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Internet for sales.
Almost a fifth of companies have launched a product that is only available over the Internet, accord...
Government under fire for neglecting legal expenses cover.
The government has come under attack for its lack of commitment to legal expenses insurance. The ...
All change in 2000.
Report highlights how broking will alter in the new millennium.
ALARM chief rings warning bell over council's Y2K complacency.
Eleventh hour complacency could wreck months of Y2K compliance work and contingency planning within ...
State of the union.
US LEGAL REVIEW The last year of the millennium has been a busy one for ceding companies, reinsur...
Rhine Re crosses Atlantic.
Rhine Re is to establish a property casualty operation in the US with the purchase of Equus Re. E...
Trying to play on home turf.
Laura Zimmitti examines conflicting decisions on whether US policyholders can sue Equitas in US courts.
Tokio Marine moves.
Tokio Marine Global Re (TMG Re) in Dublin is to become the reinsurance centre of its parent, non-lif...
Korea reinsures more abroad.
The outflow of reinsurance from South Korea to foreign insurers has soared this year, according to t...
French reinsurers face resistance.
Adrian Leonard finds soft markets at home and abroad creating problems for France's reinsurers.
Study finds too much capital in US p&c.
The US property and casualty market is overcapitalised by as much as $100bn, according to a study by...
Sutcliffe to head up Old Mutual life business
Jim Sutcliffe, previously deputy chairman of Liberty International, and previously chief executive UK...
The case for a case manager.
The few case managers that practise in the UK are not regulated or controlled and have no recognised...
Upgrade down on the farm.
Royal & Sun Alliance has updated its farm insurance cover Farm Contract. In the light of increasi...
More consolidation around the corner.
The UK insurance industry is ripe for consolidation, said Trevor May, director, insurance at Salomon...
Plea to IFAs to reject commission-only work.
Independent financial advisers will today be urged to shun commission-only work in favour of fee-bas...
BBB for Eureko.
Eureko - the holding company for the pan-European alliance of financial service companies - has been...
New mortgage range from NU.
Norwich Union has launched a range of mortgages designed to offer customers more options in light of...
Lingo bingo.
Robyn Howard explains how insurers can attract candidates with language skills into the call centre industry.
Make everyone pay for state care, says ex-DSS chief.
Radical plans for a compulsory new state personal care insurance system, with a key role for private...
Polarisation decision a year away at the earliest.
Any decision on polarisation is not likely until 2001 at the earliest, according to a Treasury insid...
Post Magazine Management Briefing.
The State of the Market' was the title of the most recent Post Magazine Management Briefing, sponsor...
FSA wants back office staff trained.
Insurers will have to train back office staff if proposals from the Financial Services Authority are...
Cezanne's still life to be auctioned at Sotheby's.
A painting uncovered by a fine art underwriter is to be auctioned next month at Sotheby's. The paint...