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Employees turn shoplifters at workplace
Shoplifting in British shops can take quite some time to stop, since most thefts are carried out mainly by the staff of the shops themselves, a new study reported.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:35 GMT |
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Regan eyes RSA for acquisition
Financier, Andrew Regan, has hit the headlines yet again after his failed bid for the Co-operative Wholesale Society in 1997, this time with his intentions of acquiring Britain’s second largest general insurer, Royal & Sun Alliance.
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Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:55 GMT |
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'Women Only', motor car insurance cover is not value for money
The unending debate ever since it started with the launch of cars, way back almost 100 years, is still on and will continue … but the facts cannot be ignored. The controversy regarding “better drivers” behind the wheels, favor the women clan. As per the figures from the Home Office, men are liable for 83% of speeding convictions and 97% of dangerous-driving offenses.
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Sat, 21 May 2005 06:50 GMT |
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Whiteley Insurance uncovered by watchdog FSA
With the city watchdog FSA unleashed on the intermediary firm, Whiteley Insurance Consultants, after it took over regulation of general insurance in January, it is imperative that travellers have their travel insurance policies checked hereafter.
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Fri, 06 May 2005 11:25 GMT |
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Equitable Boss accepts approving 1999 accounts
In a startling confession by Equitable Life’s chief executive, close on the heels of Ernst & Young’s accusation against Equitable of being hypocritical last week, Charles Thomson declared that he had failed to distinguish any inadequacies in the company’s 1999 accounts that had been audited by accountancy firm, E&Y.
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Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:00 GMT |
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Prudential records high sales despite chief overthrow
The dismissal of Prudential chief executive, Jonathan Bloomer last month, did not in the least dampen the spirits of Prudential, what with it recording a 12 per cent sales rise in 2005’s first quarter in Europe, owing to the high unit-linked bond and annuity demand. Prudential also stated that its group sales had shot up by 11% to £478m till March 31 this year.
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Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:00 GMT |
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Ernst & Young lash back at Equitable in £2bn suit
Insurer Equitable Life faced strong defiance as Ernst & Young alleged that Equitable Life had only proven its duplicitous nature and had exhibited ‘hypocrisy’ in its £2bn negligence case against the accountancy firm, E & Y.
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Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00 GMT |
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