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Life industry welcomes strong-arm tactics.
As this week's round up of financial results in the insurance sector clearly shows, the UK's life se...
Commentary - Stopping cases before they start.
A professional negligence pre-action protocol has now been drafted and comments should be sent to th...
Partnership offers after-the-event cover to solicitors.
Lawinsure, a subsidiary of HSBC Insurance Brokers, has teamed up with Eastgate Assistance to provide...
Appointment at Lawrence Graham.
London law firm Lawrence Graham has appointed Helen Loughlin as its new director of human resources....
Trouble in store after shop case.
Zurich Municipal is facing multi-million pound payouts because of government interference in local p...
IFA defends endowment mortgages.
An independent financial adviser has slammed the Consumers' Association and the Office of Fair Tradi...
Appointment at St Paul International.
Neil Clayton has been promoted from regional development manager to the new position of deputy sales...
Merger protection.
International Lloyd's insurance agency Janson Green has launched a new solution to protect firms inv...
Y2k fears blamed for turnover fall.
Terry Bourne, chairman of insurance software specialists Total Systems, has announced reduced turnov...
Eagle's clawback.
Eagle Star Life has announced that all initial indemnity commission payable on its range of stakehol...
Appointment at Litigation Protection.
After-the-event legal expenses insurer Litigation Protection has made two appointments. Albert Staff...
OFT report sparks off multi-tie fears.
The long-awaited report on polarisation by the Office of Fair Trading has been slammed for pushing f...
Stop shuffling the pack and get on with the game.
Why do we in this country have this ludicrous obsession with government reshuffles? They are damagin...
The problems with pensions.
As Julian Farrand, Pensions Ombudsman, issues his fifth annual report, Veronica Cowan sought his views on some of the issues.
Mixed views to plans for stakeholder.
Government proposals to permit an increase in fees for detailed advice on stakeholder pensions have ...
Getting to the root of tree decision.
Immediately recognising the photograph of the tree outside Delaware Mansions, I read with interest y...
Bad timing for reshuffle.
The reshuffle of junior ministers last week caused surprise and disappointment in the insurance indu...
Maude on SOFA.
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Francis Maude will address the Society of Financial Advisers 'upd...
Lure of cash is clogging up courts.
In recent weeks we have witnessed two more claims for compensation, illustrating just how far this c...
Misys does the double on Internet.
Computer software group Misys is to launch two on-line personal finance services, one for consumers ...
Batchelor says 'I do' to AMP job.
Paul Batchelor, chief financial officer of Australian financial services giant AMP - a majority stak...
Scandal, what scandal?
Insurance industry chiefs will not end up in the dock over alleged mortgage sales irregularities, ac...
Council gets £1m bill for barking up wrong tree.
Insurers have welcomed a Court of Appeal decision which will have wide ranging implications for home...
Court recognises RSI and opens claims floodgates.
Employers could face a barrage of claims for compensation following a Court of Appeal decision which...