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Appointment at La Playa
Cambridge-based broker La Playa has expanded its high net worth private client team, appointing Sue ...
Appointment at Troika
Management consultancy Troika has made two appointments to its board of directors: Andrew Veal, who ...
MBP launches new products,
Motor broker MBP has launched new products and underwriting arrangements with parent company QBE, pl...
PwC is accused of "bully-boy tactics"
The administrator of Independent Insurance has been accused of bully-boy tactics, after sending ...
RSA reveals charity insurance crisis
More than 20% of small charities have no insurance, Royal and Sun Alliance has revealed, as it launc...
Appointment at SBJ Group
Broking and consulting group SBJ Group has made a string of appointments. SBJ Benefit Consultants ha...
Insurer giants mull draft code after meeting
The prospects of a new protocol for rehabilitation gained a new lease of life this week, after meeti...
Appointment at Berrymans Lace Mawer
Sarah Hill has joined Berrymans Lace Mawer as fraud specialist. She brings expertise in fraudulent p...
Underinsurance - Taking a gamble
Underinsurance is a major risk for homeowners faced with a fire or flood claim. Paul Cousineau asks whether the Financial Services Authority will crack down on contents cover that falls woefully short of the true value of belongings
Lloyd's report highlights 'boom and bust' concerns
Lloyd's underwriters see managing the insurance cycle as the most important challenge facing the glo...
Brit tipped to sell off stake in Ri3k
Lloyd's insurer Brit was this week being tipped to sell off its £20m stake in the online trading pla...
Workplace Violence - Store wars
With physical and verbal abuse against retail employees on the increase, and new government legislation proposing limits to what its compensation scheme should cover, Noel Walsh takes a look at workplace violence
Appointment at Broker Assistance
Broker Assistance has made Steve Rigby its operations director. He has full responsibility for opera...
Appointment at QBE European Operations
Former Halifax Bank Of Scotland general insurance boss Howard Posner, pictured, will join QBE Europe...
PXRe future in doubt
The future of PXRe looked increasingly in doubt as the catastrophe reinsurance specialist unveiled m...
Aon commences legal proceedings
Broker Aon has commenced legal proceedings in the High Court against rival Heath Lambert and a numbe...
Insurance image - A much-needed makeover
Insurance is an industry that suffers from a bad public image. Sam Barrett reports on why this is, and what insurers can do to change public opinion
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Peter Bodnar has joined Alexander Forbes International Risk Services as a claims consultant speciali...
Restoration - Damaged goods
An insurer has two choices when it comes to household claims: restore or replace. Marcus Alcock reports on the latest lines of thinking in the debate
Appointment at Lloyd's
Ewen Gilmour, chief executive of Chaucer Syndicates, has been appointed as deputy chairman of Lloyd'...
Appointment at Clyde and Company
Clyde and Company has relocated partner Brian Nash to the firm's Dubai office. He spent more than 20...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times Lloyd's of London is coming under pressure from a group of individual inves...
Mobile Doctors granted appeal date
Medico legal agency Mobile Doctors has been granted an appeal date against a recent judgement, which...
OAMPS UK swoops for broker
Broker OAMPS UK has acquired Jacey Insurance Brokers of New Malden, Surrey with effect from 1 March 2006. Jacey Insurance will be relocated to the offices of OAMPS General Broking operation, based in Reigate Surrey.