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GAB Robins acquired by US investment firm
Loss adjuster GAB Robins, which has been waiting for months to announce its new parent, has finally ...
Appointment at Elliotts Solicitors.
Gordon Simpson has joined Elliotts Solicitors from Blackburn firm Roebucks. He will concentrate o...
Tweedie leaves 314.
Justin Tweedie, the active underwriter at St Paul Syndicate Management, syndicate 314 at Lloyd's, is...
The right fit.
With more products being tailored to suit direct writers, are they competent enough to meet consumers' needs? Jonathan Swift reports on how direct writers are looking to expand in today's ever-changing market.
CE&B lays off staff in drive for efficiency.
Loss adjuster Cunningham Ellis & Buckle laid off 50 staff last week, as predicted by Post Magazine (...
79 to focus on direct.
At Bankside/Jason Green Syndicates, syndicate 79 has announced it will focus its underwriting activi...
The future's bright.
Independent financial advisers have had a tough time over the last 10 years, but now the skies are beginning to clear with some of the larger insurers' initiatives set to boost the outlook in this sector, says Francis Higney.
Quake loss covered.
Marsh & McLennan Securities Corporation has completed a £31m insurance-linked transaction for a majo...
The human touch.
Cyber call centres may appear cutting edge, but they contradict a lesson learned earlier, says Lorraine Wright.
PMPL - Abbey aid.
Insurance information and data management specialist PMPL has assisted Abbey National Financial and ...
Velo warns of autumn car crime rise.
Fleet insurers should brace themselves for a deluge of claims over the upcoming months, according to...
Appointment at IPC Information Systems.
Steve Phillips has been appointed managing director of IPC's Asia Pacific division. He joins from Sy...
Amlin shopping spree.
In the fourth Lloyd's capacity auction, Amlin has purchased £18.7m of capacity on its managed syndic...
MSF and Axa link.
The MSF union has teamed up with Axa Insurance to launch a new benefits scheme for members with plan...
WPA: healthcare premiums slashed.
Western Provident Association has launched an Internet-based health insurance product called XS, whi...
PCS moves on survey plans.
Loss adjuster PCS plans to diversify by moving into the commercial property liability survey market....
Keeping control.
Risks facing local authorities seem to be increasing at a frightening rate, which is why risk management strategies need to be made a priority, says David Fanning.
Churchill Insurance opens new headquarters.
Martin Long, chief executive of Churchill Insurance, officially opened the company's new headquarter...
Columbus Net poll.
Travel insurer Columbus Direct claims that 80% of its customers now have e-mail and access to the In...
Mutuality boost.
Royal London Insurance is taking its pro-mutual message to this autumn's party political conferences...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS Two workers fell eight floors to their deaths after making a hole through concrete wi...
9.9.99 no-show a foretaste of Y2K problems?
Well, it came and it went. Did anyone notice? 9.9.99 threatened computer chaos and a foretaste of th...
Flocking to Wren.
Wren Syndicates Management, which operates syndicates 250 and 389 at Lloyd's, has taken on Kevin Hut...
Aware and prepared?
In last year's Post Magazine survey of UK risk managers, many respondents expressed concern about te...