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Employing the right strategy.
A company's employees are one of its most important assets. It is vital that all the relevant employment laws are complied with to ensure a happy workforce and to avoid costly litigation. Jennifer Jarrett explains.
Ansvar is into charity events.
Ansvar has launched a special events insurance policy for charities, churches and voluntary groups. ...
Fortis on Guard with Household insurance.
Fortis Insurance has revised its House Guard policy, enhancing both the cover and underwriting proce...
Direct Line in Auto deal.
Direct Line has made Auto Indemnity its preferred supplier of accident management services, followin...
Another round for Labour.
Making predictions is never easy but, looking back at the UK's political history, it seems pretty obvious who will come out top at the next General Election.
Hiscox to sponsor artworks.
Fine art insurer Hiscox has teamed up with Bank underground station to sponsor an exhibition of orig...
Hiscox online launch.
Hiscox is selling high net worth household insurance on the internet. Clients can access www.hisc...
www.brokerworld online from 2001.
Independent's brokers are to have access to an information website from the beginning of 2001. ww...
GISC: solvency rethink.
The General Insurance Standards Council is reconsidering its stance on solvency rules. Following ind...
Museum peace.
A recent report has shown a frightening lack of insurance provision among the UK's museums, due, in part, to a misapprehension about the costs involved. It is time insurers blew the dust off this misconception, says Clare Pardy.
Zurich makes D&O easier for SMEs.
Zurich's commercial division has launched a new directors' and officers' policy aimed at small and m...
Appointment at AIG Europe (UK).
AIG Europe (UK) has promoted Terry Bennett to board director. Terry joined AIG Europe in 1982 and fo...
Groupama services cars.
Groupama has entered an agreement with used car dealer One Stop Car Shop and can now offer policyhol...
Plastics cover online.
Leagold Miller hopes to shake up the plastics insurance market with the launch of insuranceforplasti...
Appointment at FMW International Insurance Brokers.
Matthew Collins (left) has been appointed broking director by Chelmsford-based FMW International Ins...
Tesco takes a break.
Tesco Personal Finance will soon be offering travel insurance policies through Tesco supermarkets. C...
Prescott builds on safety talks.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott met with health and safety chiefs last month to discuss how to t...
JLT and Loss Recovery Group to combine insurance and services.
Peter Franklin, managing director of JLT Corporate Recovery Risks, (left) and Malcolm Harvey, managi...
Bollington expands.
Macclesfield-based insurance broker The Bollington Group has continued its expansion, with the acqui...
Safety in numbers.
Accountants' work may not be glamorous or seem dangerous, but they still need to know they can count on insurance cover against the high risks that some areas of the profession bring, says Simon Threadgold.
GISC solvency rules have to be changed.
The General Insurance Standards Council Rulebook is a massive 44 pages long. While some in the marke...
Pulling power.
Goods in transit insurance is traditionally the preserve of the specialist broker. However, it has been greatly demystified over recent years, and general brokers could be doing more to pull in clients and reap the rewards on offer.
Takeover means name change for adjuster.
Loss adjuster and claims management organisation Cunning-ham Lindsey Group is taking on board three ...
Worrying times for brokers?
With all the recent merger upheaval and the introduction of new regulations currently rocking the world of insurance, should brokers be worrying or should they just carry on as they always have?