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IFS holds next-gen staff class
The IFS School of Finance is set to hold a masterclass entitled 'Mind the Gap, Managing the Nintendo...
Fast-track mentoring scheme gives care workers key skills
Medico-legal provider Jacqueline Webb and Co has launched a fast-track mentoring scheme to provide o...
Pick of the Week
A look at the major news in the general insurance sector this week by Anthony Gould, editor in chief,...
Halifax Bank of Scotland uses proposed changes
Halifax Bank of Scotland has become the latest firm to make use of the proposed changes set to be in...
Insurers in warning over new CDM regulations
Insurers that instruct third-party repairers to handle property claims face a greater risk of being ...
Equity partners Renault
Equity Group has signed an affinity partnership with Renault UK. The Brentwood insurer secured the t...
FSA bans rogue broker
Herefordshire broker Powell Price and Company has been stripped of its permission to trade in genera...
FSA cracks down on rogue broker trading
A trio of broking directors was this week banned by the Financial Services Authority. Christopher W...
PI insurers nervous over new lending rules
The decision by banks to relax their mortgage-lending criteria has put property professional indemni...
Appointment at Kiln
Kiln has appointed Paul Letherbarrow as active underwriter of its aviation division, Syndicate 510. ...
Belfor plans UK growth after buyout
Insurance restoration company Belfor has initiated a three-year plan to increase its turnover by 50%...
NIG adds to SME team
NIG has appointed John Inwood as head of complex SME underwriting and David Cahoon as head of SME pa...
Appointment at Reed Smith
Reed Smith has appointed Catherine May as a partner in the firm's European litigation practice, whic...
Liverpool Victoria to recruit 200
Liverpool Victoria will be recruiting 200 positions for its new Croydon base over the next year, as ...
Aon targets firms' claims performance with index
Broking giant Aon is creating a London market claims performance index, which will be rolled out to ...
Appointment at Close Premium Finance
Close Premium Finance has appointed Stuart Reid as general manager of its Irish operations. Mr Reid,...
Government to consider flood grants for homeowners
David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has revealed that govern...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was recently in the presence of a true TV personality when she met up with Amelans partner and...
Date set for Indie trio fraud trial
The trial of the former directors of collapsed insurer Independent Insurance has been scheduled to s...
GAB Robins looks up after revenue and profit dip
GAB Robins is confident its lean years are a thing of the past and that it can achieve double-digit ...
Group agrees on rules
In the latest step of its drive to promote business processing efficiency in the London market, the ...
Appointment at QBE
QBE has expanded its aviation Syndicate 5555 with the appointments of Graham Daldry as underwriter f...
FSCS changes miss the point
Proposed changes to the rules of the industry's compensation scheme do not go far enough, according ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill Commercial has appointed Graeme Durlacher as key account manager for the small busi...