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Blair gets millennium bug warning.
Insurers have warned Prime Minister Tony Blair that the year 2000 problem is potentially the single ...
Taking the chair.
The first candidate for a joint Eversheds/Post Magazine debate made a robust defence of mega brokers and market forces. Liz Loxton reports.
CU plans Italian job.
Commercial Union has teamed up with Italian mutual bank BPL to expand its life and general insurance...
Insurers can plug gaps in DSS'.
Insurers can help patch the the holes in the increasingly threadbare social security blanket, advise...
Witchell a success as chairman.
BBC Newscaster Nicholas Witchell chaired the Insurance '98 to the Millennium conference. Througho...
Sewing the seeds of the LIA 50 years early.
The Life Insurance Association has just celebrated its 25th anniversary, but may be the seeds of its...
Consumer is now in the driving seat'.
The three-strong panel examining distribution in the insurance sector produced a lively and at times...
And the football quiz winners are ...
The lucky winner of our final Avon Insurance football quiz for this season is Gavin Barrett of Becke...
Launch of motorbike insurance.
Motorbike insurance has hit the fast lane with the launch of a business Electronic Data Interchange ...
Getting balance right on branding.
"Our brand is so important that we constantly check its recognition and health", said the AA's marke...
Euro computer symbol.
The first euro currency symbol is now available for computers, with a number of options aimed at SME...
HHH's search for best deal.
Premium Search, the telebroker sold by C E Heath for £17m to Norwich Union last December, has ceased...
Brand new heavies to come.
Andy Miller, managing director of management consultants Impact Plus, outlined the direction he saw ...
Telephone changes will dial up chaos.
Proposals to change telephone numbers in 2000 could mean "a recipe for total chaos", a spokesman for...
Future must hold attitude changes.
Finance will be driven by the regulation and governance revolution and the progression of IT in the ...
Direct writing pace will be too much for some.
There will be a major shake-out among direct writers, predicted Ian Brimecombe, managing director of...
98 will be too late to solve 2000 problems.
One of the biggest dangers of year 2000 is assuming that the problem will occur in 2000. Often ne...
NIG's motor drive.
NIG Skandia has published a new motor trade leaflet to help intermediaries generate new leads in the...
Robins reliant on call centre for new service.
Loss adjuster GAB Robins is launching a new claims management service, entitled Robins Works, which ...
Merger year ends on a high.
The Chairman of Sun Life and Provincial Holdings, Lord Douro, said he was delighted with the company...
Record breakers.
Newly-formed Davies Managed Systems (DMS) will allow insurers seamless access to records thanks to a...
To the rescue.
Use of third-party assistance companies to manage household claims is gaining popularity. Ruth Addicott looks at how this market has evolved, the range of services available and how insurers monitor their performance.
Hints of acquisition.
Allianz announced the annual results of its French operation with a heavy hint that it is seeking to...
Surprise merger will create giant insurer.
Merger mania continued apace with Monday's news that EXEL and Mid Ocean have agreed a shock deal tha...