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PIA red faced after accusing innocent firm of mis-selling.
An administrative foul-up led to one small financial firm being wrongly branded a mis-selling miscre...
Tax advantages of sleeping partners.
The courts make a clear distinction between tax avoidance and fraudulent behaviour, and are realistic when calculating damages for loss of earnings, says Ken Cannar.
Legal expenses cover needs higher profile'.
Following the government's announcement that it plans to reform civil action funding, the Consumer A...
Keeping trauma out of the courtroom.
Unnecessarily drawn-out litigation in a brain damage case can be harmful to the plaintiff, defendant, insurer and lawyers. Kevin Finnigan suggests the best way forward for all concerned.
Guardian looks for a dividend in N Ireland.
Guardian Insurance is poised for a massive multi-million pound expansion of its business in Northern...
Help for firms hacked off with data thieves.
Atlanta-based Network Risk Management Services (NRMS) has launched what it claims is the first 'offi...
Independent impression of fine art cover.
Insure that old vase you inherited from your great aunt Mavis or you might live to regret it. Tha...
Paying over the odds - time to look at the options.
As a provider of vehicle repair and motor claims handling services, I can only agree with the commen...
What the papers say.
THE GUARDIAN Standard Life, Scottish Widows and Legal & General were among the listed companies w...
Ram-raiders use mechanical digger.
Insurers will have to pay out £50,000 after ram-raiders used a mechanical digger to break into a vil...
Credit line can be made respectable.
Andrew Newman's overview of motor insurance (Making a splash, PM, 23 July 1998) was an excellent ass...
Hazards of speeding through the courts.
With predictions that motor claims costs are set to rocket following the landmark House of Lords dec...
Fears over new stricter claims plan.
News that the government is paying controversial American-owned disability insurer UNUM to develop a...
Bad weather leads to motor rate rise.
Motor rates are set to rise and the impact of the recent House of Lords Appeal decision could see th...
Fording relationships.
Norwich Union (NU) has been chosen by car giant Ford to develop an insurance plan expected to revolu...
Churchill set for UK domination.
Churchill has fired a warning shot across the bows of the telebroker by acquiring the general insura...
Scottish Life issues writ.
Scottish Life has issued a High Court writ against the Welsh Rugby Union after the life office's spo...
Crucial ruling for insurance industry.
On a point of great importance for the insurance industry, the House of Lords held that a lump sum a...
Holy Cowes: gales cause havoc.
The highlight of the yachting calendar set sail again this week with further backing from insurer Sk...
Appointment at Pycraft & Arnold.
Mark Williamson has been named as Pycraft & Arnold's employee of the year. He was presented with his...
Admiral not setting sail from Brockbank.
The Brockbank Group has announced it has withdrawn from any further discussions with third parties o...
Insurance disc would be answer to problems.
In your last issue Andrew Newman (Making a Splash, PM, 23 July, pp 22/23) returns briefly to the lon...
Salvage boss blasts write-off prices.
Motor insurers have come under fire from one of the leading motor salvage companies for refusing to ...
Wembe-glee over cup coup.
Axa has beaten off three rival bids to sign a four-year sponsorship of the FA Cup, Charity Shield, F...