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Taxing questions for those wishing to take on freelancers.
Q: What are the tax implications of employing freelance workers? A: With employment comes the fina...
Appointment at Greystoke.
Chris Hiley has joined Greystoke to spearhead the development of after-the-event insurance for the i...
Small companies miss stakeholder deadline
More than 200 000 companies could face fines totalling £10bn, after failing arrange a stakeholder pen...
Hanover Park focuses on insurance
London broker Hanover Park is set to expand its wholesaling and niche businesses, after selling its f...
MMA reviews travel rates
Broker-only insurer MMA has reviewed travel insurance rates for its annual multi-trip product and red...
Berkeley Alexander updates income protection policy
Lewes-based insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has updated its income protection policy SafetyNet ...
Berkeley Morgan offers development help to intermediaries
Intermediaries are being offered a range of services from Berkeley Morgan, the insurance and financia...
Lloyd's growth slowed by US terrorist attacks
Ratings agency Standard & Poors has warned growth at Lloyd's may be hindered because of the financial...
Increased vigilance call from ABI chief
John Parker, head of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers has called for the indu...
Lloyd & Whyte gets its teeth into BDA
Specialist broker Lloyd & Whyte has gone into partnership with Royal & SunAlliance to provide practic...
GISC: rule 42 denied
The General Insurance Standards Council has lost its right to force members to only deal with other m...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill.
Bob Pow has been promoted by Allianz Cornhill to national business manager. Mr Pow has over 30 years...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Jim Henning has become investment marketing manager at Friends Provident. He will be based in the Sa...
Alternative risk finance increases in popularity.
An increasing number of medium-sized companies are turning to alternative risk finance, according to...
Setting the record straight.
There has been much debate in the press as to whether loss adjusters or loss assessors provide the best service for claimants. Henry Harris fights the assessor's corner.
SLH: three initiatives to improve group PMI.
Three new initiatives - a rate freeze, an extended excess option and a wider eligibility - have been...
AIG and PYV team up.
AIG Europe has teamed up with Lloyd's broker PYV to offer an exclusive solicitors' insurance package...
Free au pair travel cover.
Travel insurer Preferential Direct is offering free cover for au pairs travelling with families, on ...
HIGN launches expatriate range.
International private medical insurance provider HealthCare International Global Network has launche...
Appointment at QBE.
QBE has made Rosie Corless rehabilitation manager at Iron Trades. She joined from AIG Medical and Re...
Appointment at Lloyd's.
Lloyd's professional liability Syndicate 1204, part of Crowe, has appointed Garry Bright as class un...
Group PMI plans 'out of tune with social trends'.
Over half of all UK corporate private medical insurance plans discriminate against unmarried couples...
Gatekeeper for events.
SLE Worldwide and broker Alexander Forbes have joined forces to launch Gatekeeper, a personal accide...
Employee rights over the care of a dependant.
Q: Could someone please clarify the legal position in relation to employees taking time off to care ...