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Zurich takes over Broker Direct account from Allianz Cornhill
Zurich will provide capacity for the main private motor book of Broker Direct, after its previous underwriter, Allianz Cornhill subsidiary Trafalgar, opted to pull out of the six-year arrangement.
Lloyd's firm opens in Cologne
Lloyd's managing agency Omega Underwriting has opened a representative office in Cologne to facilita...
Trying harder for adequate cover
Amateur Sport
Trying harder for adequate cover
Amateur Sport
RSA calls for affinity group regulation
Royal & Sun Alliance is seeking to encourage affinity groups, trade unions and charities to apply fo...
Royal & Sun Alliance reaffirms its committment
Royal & Sun Alliance this week reaffirmed its commitment to its strategy of in-sourcing the bulk of ...
FSA managing director to resign
The Financial Services Authority managing director of risk andregulatory processes Carol Sergeant is...
Capita recruits senior figures
Capita Insurance Services has recruited several senior figures,formerly with three of the UK's leadi...
Swiss Re looks at global warming
Swiss Re is working with the United Nations Development Project (UNDP) and Harvard Medical School's ...
Broker Direct launches pilot with Zurich
Broker Direct has launched a pilot with Zurich that aims to reward policy-holders with reduced premi...
Survivor support
For companies making redundancies, it is not just employees that are leaving that may need special care. Those left behind can often suffer from 'survivor syndrome' and may need help adjusting to the changes their organisation is going through, says…
Vic Thompson increases its holding in THB
Vic Thompson, chairman and founder of acquisitional Alternative Investment Market-listed broker THB,...
Gresham makes first of planned regional acquisitions
In the first stage of its plan to expand regionally through acquisitions, Gresham Insurance Brokers ...
Bradstock serves as warning
The news this week that Alternative Investment Market-listed Lloyd's broker Bradstock had ceased tra...
Regulators: no room for failure
David Neave, chairman of the Association of British Insurers' anti-fraud committee, warned delegates...
Testing times for reinsurers
For reinsurers it seems the response to the 11 September terrorist attacks in the US have left it wi...
Hammering out liability
Legal Report
Capita: an apology.
In our report of 14 August 2003, we reported that Capita had asked 300 staff to reapply for their jo...
Murray sues over dismissal.
Alternative Investment Market-listed online broker Murray Financial is involved in legal wranglings ...
Capita Insurance Services stresses commitment
Capita Insurance Services has stressed it is still committed to high-volume loss adjusting (PM 14 A...
Capita: 300 staff told to reapply.
Capita's job-cutting programme has begun in earnest after it emerged that up to 300 staff at its cla...
St Paul International completes acquisition
St Paul International has completed the acquisition of Zenith Commercial, taking on 85% of its bran...
Appointment at HCC Global.
Matthew Carr has joined the underwriting team at HCC Global's London office. He brings with him cons...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times Flooding in England and Wales will become increasingly severe as a result of gl...