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Government will scrap IBRC, says ABI's Boleat.
Association of British Insurers director general Mark Boleat told the conference audience to expect ...
IFAs to be given helping hand at last.
I am glad to see growing support for the idea that life offices should "lend" some of their resource...
Zurich risk package.
Zurich Municipal has been working with local government risk managers and finance officers to develo...
Pru to pay £5m for new City HQ.
Prudential has agreed to pay an initial £5.4m to lease The Governor's House in the City of London fo...
Apprentices honoured.
The first graduates of the Insurance Modern Apprenticeships were honoured at a special ceremony last...
Post once again backs CII lunch.
Post Magazine will again be sponsoring the Business Lunch at the Chartered Insurance Institute's ann...
Stereotypes still exist in life sales.
Do you have to be aggressive to be a good life assurance salesman? A question posed afresh by the co...
Three-way legal merger is called off.
A proposed merger between insurance law firms Jacksons, Weightmans and Kennedys has collapsed, amid ...
Right firm, wrong logo.
We would like to apologise to Imbach RAG, sponsors of the Loss Adjuster of the Year in the 1998 Brit...
US insurers' greatest hits.
Despite worldwide panic, insurers did not seem too disturbed by the news that a huge asteroid is hea...
No compliance, no insurance.
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has told the country's business leaders that if they are not ye...
Better results shine through the gloomy talk.
Despite the apparent gloom about the financial health of the industry in all sectors, the insurance ...
Cable cars up and away.
Lloyd's broker Miller Insurance Group has revealed it is to underwrite an £8m project by Meridian Ca...
No win, no fee, was lawful.
A woman involved in a county court case had made an agreement with her solicitor whereby he would ac...
Hinton owner revealed.
Home income plan specialists Hinton & Wild (Home Plans) has announced it has become a wholly owned s...
Ingredients for a bumper year.
Fishers International has announced both record results and the acquisition of two claims administra...
Portfolio clamp.
Two life assurance products were caught up in the clampdown on offshore investments. Personal portfo...
Marine lessons still need to be learnt.
It is surprising how some comments made years ago still seem relevant. This week's item from our ...
Now let the Derbyshire incident rest in peace.
The new inquiry into the sinking of the Derbyshire should establish, for once and for all, why this ...
IFA Portfolio's jobless policy.
IFA Portfolio, a service company of the IFA Association, is to provide six months free unemployment ...
Birthday celebrations.
The Insurance Institute of Manchester, the oldest insurance institute in the world, is to mark its 1...
NIG's motor drive.
NIG Skandia has published a new motor trade leaflet to help intermediaries generate new leads in the...
Forsaking argument.
The effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution an alternative to taking legal disputes to court has meant that the legal profession as well as insurers is now vocal in its support. Liz Loxton reports.[QQ]
Up and running.
No healthcare insurer or employee benefits provider needs reminding that long periods of absence from work mean big cash payouts. But what is the industry doing to limit these costs and get people back to work? Simon Threadgold looks at the options.