Insurancetimes.co.uk provides you with a round-up of the insurance and financial news from the regions.
Despite insurers' unease over the impending threat of war in Iraq, some businesses are relishing the opportunities it will bring. Today's Birmingham Post reports that a small Birmingham engineering company is increasing production on the back of a expected government orders for a war with Iraq.
Also, in the Birmingham Post business leaders at a regional conference called for government regulations for SME's to come into force on fixed dates during the year.
Meanwhile in the North-East, the Newcastle Evening Chronicle reports that the North- East's biggest law firm, Dickinson Dees, is taking on 100 more staff to meet burgeoning demand. The company cites the growth in bankruptcies and sports law as the driving force for its growth.
In Manchester, the Evening News reports how a former broker who set up a rival to the Reuters and Bloomberg newswires from his home, has sold the company in a deal worth up to £22m.
Finally, the Westcountry's Western Mornining News reports that a leading local law firm is to lobby the government to encourage companies to appoint non-executive directors.
