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Appointment at Christchurch International.
Ken Clucas has been made a director of Christchurch International and will be responsible for launch...
Appointment at AA Insurance.
Following a review of AA group strategy, Kerry Richardson has been given responsibility for all of t...
Guides from InStep.
InStep, the Association of British Insurers' electronic trading package, has oiled the wheels of inf...
One-touch 999 calls welcomed.
Insurers have welcomed the arrival of a £12,000 phone link which puts puts the public in touch with ...
What the papers say.
THE SUN The latest chart-topping girl band, All Saints, ran for their insurance policies when the...
Crime prevention.
Commercial Union is scouring the Internet for crime busters, having launched a web site in the lates...
Taking it personally.
Selling personal accident cover is still proving as troublesome ever. Meanwhile, claims are rising and so too are the different ways employees are being injured. Ruth Addicott asks how insurers are tackling this problem area.
Mortgage cover offer.
Berkeley Alexander has made a bid to grab a bigger slice of the competitive mortgage protection poli...
Plane bursts into flames.
The multi-million pound squad of premier league team Leeds United were seconds from death this week ...
Inspections 'too long'.
More than 81,000 car repairs are stalled every year because insurers take too long to carry out insp...
A busy but boring site.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
UA hunts for chief.
United Assurance has increased its pensions mis-selling provision following an estimate showing the ...
L&G profits boost in shareholders funds.
London & Manchester has announced increased profits in shareholders funds held outside the long term...
System choice launch.
Businesses will be able to road test new IT solutions and ideas before making an actual purchase tha...
Calls for ABI to 'thrash out' home protection.
Insurers called for the abolition of household insurance premium tax and for the Association of Brit...
Baffled by health cover and its terminology.
The UK working population could lose around £5.5bn in wages every week because of "ignorance" accord...
Mother dear, I'll sue you'.
Insurers and the president of the Federation Of Insurance Lawyers, Martin Bruffell, have condemned a...
Top drawer cabinet plan.
Manufacturers of burglary resistant office furniture can now apply to join a new standard-setting sc...
Antiques alert goes out.
Antique dealers are being warned about an "alarming increase" in thefts, some involving sledgehammer...
Time right for honour.
Guardian Group executive director (marketing), Ray Pierce, presented up and coming touring car maest...
Irish Life reports rise in profits.
Irish Life, Ireland's largest insurer, last week reported a rise in operating profit of 21% in 1997 ...
What the papers say.
THE SUN Royal & Sun Alliance is warning of the increased chances of burglaries during the longer ...
Kwik Fit gets fitter with 1000 jobs.
Kwik Fit Insurance Services has announced it aims to create up to 1000 insurance jobs with the openi...
Need for post-Budget caution.
Last week's Budget was probably one of those that most people in the insurance sector will view as n...