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Time to get client money right – FSA visiting firms across the UK to look for improvements
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be visiting 200 firms across the UK that hold client money to see if there has been an improvement since it published the findings of its first round of client money work in April this year. It will be visiting…
Workplace fatalities on the decline
A fall in the number of fatal injuries in the workplace has been applauded as a result of greater he...
Appointment at Bennetts
Bennetts has strengthened its senior management team with three appointments. Janet Eagle-Smith, pre...
Events
12 September - Stress at Work Summit, The Law Society's Hall, London, www.symposium-events.co.uk - ...
Hiscox's forecasts
Hiscox's forecasts for Syndicate 33 have remained unchanged for estimates on the 2004 and 2005 years...
Marsh going for gold in 2012 Olympics bid
Marsh is understood to be heading a pack of five UK brokers, all fighting to become the Olympic Deli...
Agency launches direct business
Underwriting agency D&D Homecare has begun piloting a referral service, which will see it launch its...
Football kit competition winner
The correct answer to the question: Who won the 2006 FA Youth Cup Final? Liverpool. Congratulations...
Industry bodies fight call for costly UK motor law change
Three bodies that together represent 100% of the UK motor insurance industry have joined forces to v...
Appointment at JMD
JMD, the specialist provider of cashflow enhancement services to the insurance industry, has made Bi...
Crawford acquires Specialist Liability Services
Crawford has acquired Specialist Liability Services, which has more than 50 staff in 8 branches loca...
Equity moves on with network rebrand
Insurer Equity announced this week that it is beginning the rebranding of its 70-strong broker netwo...
Omega Underwriting announces reduction
Lloyd's insurer Omega Underwriting has announced a reduction in its forecast result for Syndicate 95...
FSA audit aims to expose firms
Brokers are facing client money inspections by the Financial Services Authority, with the process ki...
Appointment at SLE
SLE has appointed Jay Thacker as personal accident underwriting manager to develop and manage a port...
RICS renews affiliation
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has renewed its affiliate arrangement with professional...
Correction
Rehabilitation First Awards 2006 - Young Achiever. The headline on page 23 of the recent awards supp...
Penny Black's insurance week
Whiling away her time with the papers on Monday morning, Penny noticed the statement from Metropolit...
Appointment at Endurance
Endurance has appointed Mark Hadfield as business development manager in its UK property business. H...
Appointment at Garwyn
Garwyn has appointed George Mercer and Chris Lewis as business development managers based in Harroga...
Police to fight fraud alongside industry
City of London Police is preparing to open up its national fraud training course to the insurance in...
QBE figures
QBE's European operation accounted for more than half of the group's gross earned premium in its fir...
What the papers said this week
The Daily Telegraph Building firm John Laing is set to announce a fall in profits because of an est...
Appointment at PWS
Julian Messent of PWS has stepped down from his position as chief executive officer in order to conc...