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Since their introduction in 1988, more than a million pension scheme members have invested some £4.5bn in free-standing additional voluntary contributions (FSAVCs). Keith Sankey looks at the arguments for and against this flexible scheme.
Boleat to stand down.
Mark Boleat, director general of the Association of British Insurers since 1993, has announced that ...
Self-regulation will depend on unity.
As a consortium of brokers in the Croydon area, we want to draw your attention to our concern that, ...
Churchill slashes its premiums for users of London Electricity.
Churchill Insurance is pledging to slash its household premiums by up to half for users of London El...
New head for Polaris.
Steve Broughton, UK managing director, personal financial services at Royal SunAlliance, has been ap...
PMI offices act on OFT criticisms.
In response to the Office of Fair Trading's May 1998 report on health insurance, PMI companies are t...
Metamorphosis.
Budget Insurance started life as a direct writer. It is now an intermediary. Peter Winslow talked Tim Collison through its unprecedented transition.
Appointment at Hiscox Insurance.
Maurice Hammond has been made director for UK regions at Hiscox Insurance and will be based at the c...
Ian Ritchie.
Never ignore the value of corporate hospitality - you never know what business may come your way because of it.
Egg customers may have to wait.
Egg, the Prudential's new direct banking arm, is telling customers that they could have to wait 28 d...
Unfocused ads are doomed to failure.
With reference to your comment article entitled "What is Paddick doing?" (October, p15), I was conce...
Regulation dominates.
In unprecidented fashion, the CII made a last minute change to its conference agenda this year to include a topical session on broker regulation. David Worsfold listened to the arguments.
Appointment at Camberford Law.
Wholesale broker Camberford Law has promoted Martin Bell (above) to the Board, and appointed David O...
Art collection to be sold.
The 20th-century art collection of Hiscox chairman Robert Hiscox is to be sold at Sotheby's in Londo...
Acquisition hat-trick.
Hull-based Oughtred & Harrison has bought Mills and Wood; its third acquisition in as many months. M...
Crowning glory.
The rising cost of NHS dental treatment has given brokers the opportunity to really get their teeth into the dental insurance market. Ian Lindisfarne explains.
Surprise rise in stature.
Overheard has been amused to hear about the surprise rise in stature of Royal & SunAlliance's group ...
Survey finds brokers believe they are Y2k-ready.
Just over half all brokers, intermediaries and independent financial advisers that have responded to...
Hambro in no-win no-fee policy coup.
Hambro Assistance is offering brokers a contingency fees policy on a no-win, no-fee basis. The cover...
Letter of the month - A call to arms against bully boy insurers.
I read with interest the letter from David Bearman in your August edition (p13) regarding his recent...
Appointment at ACE Engineering Insurance.
ACE Engineering Insurance has appointed Phil Wright to chief engineer, where he will be central in d...
A classic niche.
Back in the '80s, an E-type Jaguar could cost you as much as £100,000. These days, classic cars are surprisingly affordable and there are many players offering specialist insurance. Tim Collison reports.
GAN travel product: brokers get a break.
GAN has launched a travel insurance product aimed at increasing broker involvement in the market. ...
Royal SunAlliance launches new product.
Royal SunAlliance has launched the first of its new broker-led household products. Choices One, whic...