared to record levels in 1997, with 626 584 new policies sold, resulting in...
Direct Line an also-ran.
Direct Line's bid to undercut the AA and RAC recovery services has already been bettered, according ...
Zurich International's 'Casino Royale' evening.
Over 100 people attended Zurich International's recent 'Casino Royale' evening at London's prestigio...
Zurich plugs cover gap.
Zurich has launched a business interruption casualty cover aimed at closing a gap in the market that...
Appointment at Paisner & Co.
Tina Rhodes has been appointed to the reinsurance and insurance group of Paisner & Co. She joins fro...
Take out cover', warns insurer.
Britain's biggest travel insurer has called on the travel industry to unite and ram home to holidaym...
Oz hosts talks on Asia.
How the current financial crisis in Asian nations will influence the worldwide insurance markets in ...